Majhdia railway station

Route map
Ranaghat–Krishnanagar City–Lalgola line ; including Shantipur loop line
	Godagari Ghat–Amnura line
	(abandoned)
	Bangladesh
	India
	old ferry connection
	to Godagari Ghat
	destroyed bridge
	over Bhagirathi River
	planned bridge
	over Bhagirathi River
	26
	36
	old ferry connection
	to Aistala Ghat
Key
	out of use, planned, or
	under construction (u/c);

Majhdia
; Majhdia
Indian Railways station ; Kolkata Suburban Railway station
	Majhdia railway station
General information
Location	Banpur-Majhdia Road, Krishnaganj, Nadia, West Bengal; India
Coordinates	23°24′53″N 88°43′10″E
Elevation	16 m (52 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Ranaghat–Gede line of Kolkata Suburban Railway
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Bicycle facilities	Not available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	MIJ
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Sealdah
History
Opened	1862
Electrified	1997–98
Previous names	Eastern Bengal Railway
Services
Route map
Route map
Ranaghat–Krishnanagar City–Lalgola line ; including Shantipur loop line
	Godagari Ghat–Amnura line
	(abandoned)
	Bangladesh
	India
	old ferry connection
	to Godagari Ghat
	destroyed bridge
	over Bhagirathi River
	planned bridge
	over Bhagirathi River
	26
	36
	old ferry connection
	to Aistala Ghat
Key
	out of use, planned, or
	under construction (u/c);
Location
	Majhdia Location in West Bengal Majhdia Location in India

Majhdia railway station is a railway station on the Ranaghat–Gede line of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system and operated by Eastern Railway. It is situated beside Banpur–Majhdia Road at Majhdia, Krishnaganj of Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1] Number of EMUs stop at Majhdia railway station.[2] The distance between Sealdah to this station is approximately 108 km.[3]

History

The Ranaghat–Gede section was the part of the Eastern Bengal Railway which was opened in 1862 and extended to Kushtia, now in Bangladesh. This was the Calcutta–Siliguri 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

"MIJ/Majhdia". Retrieved May 6, 2019.
"MAJHDIA (MIJ) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
"SEALDAH to MAJHDIA Trains". Retrieved May 6, 2019.
"Eastern Bengal Railway". Retrieved May 6, 2019.
"TRACTION DISTRIBUTION SEALDAH". indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved May 6, 2019.

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[1] "MIJ/Majhdia". Retrieved May 6, 2019.

[2] "MAJHDIA (MIJ) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved May 6, 2019.

[3] "SEALDAH to MAJHDIA Trains". Retrieved May 6, 2019.

[4] "Eastern Bengal Railway". Retrieved May 6, 2019.

[5] "TRACTION DISTRIBUTION SEALDAH". indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved May 6, 2019.