Parking Available Status Functional Elevation 257 m Platforms in use 3 | Bicycle facilities No Station code MURI Opened 1907 | |
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Location Muri, Ranchi, Ranchi district, Jharkhand
India Line(s) Gomoh-Muri branch line
Tatanagar-Barkakana branch line
Muri-Ranchi line Address Muri, Ranchi, Jharkhand 835101 Similar Bokaro Steel City railway st, Ranchi Junction railway st, Chandrapura railway station, Jhalda railway station, Hatia 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.
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History
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.
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 (GRP) 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 foot over bridge (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.
Nearest airports
The nearest airports to Muri Junction are:
- Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi 63 kilometres (39 mi)
- Gaya Airport, Gaya 200 kilometres (120 mi)
- Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 289 kilometres (180 mi)
- Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata 308 kilometres (191 mi)