Murshidabad railway station

Murshidabad is a railway station on the Sealdah–Ranaghat–Krishnanagar–Berhampore–Lalgola line and is located in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Murshidabad railway station lies in Murshidabad.

Murshidabad
Express train and Passenger train station
Entrance
Location	Lalbagh, Murshidabad district, West Bengal India
Coordinates	24°10′37″N 88°16′54″E
Elevation	24 m (79 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway zone
Line(s)	Sealdah–Lalgola main line
Platforms	4
Tracks	Doubled
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	MBB
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway zone
Division(s)	Sealdah
History
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	East Indian Railway Company
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station Cossimbazar toward Krishnanagar City Junction Eastern Line Krishnanagar–Lalgola line Nashipur Road toward Lalgola
Route map km 227 Lalgola 225 Krishnapur 219 Pirtala 215 Bhagwangola 208 Subarnamrigi Barharwa–Azimganj– Katwa loop 203 Jiaganj Azimganj Junction 200 Nashipur Road Nashipur Rail Bridge (under construction) Barharwa–Azimganj– Katwa loop 196 Murshidabad 189 Cossimbazar NH 34 185 Berhampore Court 180 New Balarampur Halt 177 Sargachi NH 34 174 Bhabta 168 Beldanga 159 Rejinagar Bandel–Katwa line 155 Siraj Nagar Halt Nabadwip Dham 150 Plassey 144 Paglachandi Bandel–Katwa line 140 Debagram planned bridge over Ganga river 132 Sonadanga planned extension 128 Bethuadahari Nabadwip Ghat 112 NH 34 Maheshganj 110 118 Muragacha Amghata 108 112 Dhubulia Krishnanagar Road 103 107 Bahadurpur under gauge conversion Chapra (planned) Chartala (planned) Jalangi River NH 34 100 Krishnanagar Chilahati–Parbatipur– Santahar–Darshana line Dignagar 101 Bangladesh India border NH 34 117 Gede Shantipur 94 114 Harish Nagar Halt NH 34 111 Banpur Bathna Krittibas 90 105 Majhdia Phulia 86 100 Taraknagar Habibpur 81 96 Mayurhat Jalal Khali Halt 95 93 Bagula Badkulla 90 90 Bhayna Taherpur 85 89 Shantinagar Halt Birnagar 82 87 Bahirgachhi Halt Duttapulia (planned) 82 Aranghata Kalinarayanpur 78 79 Pancheberia Churni River 78 Bankimnagar 74 Ranaghat Ranaghat–Bangaon line Sealdah–Ranaghat line 0 Sealdah North & Main km km
Location
Murshidabad Location within West Bengal Murshidabad Murshidabad (India)

Geography

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Murshidabad F: facility, H: historical site Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

It is located in Murshidabad district, 199 km (124 mi) from Sealdah.

Hazarduari Palace and its associated sites in the Kila Nizamat area (forming the central area in the map alongside) is the centre of attraction in Murshidabad. Just a little away are Katra Masjid, Fauti Mosque, Jama Masjid and the Motijhil area. There is a group of attractions in the northern part of the town (as can be seen in the map alongside). Some attractions such as Khushbagh, Rosnaiganj, Baranagar, Kiriteswari Temple, Karnasuvarna and others are on the other side of the river and there are attractions in the neighbouring Berhampore area also (not shown in the map).

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in Murshidabad city. Most of the places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map. A few, without pages yet, remain unmarked. The map has a scale. It will help viewers to find out the distances.

History

Ranaghat–Lalgola branch line was opened in 1905 during British reign.

Electrification

The 128 km long Krishnanagar–Lalgola stretch was electrified in 2004 for EMU services.

Infrastructure

The railway station has four platforms after the installation of a double railway track.

Expansion

Railway Ministry tried to connect the railway station to Azimganj Junction. But due to land acquisition problems, the work of connecting these two stations was stopped. However, with help of Mamata Banerjee, the expansion work has been started again in full swing. The bridge named as Nashipur Rail Bridge over the Bhagirathi River is complete. The Murshidabad-Azimgunj link is expected to be commissioned by the end of December 2017. Some North Bengal trains like Darjeeling Mail, Haldibari Express are likely to move through Sealdah–Ranaghat–Behrampore Court–Murshidabad–Azimganj instead of crossing Bali Bridge and move through Barddhaman–Baharwa–Malda Town. Rail Ministry reports say that this linkage will minimise the travel distance (25 km) as well as time.

Mail/Express trains

• SDAH-LGL Bhagirathi Express
• KOAA-LGL Hazarduari Express
• KOAA-LGL Dhanodhanya Express

Around Murshidabad railway station

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External links

• Murshidabad Railway Station