Madhyamgram railway station

Madhyamgram
Indian Railway Station
The Madhyamgram railway station
Location	Hridaypur, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal India
Coordinates	22°41′41″N 88°27′10″E / 22.6946°N 88.4528°E / 22.6946; 88.4528Coordinates: 22°41′41″N 88°27′10″E / 22.6946°N 88.4528°E / 22.6946; 88.4528
Elevation	13 metres (43 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon line
Platforms	3
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	At Ground
Parking	Not available
Other information
Status	Opened
Station code	MMG
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Sealdah
History
Opened	1906
Electrified	1972
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railway   Following station New Barrackpore Eastern Railway zone Sealdah-Bangaon section Hridaypur
Location
Location of Madhyamgram railway station in West Bengal

Madhyamgram railway station is the railway station in the town of Madhyamgram. It serves the local areas of Madhyamgram, Badu and Sajirhat in the Kolkata district, West Bengal, India. Many people use it every day, especially to travel to Kolkata during the peak periods. The Sodepur Road connects B.T. Road and Jessore Road through Madhyamgram.

The main line of the Eastern Bengal Railway from Sealdah to Ranaghat, was opened in 1862 and extended the same year to Kushtia, now in Bangladesh. In 1882–84 the Bengal Central Railway Company constructed two lines: one from Dum Dum to Khulna, now in Bangladesh, via Bangaon and the other linking Ranaghat and Bangaon. The Madhyamgram railway station lies in the Dum Dum-Bangaon section and was opened in 1906..

The Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line was electrified in the year 1972.

The structure of the station is not so large. There is only one entrance in platform no. 1. The computerised ticket counter is present in platform no. 1. All the Sealdah and Dum Dum bound trains arrive at platform no.1 and all the Bangaon, Gobardanga, Thakurnagar, Habra, Duttapukur, Basirhat and Hasnabad bound trains arrive at platform no. 2 and 3. There are lots of food stalls and vendors on both the platforms. A foot over bridge connects the two platforms. A level crossing exists at the southernmost end of the railway station. There is a Road Over Bridge to the north of the station and to the south, there exists the bridge over the Noai Canal.