Murshidabad Junction railway station explained

Style:	Kolkata Non Suburban Railway
Type:	Express train and Passenger train station
Address:	Lalbagh, Murshidabad district, West Bengal
Country:	India
Owned:	Indian Railways
Operator:	Eastern Railway zone
Line:	Sealdah-Lalgola line
Platform:	3
Tracks:	4
Structure:	Standard (on-ground station)
Former:	East Indian Railway Company
Electrified:	Yes
Map State:	collapsed
Mapframe:	yes
Mapframe-Caption:	Interactive map

Murshidabad Junction is a railway station on the Sealdah-Lalgola line and is located at Lalbagh, Murshidabad in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.^[1]

History

Ranaghat–Lalgola branch line was opened in 1905 during British reign.^[2]

Electrification

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

Infrastructure

The railway station has three platforms after the installation of a double railway track. The No. 1 platform is connected to .^[3]

Extension

For the shortest route between Siliguri and Kolkata, Railway Ministry of India had attempted to connect Murshidabad with . The bridge named as Nashipur Rail Bridge over the Bhagirathi River was built decade ago. But due to land acquisition problems, the work of connecting these two stations couldn't be completed. The work has resumed again in November, 2022.^[4] After work completed in February 2024, the Nashipur bridge is now commissioned from March 2024.^[5] Rail Ministry reports say that this bridge will minimise the travel distance between Sealdah and Siliguri by 20km (10miles) as well as saving 20–25 minutes of travel time. Murshidabad is now officially a Junction Railway Station.

Current Mail/Express/EMU/MEMU trains

• SDAH-LGL Bhagirathi Express Daily Service
• KOAA-LGL Hazarduari Express Daily Service
• KOAA-LGL Dhano Dhanye Express Four days a week
• SDAH-LGL Fast Passenger Daily Service
• SDAH-LGL MEMU Passenger Daily Service
• KOAA-LGL MEMU Passenger Daily Service^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Railway Stations District Murshidabad India . 2024-05-10 . en-US.
2. Web site: [IRFCA] Murshidabad District (1914) ]. 2024-05-15 . www.irfca.org.
3. Web site: Murshidabad Railway Station Map/Atlas ER/Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry . 2024-05-10 . indiarailinfo.com.
4. Web site: Work on Nashipur railway bridge resumes . 10 May 2024.
5. News: 2023-12-08 . Darj Mail set to run on new route from March, save travel time by 90 mins . 2024-05-10 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
6. Web site: MURSHIDABAD Railway Station मुर्शिदाबाद रेलवे स्टेशन MBB रेलवे स्टेशन – NDTV.in . 2024-05-15 . ndtv.in . hi.

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