Midnapore railway station

Midnapore
Indian Railway and Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Location	Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal India
Coordinates	22°25′35″N 87°18′29″E
Elevation	52 metres (171 ft)
Owned by	Indian railway
Operated by	South Eastern Railways
Line(s)	Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line
Platforms	3
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At Ground
Parking	Yes
Other information
Status	Functional
Station code	MDN
Zone(s)	South Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Kharagpur railway division
History
Opened	1903–04
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Bengal Nagpur Railway
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station Jangalmahal Bhadutala toward ? South Eastern Railway zone Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line Cossye Halt toward ? Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station Terminus South Eastern Line Cossye Halt toward Howrah Junction
Route map km   to Gomoh & Bokaro Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line to Tatanagar │ to Asansol Junction 0 Adra Junction 8 Metyal Sohar 14 Indrabil 21 Sirjam 30 Jhantipahari 39 Chhatna Kalabati Hura to Purulia & Mukutmanipur ( under construction ) 42 Anchuri 53 Bankura Junction Bankura–Masagram line Indpur New Bheduasole Supur 60 Bheduasol 64 Kalisen 69 Ondagram 78 Ramsagar 83 Bishnupur to Mukutmanipur (under construction) │ Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line Uprasol Khatra Mukutmanipur Jhilmili Dwarakeswar River 96 Piardoba 104 Bogri Road Shilabati River 108 Garbeta 120 Chandrakona Road Kubai River Tamal River 132 Salboni 144 Godapiasal 149 Jangalmahal Bhadutala Lalgarh to Jhargram & Asansol– Tatanagar–Kharagpur line ( under construction ) 156 Midnapore Kangsabati River 159 Cossye Halt 162 Gokulpur to Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line 166 Girimaidan Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line Kharagpur–Puri line 169 Kharagpur Junction Howrah–Kharagpur line Sources:
Location
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Midnapore railway station is an important railway station on Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line in Kharagpur railway division of South Eastern Railway zone. It is situated at Midnapore of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Total 66 trains including express and passengers stop at Midnapore railway station.

History

In 1901, the Kharagpur–Midnapur Branch line was opened. The Midnapore–Jharia extension of the Bengal Nagpur Railway, passing through Bankura District was opened in 1903–04. The Adra–Bheduasol sector was electrified in 1997–98 and the Bheduasol–Salboni sector in 1998–99.