Malda Town railway station

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 Malda in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is one of the largest as well as busiest railway stations of North Bengal. One of the first two Amrit Bharat Express originating from this station towards SMVT Bengaluru station was flagged off on 30 December 2023. It is 89th number railway station out of top 100 railway station of India in terms of revenue.^[1][2]

Malda Town মালদা টাউন
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury Sarani, English Bazar, Malda district, West Bengal  India
Coordinates	25°00′58″N 88°07′49″E
Elevation	30 metres (98 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line
Platforms	7
Tracks	26
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	MLDT
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Malda
History
Opened	1959; 66 years ago (1959)
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Gour Malda towards Howrah Junction Eastern Railway zone Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line Old Malda Junction towards New Jalpaiguri Junction
Location Malda Town Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Malda Town Location in India Show map of India Interactive map

History

Malda Town railway station at night

Station name plate

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.^[3]

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.^[4][5]

Busy station

Malda Town railway station is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railways.^[6] 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

Malda railway division is one of the four railway divisions under the Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. This railway division was formed in 1984 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^[7]

Diesel Loco Shed, Malda Town

Malda Diesel Shed was established in 1984.^[8]

SN	Locomotives	HP	Quantity
1.	WDM-3D	3300	15
2.	WAG-9	6120	83
Total Locomotives Active as of January 2025			98

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 overbridges. Escalators are installed at each of the platforms. There are twenty-five lines of which 7 are along platforms are rest are loops.

Upgradation

Currently the station is upgrading under Amrit Bharat Station scheme.

Tourism

The ruins of the historic cities of Gour & Pandua are approachable from Malda Town railway station.