Muri Junction railway station
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Muri Junction
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| Indian Railway Station | |
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| Location |
Muri, Ranchi, Ranchi district, Jharkhand India
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| Coordinates | 23°22′43″N 85°52′0″E / 23.37861°N 85.86667°ECoordinates: 23°22′43″N 85°52′0″E / 23.37861°N 85.86667°E |
| Elevation | 257 metres (843 ft) |
| Line(s) |
Gomoh-Muri branch line Tatanagar-Barkakana branch line Muri-Ranchi line |
| Platforms | 3 |
| Construction | |
| Parking | Available |
| Bicycle facilities | No |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functional |
| Station code | MURI |
| Zone(s) | South Eastern Railway |
| Division(s) | Ranchi Division |
| History | |
| Opened | 1907 |
Muri Junction, station code MURI, is the railway station serving the remote town of Muri, Ranchi 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 Railway.
The Purulia-Ranchi line was opened as a narrow gauge railway of BNR in 1907.
In 1927, Bengal Nagpur Railway opened the 116-kilometre (72 mi) Chandil-Barkakana section to traffic.
The construction of the 143 kilometres (89 mi) long Chandrapura-Muri-Ranchi-Hatia line started in 1957 and was completed in 1961.
The major facilities available are Waiting rooms, retiring room, computerized reservation facility, Reservation Counter, Vehicle parking etc. 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.
There are three platforms which are interconnected with foot over bridge (FOB).
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, Surat, Guwahati, Patna, Kanpur, Puri, Jammu Tawi, etc.
The nearest airports to Muri Junction are:
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