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]
Electrification
The Krishnanagar–Lalgola 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 Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019. 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Citizenship Act: Protests rock Bengal, CM Mamata appeals for peace". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
