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.

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Murshidabad
Express train and Passenger train station
Entrance
General information
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 towards Krishnanagar City Junction Eastern Line Krishnanagar–Lalgola line Nashipur Road towards Lalgola
Route map v t e Ranaghat–Krishnanagar City–Lalgola line including Shantipur loop line Legend km km Godagari Ghat–Amnura line (abandoned) 178 Godagari Ghat Ganges River Bangladesh India old ferry connection to Godagari Ghat 160 Lalgola Ghat line dismantled 155 Lalgola line dismantled 153 Krishnapur 147 Pirtala 144 Bhagwangola B.B. loop line 137 Subarnamrigi Azimganj Junction 108 132 Jiaganj destroyed bridge over Bhagirathi River 129 Nashipur Road Bhagirathi River Nashipur Rail Bridge (u/c) B.B. loop line 124 Murshidabad 116 Cossimbazar 113 Berhampore Court New Balarampur Halt 108 Sargachhi 104 planned line Bhabta 101 Beldanga 95 Domkal Rejinagar 86 Karimpur Sirajnagar 82 Betai Plassey 77 Tehatta Paglachandi 71 Charatala Paglachandi River Chapra B.B. loop line 66 Debagram Nabadwip Dham 49 58 Sonadanga B.B. loop line 54 Bethuadahari planned bridge over Bhagirathi River 44 Muragchha Nabadwip Ghat 49 39 Dhubulia Maheshganj 47 33 Bahadurpur Amghata 44 Jalangi River Krishnanagar Road 39 planned line under gauge conversion 26 36 Krishnanagar City Junction Bhatjangla 33 Dignagar 27 Bagdi 23 Shantipur Junction 21 21 Jalal Khali Halt Bathna Krittibas 16 16 Badkulla Phulia 12 11 Taherpur Habibpur 08 8 Birnagar old NG line dismantled 4 Kalinarayanpur Junction Baicha 13 Churni River Raghabpur 08 Ranaghat–Gede line Aistala Ghat 05 3 Churni Ghat old ferry connection to Aistala Ghat 0 Ranaghat Junction Ranaghat–Bangaon line Sealdah–Ranaghat line km km Key Indian Railways broad gauge (1676 mm) narrow gauge (762 mm) metre gauge (1000 mm) in use   out of use, planned, or under construction (u/c)   tunnel
Location
Murshidabad Location within West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Murshidabad Murshidabad (India) Show map of India

Geography

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).[1]

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.^{[citation needed]}

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.[2]

Mail/Express trains

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

Around Murshidabad railway station

References

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