Muradi
Indian Railways station
Muradi railway station
General information
Location	Muradi, Purulia district, West Bengal India
Coordinates	23°35′35″N 86°48′33″E / 23.5931°N 86.8093°E / 23.5931; 86.8093
Elevation	139 metres (456 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	South Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Asansol–Adra line
Platforms	1
Construction
Structure type	At Ground
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Other information
Station code	MDF
Division(s)	Adra
History
Opened	1891
Electrified	1957–62
Previous names	Bengal Nagpur Railway
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Madhukunda towards ? South Eastern Railway zone Asansol–Adra section Ramkanali towards ?
Location
Muradi Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Muradi Location in India Show map of India

v t e Adra–Asansol line
Legend
km   Bardhaman–Asansol section 0 Asansol 5 Burnpur to Barachak IISCO Burnpur sidings Kalipahari freight bypass 9 Damodar Radhanagar colliery siding to Sitarampur (planned) IISCO Damodar yard Damodar River ACC cement factory siding 14 Madhukunda 21 Muradi Parbelia colliery siding Chaurashi Goods siding 26 Ramkanali 31 Bero RTPP sidings 37 Joychandi Pahar Adra–Gomoh line Asansol–Tatanagar line 41 Adra Adra–Kharagpur line km Source: Indian Railway Time Table

Muradi railway station serves Muraddi, Ramchandrapur and the surrounding areas in Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

History

The Bengal Nagpur Railway main line from Nagpur to Asansol, on the Howrah–Delhi main line, was opened for goods traffic on 1 February 1891.^[1]

Electrification

The Tatanagar–Adra–Asansol section was electrified in the 1957–1962 period.^[2] The Asansol–Purulia sector was electrified in 1961–62.^[3]

Economy

Baranti, a small tribal village near Muradi railway station, is developing as a tourist centre and part of tourism industry in Purulia.^[4]

Health

Netaji Eye Hospital established by Swami Asimananda Saraswati at Ramchandrapur serves the rural people.^[5]