Midnapore railway station
Midnapore railway station is an important railway station on Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line in Kharagpur railway division of South Eastern Railway zone. It is situated at Midnapore of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Total 66 trains including express and passengers are stop at Midnapore railway station.[5][6]
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Location | Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal India | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 22°25′30″N 87°18′27″E | ||||||||||||||||||||
Elevation | 52 metres (171 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Indian railway | ||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | South Eastern Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line | ||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | At Ground | ||||||||||||||||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Functional | ||||||||||||||||||||
Station code | MDN | ||||||||||||||||||||
Zone(s) | South Eastern Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||
Division(s) | Kharagpur railway division | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1903-04 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Bengal Nagpur Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sources: [1][2][3][4] |
History
In 1901, the Kharagpur–Midnapur Branch line was opened. The Midnapore–Jharia extension of the Bengal Nagpur Railway, passing through Bankura District was opened in 1903–04.[7] The Adra–Bheduasol sector was electrified in 1997–98 and the Bheduasol–Salboni sector in 1998–99.[8]
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References
- "South Eastern Railway Pink Book 2017–18" (PDF). Indian Railways Pink Book.
- "Adra Division Railway Map". South Eastern Railway.
- "Kharagpur Divisional Railway Map". South Eastern Railway.
- Google maps
- "MDN / Midnapore Railway Station | Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Midnapore". www.totaltraininfo.com. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
- roy, Joydeep. "Midnapore Railway Station Map/Atlas SER/South Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
- "Indian Railway History Time line". archive.is. 2012-07-14. Archived from the original on 2012-07-14. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
- "[IRFCA] Electrification History from CORE". irfca.org. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
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