Muri Junction railway station

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Muri Junction
Indian Railways station
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General information
Location Muri, Ranchi district, Jharkhand
India
Coordinates 23°22′43″N85°52′0″E / 23.37861°N 85.86667°E / 23.37861; 85.86667
Elevation257 metres (843 ft)
Line(s) Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia main line and Barkakana-Muri-Chandil line
Platforms3
Construction
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
StatusFunctional
Station codeMURI
Zone(s) South Eastern Railway
Division(s) Ranchi
History
Opened1907
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg Indian Railways Following station
Terminus South Eastern Railway zone Tulin
towards Gomoh
South Eastern Railway zone
Muri–Ranchi line
Silli
Illoo South Eastern Railway zone
Tatanagar–Barkakana branch line
Harubera

Muri Junction, station code MURI, is the railway station serving the remote town of Muri in the Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Muri Junction belongs to the Ranchi division of the South Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways.

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History

The Purulia–Ranchi line was opened as a narrow-gauge railway of BNR in 1907. [1]

In 1927, Bengal Nagpur Railway opened the 116-kilometre (72 mi) Chandil–Barkakana section to traffic. [2]

The construction of the 143 kilometres (89 mi)-long Chandrapura–Muri–Ranchi–Hatia line started in 1957 and was completed in 1961. [3]

Further extension

The railways have proposed a Silli–Iloo line bypassing Muri after construction of which trains from Ranchi can run to Tatanagar and Howrah without locomotive reversal at Muri, thus avoiding a delay of more than 30 minutes for an engine change at Muri.

Facilities

The major facilities available are waiting rooms, retiring room, computerized reservation facility, reservation counter, vehicle parking, etc. [4] [5] The vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. Security personnel from the Government Railway Police (GRP) are present for security. A railway medical unit providing health facilities is located near Muri Junction. [5]

Platforms

There are three platforms which are interconnected with a foot overbridge (FOB).

Trains

Many Express and Passenger trains pass through Muri Junction. Muri also serves as terminal station for few of them. Several electrified local passenger trains also run from Ranchi to neighboring destinations on frequent intervals. Muri is connected to major cities of India- Kolkata, New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Dhanbad, Renukoot, Surat, Guwahati, Patna, Kanpur, Puri, Jammu Tawi, etc. [6] [7]

Nearest airports

The nearest airports to Muri Junction are:

  1. Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi 63 kilometres (39 mi)
  2. Gaya Airport, Gaya 200 kilometres (120 mi)
  3. Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 289 kilometres (180 mi)
  4. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata 308 kilometres (191 mi)

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