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Krishnapur railway station is an important Indian railway station of the Lalgola - Sealdah branch lines in the Eastern Railway zone 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]
Electrification
The Krishnanagar–Template:Stnlnk section, including Krishnapur railway station was electrified in 2004. In 2010 the line became double tracked.[3][4]
Incident
On 15 December 2019, a protest was going on nearby area against amended Citizenship Act. Protesters vandalized Krishnapur railway station and at this station set several trains on fire.[5][6]
References
- ↑ Krishnapur Railway Station. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ↑ KRP/Krishnapur. indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ↑ The Lalgola Sealdah Section Of Indian (eastern) Railway. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ↑ Railway Electrification. pib.nic.in. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ↑ Citizenship protests spread to Bengal, protesters torch 5 trains, 3 railway stations, damage property, KolkataDecember 15, Indrajit Kundu. India Today. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
- ↑ Citizenship Act: Protests rock Bengal, CM Mamata appeals for peace. Business Standard India(2019-12-14). Retrieved 2019-12-18.