Muradi railway station
Muradi | |||||||||||
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| Indian Railwaysstation | |||||||||||
 Muradi railway station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Muradi, Purulia district, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°35′35″N86°48′33″E/ 23.5931°N 86.8093°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 139 metres (456 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | South Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Asansol–Adra line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | No | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||
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| Station code | MDF | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Adra | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1891 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 1957–62 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Bengal Nagpur Railway | ||||||||||
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Muradi railway stationservesMuraddi,Ramchandrapurand the surrounding areas inPuruliadistrict in the Indian state ofWest Bengal.
History
[edit]TheBengal Nagpur Railwaymain line from Nagpur toAsansol,on theHowrah–Delhi main line,was opened for goods traffic on 1 February 1891.[1]
Electrification
[edit]The Tatanagar–Adra–Asansol section was electrified in the 1957–1962 period.[2]The Asansol–Purulia sector was electrified in 1961–62.[3]
Economy
[edit]Baranti,a small tribal village near Muradi railway station, is developing as a tourist centre and part of tourism industry in Purulia.[4]
Health
[edit]Netaji Eye Hospital established by Swami Asimananda Saraswati at Ramchandrapur serves the rural people.[5]
References
[edit]- ^"Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway".South Eastern Railway. Archived fromthe originalon 1 April 2013.Retrieved19 July2013.
- ^Ghose, Arabinda."Platinum Jubilee of Railway Electrification in India".Press Information Bureau.Retrieved6 May2013.
- ^"History of Electrification".IRFCA.Retrieved19 July2013.
- ^Deb, Debashis."Next weekend you can be… at Baranti".The Telegraph, 27 December 2009. Archived fromthe originalon 26 February 2010.Retrieved19 July2013.
- ^"Swami Asimananda Saraswati: Netaji Eye Hospital".asimananda.com.Retrieved19 July2013.
External links
[edit]- Muradi railway stationat the India Rail Info
Barantitravel guide from Wikivoyage
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