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Railway station in West Bengal, India


KRISHNAPUR
Passenger train and Suburban train station
General information
LocationRaghunathganj Road, Krishnapur, Lalgola, Murshidabad district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates24°24′23″N 88°15′24″E / 24.406469°N 88.256551°E / 24.406469; 88.256551
Elevation26 m (85 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway zone
Line(s)Sealdah-Lalgola line
Platforms4
Tracks5
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingNo
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeKRP
Zone(s) Eastern Railway zone
Division(s) Sealdah
History
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesEast Indian Railway Company
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Pirtalatowards Krishnanagar City Junction Eastern LineKrishnanagar–Lalgola line LalgolaTerminus
Route map
Ranaghat–Krishnanagar City–Lalgola line
including Shantipur loop line
Legend
km km
Up arrow
Godagari Ghat–Amnura line
(abandoned)
178 Godagari Ghat
Ganges River
Bangladesh
India
old ferry connection
to Godagari Ghat
160 Lalgola Ghat
line dismantled
155 Lalgola
line dismantled
153 Krishnapur
147 Pirtala
144 Bhagwangola
B.B. loop line Up arrow 137 Subarnamrigi
Azimganj Junction 108 132 Jiaganj
destroyed bridge
over Bhagirathi River
129 Nashipur Road station dismantled
Bhagirathi River Nashipur Rail Bridge
B.B. loop line Down arrow 124 Murshidabad
116 Cossimbazar
113 Berhampore Court
New Balarampur Halt 108
Sargachhi 104 planned line
Bhabta 101
Beldanga 95 Domkal
Rejinagar 86 Karimpur
Sirajnagar 82 Betai
Plassey 77 Tehatta
Paglachandi 71 Charatala
Paglachandi River Chapra
B.B. loop line Up arrow 66 Debagram
Nabadwip Dham 49 58 Sonadanga
B.B. loop line Left arrow 54 Bethuadahari
bridge
over Bhagirathi River
44 Muragchha
Nabadwip Ghat 49 39 Dhubulia
Maheshganj 47 33 Bahadurpur
construction and electrification done upto here Amghata 44 Jalangi River
station dismantled Krishnanagar Road 39 planned line
under gauge conversion
Kolkata Suburban Railway
ends here
26
36
Krishnanagar City Junction
Bhatjangla 33
Dignagar 27
Bagdi 23
Shantipur Junction 21 21 Jalal Khali Halt
Bathna Krittibas 16 16 Badkulla
Phulia 12 11 Taherpur
Habibpur 08 8 Birnagar
old NG line dismantled
4 Kalinarayanpur Junction
Baicha 13 Churni River
Raghabpur 08 Right arrow Ranaghat–Gede line
Aistala Ghat 05 3 Churni Ghat
old ferry connection
to Aistala Ghat
0 Ranaghat Junction
Right arrow Ranaghat–Bangaon line
Down arrow Sealdah–Ranaghat line
km km
Key
Indian Railways broad gauge (1676 mm)
narrow gauge (762 mm)
metre gauge (1000 mm)
in use
out of use, planned, or
under construction (u/c)
tunnel
Location
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Krishnapur is a railway station of the Sealdah-Lalgola line in the Eastern Railway of Indian Railways. The station is situated at Krishnapur or Kestopur near Lalgola in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Total 12 trains including Lalgola Passengers and few EMU trains halt in the station.

Electrification

The KrishnanagarLalgola section, including Krishnapur railway station was electrified in 2004. In 2010 the line became double tracked.

Incident

On 15 December 2019, a protest was going on nearby area against Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019. Protesters vandalized Krishnapur railway station and at this station set several trains on fire.

References

  1. "Krishnapur Railway Station". Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  2. "KRP/Krishnapur". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  3. "The Lalgola Sealdah Section Of Indian (eastern) Railway". Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  4. "Railway Electrification". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  5. Indrajit Kundu (15 December 2019). "Citizenship protests spread to Bengal, protesters torch 5 trains, 3 railway stations, damage property". India Today. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  6. "Citizenship Act: Protests rock Bengal, CM Mamata appeals for peace". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
Stations on the Eastern line of the Kolkata Suburban Railway
Howrah Section
Main line
Belur Math line
Chord line
Seoraphuli–Goghat line
Bandel–Katwa line
Barddhaman–Katwa line
Sealdah Section
Main line
Ranaghat–Krishnanagar main line
Kalinarayanpur–Krishnanagar line
Ranaghat–Bangaon line
Dum Dum–Bangaon line
Barasat–Hasnabad line
Kalyani Branch line
Hooghly Branch line
Krishnanagar–Lalgola line


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