Murshidabad_railway_station References

MURSHIDABAD
মুর্শিদাবাদ
; MURSHIDABAD; মুর্শিদাবাদ
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 / 24.176921°N 88.281628°E
Elevation	24 m (79 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway zone
Line(s)	Sealdah-Lalgola line
Platforms	3
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Available
Accessible
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	MBB
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway zone
Division(s)	Sealdah
History
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	East Indian Railway Company
Services
	Azimganj Junction towards Malda Town
Location
	Interactive map

Murshidabad is a railway station on the Sealdah-Lalgola line and is located in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Murshidabad railway station lies in Murshidabad.

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.^{[
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Infrastructure

The railway station has four platforms after the installation of a double railway track.

Extension

For the shortest route between Siliguri and Kolkata, Railway Ministry had attempted to connect Murshidabad with Azimganj Junction. 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. After work completed on February 2024, the Nashipur bridge is now commissioned from March 2024. Rail Ministry reports say that this bridge will minimise the travel distance between Sealdah and Siliguri by 20 kilometres (12 mi) as well as saving 20-25 minutes of travel time. Murshidabad is now officially a Junction Railway Station