Midnapore railway station

Railway Station in West Bengal

FunctioningStation codeMDN Zone(s) South Eastern Railway Division(s) Kharagpur railway divisionHistoryOpened1903–04ElectrifiedYesPrevious namesBengal Nagpur RailwayServices

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

Legend

to Gomoh & Bokaro

Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line

to Tatanagar │ to Asansol Junction

Indrabil

Hura

Kalabati

Chhatna

Anchuri

Bankura Junction

Bankura–Masagram line

Chhatna-Mukutmanipur
new line (planned)

Madhuban

Indpur

New Bheduasol

Supur

Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line

Uparsol

Khatra

Mukutmanipur

Jhilmili

104

108

120

132

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]

Location
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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 stop at Midnapore railway station.^[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

^ "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 30 October 2019.
^ roy, Joydeep. "Midnapore Railway Station Map/Atlas SER/South Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
^ "Indian Railway History Time line". archive.is. 14 July 2012. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
^ "[IRFCA] Electrification History from CORE". irfca.org. Retrieved 30 October 2019.