Majhdia railway station

Coordinates: 23°24′53″N 88°43′10″E / 23.414777°N 88.719552°E / 23.414777; 88.719552
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Majhdia
Ranaghat–Gede line of Kolkata Suburban Railway
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
Bicycle facilitiesNot available
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeMIJ
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened1862
Electrified1997–98
Previous namesEastern Bengal Railway
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Taraknagar
towards Sealdah
Gede line
Banpur
towards Gede
Location
Majhdia is located in West Bengal
Majhdia
Majhdia
Location in West Bengal
Majhdia is located in India
Majhdia
Majhdia
Location in India

Majhdia railway station is a railway station on the

EMUs stop at Majhdia railway station.[2] The distance between Sealdah to this station is approximately 108 km.[3]

History

The RanaghatGede section was the part of the Eastern Bengal Railway which was opened in 1862 and extended to Kushtia, now in Bangladesh. This was the CalcuttaSiliguri main line but after Partition of India in 1947, this got truncated and what remained India named the Gede Branch Line.[4] The line including Majhdia railway station was electrified in 1997–98.[5]

References

  1. ^ "MIJ/Majhdia". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  2. ^ "MAJHDIA (MIJ) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  3. ^ "SEALDAH to MAJHDIA Trains". Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Eastern Bengal Railway". Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  5. ^ "TRACTION DISTRIBUTION SEALDAH". indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 6 May 2019.

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