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{{Infobox station<br />
| name = Mahipal railway station<br />
| native_name = <br />
| native_name_lang= <br />
| style = Indian Railways<br />
| type = [[Passenger train]] station<br />
| image =<br />
| caption = <br />
| address = Kanchia Bishnudanga, Patkeldanga, Mahipal, [[Murshidabad district]], [[West Bengal]]<br />
| country = India<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|24.1822|N|88.9435|E|format=dms}}<br />
| elevation = {{cvt|26|m}}<br />
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = [[Eastern Railway zone]]<br />
| line = [[Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop]] Line<br />
| platform = 2<br />
| tracks = 2<br />
| other =<br />
| ADA = <br />
| parking = <br />
| structure = Standard (on ground station)<br />
| code = {{Indian railway code<br />
| code = MPLE<br />
| zone = [[Eastern Railway zone]]<br />
| division = {{rwd|Malda}}<br />
}}<br />
| status = Active<br />
| closed = <br />
| former = [[East Indian Railway Company]]<br />
| rebuilt = <br />
| electrified = Yes<br />
| passengers = <br />
| pass_system = <br />
| pass_year = <br />
| pass_percent = <br />
| services = {{s-rail|title=Indian Railways}}<br />
{{s-line|system=Indian Railways|previous= Mahipal Road|next= Noapara Mahishasur|line=Eastern Railway zone|branch= [[Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop]]|rows1=1}}<br />
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}}<br />
'''Mahipal railway station''' is a halt railway station on the [[Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop]] of [[Malda railway division]] of [[Eastern Railway zone]]. It is situated at Kanchia Bishnudanga, Patkeldanga village, Mahipal of [[Murshidabad district]] in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/indian-railway/mahipal-mple-station|title=MAHIPAL (MPLE) Railway Station|publisher=NDTV|access-date=17 April 2019}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
In 1913, the Hooghly–Katwa Railway constructed a {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] line from [[Bandel Junction railway station|Bandel]] to [[Katwa Junction railway station|Katwa]], and the Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa Railway constructed the {{track gauge|1676mm}}-wide {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] [[Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop]].<ref name=timeline>{{cite web| url = http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm| title = Indian Railway History timeline|first=R. P.|last=Saxena| accessdate = 17 April 2019| url-status = dead| archiveurl = https://archive.is/20120714085533/http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm| archivedate = 14 July 2012| df = dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/chronology.html | title = The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian |publisher=Rail India | accessdate = 17 April 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080316015721/http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/chronology.html | archive-date = 16 March 2008 | url-status = dead }}</ref> With the construction of the [[Farakka Barrage]] and opening of the railway bridge in 1971, the railway communication picture of this line were completely changed. Total 9 passenger trains stop at Mahipal railway station.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/mahipal-mple/8677|title=MPLE/Mahipal|publisher=indiarailinfo.com|access-date=25 November 2019}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Railway stations in Murshidabad district]]<br />
[[Category:Malda railway division]]<br />
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