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Mahipal railway station

Mahipal railway station

Railway station in West Bengal, India

Mahipal railway station is a halt railway station on the Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop of Malda railway division of Eastern Railway zone. It is located at Kanchia Bishnudanga, Patkeldanga village, Mahipal of Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1]

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History

In 1913, the Hooghly–Katwa Railway constructed a 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge line from Bandel to Katwa, and the Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa Railway constructed the 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)-wide 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop.[2][3] With the construction of the Farakka Barrage and opening of the railway bridge in 1971, the timetable of this line completely changed. Total 9 passenger trains stop at Mahipal railway station.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "MAHIPAL (MPLE) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  2. [2]
    Saxena, R. P. "Indian Railway History timeline". Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  3. [3]
    "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". Rail India. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  4. [4]
    "MPLE/Mahipal". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 25 November 2019.


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