Midnapore | |
Native Name: | মেদিনীপুর |
Type: | Indian Railways |
Style: | Indian Railways |
Address: | Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal |
Country: | India |
Elevation: | 52m (171feet) |
Line: | Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line |
Structure: | At Ground |
Platform: | 3 |
Tracks: | 5 |
Parking: | Yes |
Opened: | 1903–04 |
Electrified: | Yes |
Owned: | Indian railway |
Operator: | South Eastern Railways |
Former: | Bengal Nagpur Railway |
Map Type: | India West Bengal#India |
Map Dot Label: | Midnapore |
Map Size: | 300 |
Map State: | collapsed |
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.[1] [2]
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.[3] The Adra–Bheduasol sector was electrified in 1997–98 and the Bheduasol–Salboni sector in 1998–99.[4]