Muri Junction railway station


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.

History

The Purulia-Ranchi line was opened as a narrow gauge railway of BNR in 1907.
In 1927, Bengal Nagpur Railway opened the Chandil-Barkakana section to traffic.
The construction of the long Chandrapura-Muri-Ranchi-Hatia line started in 1957 and was completed in 1961.

Facilities

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 are present for security. A Railway medical unit providing health facilities is located near Muri Junction.

Platforms

There are three platforms which are interconnected with a foot overbridge.

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, Renukoot,Surat, Guwahati, Patna, Kanpur, Puri, Jammu Tawi, etc.

Nearest airports

The nearest airports to Muri Junction are:
  1. Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi
  2. Gaya Airport, Gaya
  3. Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna
  4. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata