Krishnapur railway station
{{Short description|Railway station in West Bengal, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox station
| name = 30px
{{font color|blue|KRISHNAPUR}}
| style = Indian Railways
| type = Passenger train and Suburban train station
| image = Krishnapur Rly.jpg
| caption =
| address = Raghunathganj Road, Krishnapur, Lalgola, Murshidabad district, West Bengal
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|24.406469|88.256551|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{cvt|26|m}}
| owned = Indian Railways
| operator = Eastern Railway zone
| line = Sealdah-Lalgola line
| platform = 4
| tracks = 5
| other =
| accessible =
| parking = No
| structure = Standard (on ground station)
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = KRP
| zone = Eastern Railway zone
| division = {{rwd|Sealdah}}
}}
| status = {{color|green|Active}}
| closed =
| former = East Indian Railway Company
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Yes
| passengers =
| pass_system =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Kolkata Suburban Railway|line=Eastern|left=Pirtala|right=Lalgola|to-left=Krishnanagar City Junction|to-right=Lalgola|type=Krishnanagar–Lalgola line}}
| map_type = India West Bengal#India
| map_dot_label = Krishnapur
| map_size = 300
| map_caption = Location in West Bengal##Location in India
| route_map = {{Lalgola and Gede branch lines}}
| map_state = collapsed
}}
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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.onefivenine.com/india/Rail/RailwayStation/KRP|title=Krishnapur Railway Station|access-date=6 March 2019}} Total 12 trains including Lalgola Passengers and few EMU trains halt in the station.{{Cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/krishnapur-krp/3259|title=KRP/Krishnapur|publisher=indiarailinfo.com|access-date=25 November 2019}}
Electrification
The Krishnanagar–{{stnlnk|Lalgola}} section, including Krishnapur railway station was electrified in 2004. In 2010 the line became double tracked.{{Cite web|url=http://asitsanyal.expertscolumn.com/article/lalgola-sealdah-section-indian-eastern-railway|title=The Lalgola Sealdah Section Of Indian (eastern) Railway|access-date=6 March 2019}}{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelcontent.aspx?relid=4641|title=Railway Electrification|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=6 March 2019}}
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.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/mail-today/story/citizenship-protests-spread-to-bengal-protesters-torch-5-trains-3-railway-stations-damage-property-1628370-2019-12-15|title=Citizenship protests spread to Bengal, protesters torch 5 trains, 3 railway stations, damage property|author=Indrajit Kundu |date=December 15, 2019 |magazine=India Today|access-date=2019-12-18}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/violent-protests-rock-west-bengal-mamata-appeals-for-peace-119121400764_1.html|title=Citizenship Act: Protests rock Bengal, CM Mamata appeals for peace|agency=Press Trust of India|date=2019-12-14|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2019-12-18}}
References
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{{Kolkata Suburban Railway, Eastern}}
Category:Railway stations in Murshidabad district
Category:Sealdah railway division
Category:Kolkata Suburban Railway stations
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