Midnapore railway station

Midnapore মেদিনীপুর
Indian Railways
General information
Location	Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal India
Coordinates	22°25′35″N 87°18′29″E
Elevation	52 metres (171 ft)
Owned by	Indian railway
Operated by	South Eastern Railways
Line(s)	Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line
Platforms	3
Tracks	5
Construction
Structure type	At Ground
Parking	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	MDN
Zone(s)	South Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Kharagpur railway division
History
Opened	1903–04
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Bengal Nagpur Railway
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Jangalmahal Bhadutala towards Adra Junction South Eastern Railway zone Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line Cossye Halt towards Kharagpur Junction
Route map km   to Gomoh & Bokaro Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line to Tatanagar │ to Asansol Junction 0 Adra Junction 8 Metyal Sahar 14 Indrabil 21 Sirjam 30 Jhantipahari to Purulia (planned) Hura Kalabati 39 Chhatna 42 Anchuri 53 Bankura Junction Bankura–Masagram line Chhatna-Mukutmanipur new line (planned) Madhuban Indpur New Bheduasol Supur Dwarakeswar River 60 Bheduasole 64 Kalisen 69 Ondagram 78 Ramsagar 83 Bishnupur Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line Uparsol Khatra Mukutmanipur Jhilmili 96 Piardoba 104 Bogri Road Shilabati River 108 Garbeta 120 Chandrakona Road 132 Salboni BRBNMPL Siding JSW Cement Plant Siding 144 Godapiasal Konark Cement Plant Siding 149 Jangalmahal Bhadutala Lalgarh Bhadutala-Jhargram new line (planned) 156 Midnapore Kangsabati River 159 Cossye Halt Tata Metaliks Siding 162 Gokulpur 166 Girimaidan Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line Kharagpur–Puri line 169 Kharagpur Junction Howrah–Kharagpur line Sources: [1][2][3][4]
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Midnapore is an important railway station on the Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line in Kharagpur railway division of South Eastern Railway zone. It mainly serves the Midnapore city in Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Total 66 trains including express and passenger stop here.^[5][6]

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]

References

1. "South Eastern Railway Pink Book 2017–18" (PDF). Indian Railways Pink Book.
2. "Adra Division Railway Map". South Eastern Railway.
3. "Kharagpur Divisional Railway Map". South Eastern Railway.
4. Google maps
5. "MDN / Midnapore Railway Station | Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Midnapore". www.totaltraininfo.com. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
6. roy, Joydeep. "Midnapore Railway Station Map/Atlas SER/South Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
7. "Indian Railway History Time line". archive.is. 14 July 2012. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
8. "[IRFCA] Electrification History from CORE". irfca.org. Retrieved 30 October 2019.

External links

• Media related to Midnapore railway station at Wikimedia Commons