'''Malda Town ''' is a railway station,serves [[EnglishBazar|Malda]] city in [[Maldadistrict]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is therailheadforavisitto[[Gauda(city)|Gour]]and[[Pandua, Malda|Pandua]] ornotableplace [[Adina Mosque]] and [[Adina Deer Park]].
'''Malda Town railway station''' is a railway station on the [[Howrah-New Jalpaiguri line]] under [[Malda railway division]] of [[Eastern Railway zone]]. It serves the city of [[English Bazar|Malda]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is one of the largest as well as busiest railway stations of Eastern India.
==History==
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===Busy station===
===Busy station===
Malda Town railway station is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in/7days_Avl.html |title=Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry |work=Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways |last= |first= |publisher=IRFCA |accessdate=2012-12-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140510115649/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/7days_Avl.html |archive-date=10 May 2014 |df= }}</ref> One of the reason for it being a busy station is that every train that passes through the station stops here since it is the meeting point of two railway zone (The [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]] and the [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone|Northeast Frontier Railway]]). To the north of the station starts the [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone|Northeast Frontier Railway]] and to the south starts the [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]].
Malda Town railway station is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railways.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in/7days_Avl.html |title=Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry |work=Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways |last= |first= |publisher=IRFCA |accessdate=2012-12-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140510115649/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/7days_Avl.html |archive-date=10 May 2014 |df= }}</ref> One of the reasons for it being a busy station is that every train that passes through the station stops here since it is the meeting point of two railway zones (i.e. The [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]] and the [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone|Northeast Frontier Railway]]). To the north of the station starts the [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone|Northeast Frontier Railway]] and to the south starts the [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]].
[[File:Malda Town railway station.jpeg|thumb|left|300px|Malda Town Railway station platform]]
[[File:Malda Town railway station.jpeg|thumb|left|300px|Malda Town Railway station platform]]
==Malda railway division==
==Malda railway division==
[[Malda railway division]] is one of the four railway divisions under Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. This railway division was formed in 1975 and its headquarter is located at Malda in the state of West Bengal of India. two A-1 stations under [[Malda railway division]]. These are Malda town railway station and [[Bhagalpur railway station]]<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1121224/jsp/siliguri/story_16353502.jsp#.UTHAmKAfGt8 |title = Malda rail snip riles Congress|last= |first= | publisher= The Telegraph, 24 December 2012| accessdate = 2013-03-02 }}</ref>
[[Malda railway division]] is one of the four railway divisions under the Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. This railway division was formed in 1975 and its headquarter is located at Malda in the state of West Bengal, India. There are two A-1 stations under [[Malda railway division]], viz. Malda Town railway station and [[Bhagalpur railway station]]<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1121224/jsp/siliguri/story_16353502.jsp#.UTHAmKAfGt8 |title = Malda rail snip riles Congress|last= |first= | publisher= The Telegraph, 24 December 2012| accessdate = 2013-03-02 }}</ref>
==Facilities==
==Amenities==
The major facilities available are Waiting rooms, retiring room, computerised reservation facility, Reservation Counter, Vehicle parking etc. The vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. There are refreshment rooms vegetarian and non-vegetarian, tea stall, book stall, post and telegraphic office and Government Railway police (G.R.P) office. Automatic ticket vending machines are installed to reduce the queue for train tickets on the station
The major facilities available are Waiting rooms, retiring rooms, computerised reservation facility, Reservation Counter, Vehicle parking etc. The vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. There are vegetarian and non-vegetarian refreshment rooms, tea stalls, book stalls, post and telegraphic office and Government Railway Police (G.R.P) office. Automatic ticket vending machines are installed to reduce the queue for train tickets on the station.
==Platforms==
==Platforms==
There are seven platforms in Malda town railway station. The platforms are interconnected with three foot over bridge(FOB). Escalators are installed at each of the platforms. There are twenty-five lines of which 7 are along platforms are rest are loops.
There are seven platforms in Malda Town railway station. The platforms are interconnected with three foot over bridge(FOB). Escalators are installed at each of the platforms. There are twenty-five lines of which 7 are along platforms are rest are loops.
In the early 1960s, when Farakka Barrage was being constructed, a radical change was made in the railway system north of the Ganges. Indian Railways created a new broad-gauge rail link from Kolkata.[1]
The 2,240 m (7,350 ft) long Farakka Barrage carries a rail-cum-road bridge across the Ganges. The rail bridge was opened in 1971 thereby linking the Barharwa-Azimganj-Katwa loop to Malda, New Jalpaiguri and other railway stations in North Bengal.[2][3]
Busy station
Malda Town railway station is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railways.[4] One of the reasons for it being a busy station is that every train that passes through the station stops here since it is the meeting point of two railway zones (i.e. The Eastern Railway and the Northeast Frontier Railway). To the north of the station starts the Northeast Frontier Railway and to the south starts the Eastern Railway.
Malda railway division is one of the four railway divisions under the Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. This railway division was formed in 1975 and its headquarter is located at Malda in the state of West Bengal, India. There are two A-1 stations under Malda railway division, viz. Malda Town railway station and Bhagalpur railway station[5]
Amenities
The major facilities available are Waiting rooms, retiring rooms, computerised reservation facility, Reservation Counter, Vehicle parking etc. The vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. There are vegetarian and non-vegetarian refreshment rooms, tea stalls, book stalls, post and telegraphic office and Government Railway Police (G.R.P) office. Automatic ticket vending machines are installed to reduce the queue for train tickets on the station.
Platforms
There are seven platforms in Malda Town railway station. The platforms are interconnected with three foot over bridge(FOB). Escalators are installed at each of the platforms. There are twenty-five lines of which 7 are along platforms are rest are loops.
Tourism
The ruins of the historic cities of Gauda and Pandua are approachable from Malda Town railway station.
Gour-Pandua travel guide from Wikivoyage
