Muradi railway station explained

Muradi
Type:	Indian Railways station
Style:	Indian Railways
Address:	Muradi, Purulia district, West Bengal
Country:	India
Elevation:	139m (456feet)
Line:	Asansol–Adra line
Structure:	At Ground
Platform:	1
Parking:	No
Bicycle:	No
Opened:	1891
Electrified:	1957–62
Owned:	Indian Railways
Operator:	South Eastern Railway
Former:	Bengal Nagpur Railway
Map Type:	India West Bengal#India

Muradi railway station serves Muraddi, Ramchandrapur and the surrounding areas in Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

History

The Bengal Nagpur Railway main line from Nagpur to Asansol, on the Howrah–Delhi main line, was opened for goods traffic on 1 February 1891.^[1]

Electrification

The Tatanagar–Adra–Asansol section was electrified in the 1957–1962 period.^[2] The Asansol–Purulia sector was electrified in 1961–62.^[3]

Economy

Baranti, a small tribal village near Muradi railway station, is developing as a tourist centre and part of tourism industry in Purulia.^[4]

Health

Netaji Eye Hospital established by Swami Asimananda Saraswati at Ramchandrapur serves the rural people.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway. South Eastern Railway. 19 July 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130401151628/http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1. 1 April 2013. dmy-all.
2. Web site: Platinum Jubilee of Railway Electrification in India. Press Information Bureau. Arabinda. Ghose. 6 May 2013.
3. Web site: History of Electrification . IRFCA. 19 July 2013.
4. Web site: Next weekend you can be … at Baranti . https://web.archive.org/web/20100226104205/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1091227/jsp/calcutta/story_11913170.jsp. dead. 26 February 2010. Debashis . Deb. The Telegraph, 27 December 2009 . 19 July 2013.
5. Web site: Swami Asimananda Saraswati: Netaji Eye Hospital. asimananda.com. 19 July 2013.