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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.
 MURSHIDABAD মুর্শিদাবাদ | ||||||||||||
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 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 | |||||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | |||||||||||
| Parking | Available | |||||||||||
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| Status | Active | |||||||||||
| Station code | MBB | |||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Eastern Railway zone | |||||||||||
| Division(s) | Sealdah | |||||||||||
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| Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||
| Previous names | East Indian Railway Company | |||||||||||
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History edit
Ranaghat–Lalgola branch line was opened in 1905 during British reign.
Electrification edit
The 128 km long Krishnanagar–Lalgola stretch was electrified in 2004 for EMU services.[citation needed]
Infrastructure edit
The railway station has four platforms after the installation of a double railway track.
Extension edit
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
Current and Proposed Mail/Express trains edit
- SDAH-LGL Bhagirathi Express Daily Service
- KOAA-LGL Hazarduari Express Daily Service
- KOAA-LGL [[Dhano Dhanye Express]
- SDAH-LGL Fast Passenger Daily Service
- KOAA-LGL Fast Passenger Daily Service
- SDAH/KOAA-BLGT Vande Bharat (Proposed)
- SDAH/KOAA-RGJ Vande Bharat (Proposed)
- SDAH-HDB Duplicate Darjeeling Mail (Proposed)
- KOAA-MLDT Express (Proposed)
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