Krishnapur railway station

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.[1] Total 12 trains including Lalgola Passengers and few EMU trains halt in the station.[2]


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
Pirtala Eastern Line Lalgola
Terminus
Location
Krishnapur is located in West Bengal
Krishnapur
Krishnapur
Location in West Bengal
Krishnapur is located in India
Krishnapur
Krishnapur
Location in India

Electrification

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The KrishnanagarLalgola section, including Krishnapur railway station was electrified in 2004. In 2010 the line became double tracked.[3][4]

Incident

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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.[5][6]

References

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  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.