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 MURSHIDABAD JUNCTION. | ||||||||||||||||
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| Express train andPassenger train station | ||||||||||||||||
 Entrance | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Lalbagh,Murshidabad district,West Bengal India | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°10′37″N88°16′54″E / 24.176921°N 88.281628°E /24.176921; 88.281628 | |||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 24 m (79 ft) | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Eastern Railway zone | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Sealdah-Lalgola lineMurshidabad- Azimganj link line | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | Available | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible |  | |||||||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||||||
| Status | Active | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | MBB | |||||||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Eastern Railway | |||||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Sealdah | |||||||||||||||
| Classification | NSG-4 | |||||||||||||||
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| Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Previous names | East Indian Railway Company | |||||||||||||||
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Murshidabad Junction is a railway station on theSealdah-Lalgola line and is located at Lalbagh,Murshidabad inMurshidabad district in the Indian state ofWest Bengal.[1]
Ranaghat–Lalgola branch line was opened in 1905 during British reign.[2]
The 128 km long Krishnanagar–Lalgola stretch was electrified in 2004 forEMU services.[citation needed]
The railway station has three platforms after the installation of a double railway track. The No. 1 platform is connected toAzimganj Junction.[3]
For the shortest route betweenSiliguri andKolkata, Railway Ministry of India had attempted to connect Murshidabad withAzimganj Junction. The bridge named asNashipur Rail Bridge over theBhagirathi 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 betweenSealdah andSiliguri by 20 kilometres (12 mi) as well as saving 20–25 minutes of travel time. Murshidabad is now officially aJunction Railway Station.
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