Midnapore - Midnapore

A number of prehistoric sites of great interest are being excavated throughout the West Midnapore district. In ancient times the region seems to be highly influenced by Jainism and Buddhism. Coins issued by Samudragupta have been found in the near vicinity of the town. The kingdom of Shashanka and Harshavardhana also included part of undivided Midnapore in their kingdom. However, the most significant archaeological site in the region is the bustling port of Tamralipta near present-day Tamluk, a site noted in the travelogues of Faxian and Xuanzang. Later Chaitanya passed through the area on his way from Puri to Varanasi as documented in the Chaitanya Charitamrita. After the fall of last independent Hindu dynasty of Kalinga-Utkala, Gajapati Mukunda Deva in the 16th century, this region came under one of the five Sarkars of Mughalbandi Odisha i.e. Jaleswar Sarkar which was ruled by the Subehdar of Odisha. The north boundary of Jalshwar was Tamluk and south was Soro and Dhalbhumgarh in the west to the Bay of Bengal in the east. Bahadur Khan was the ruler of Jaleshwar Sarkar or Hijli (including Midnapore) during the time of Shah Jehan. He was defeated by Shah Shuja, the second son of Shah Jehan, then the subshdar of Bengal. During the era of the Muslim rulers of Bengal nawab, Alivardi Khan's general Mir Jafar fought successfully against Mir Habib's lieutenant Sayyid Nur near Midnapore town in 1746. This was part of his campaign to regain Odisha and thwart the Maratha attacks on Bengal. Mir Habib came up from Balasore and was joined by the Marathas, but Mir Jafar fled to Burdwan, leaving Mir Habib to retake Midnapore with ease. Alivardi defeated Janoji Bhosle, a Maratha chieftain, in a severely contested battle near Burdwan in 1747 and Janoji fled to Midnapore. The Marathas held on to Odisha including Midnapore until 1749 when it was reconquered by Alivardi. The Marathas continued to raid Midnapore, which proved disastrous for the residents. In 1756, Alivardi died and his successor was Siraj-ud-daulah. On 20 June 1757, he was betrayed by Mir Jafar to the East India Company under the command of Lord Robert Clive at Plassey. This consolidated the company's hold on Bengal and Odisha (along with Midnapore). The district of Midnapore which included Dhalbhum or Ghatshila, now in Singhbhum, Jharkhand was annexed in 1760 along with Burdwan and Chittagong both handed over to the East India Company by Mir Qasim. The last free king of Dhalbhum was imprisoned in Midnapore town. Some of the Malla kings of Mallabhum in the Bankura district held land in northern Midnapore district, while the Raj rules of Narajole, Jhargram, Lalgarh, Jamboni, and Chandrakona held sway in their local areas. The Raj rulers in Rajasthan would pay homage to Jagannath but carves out their own territories under the supremacy of the Hindu empires of Odisha. Midnapore is notable for its contribution in the history of Indian freedom movement since it has produced many martyrs. During the British Raj, the city became a centre of revolutionary activities, such as the Santal Revolt (1766–1767) and the Chuar rebellion (1799). The Zilla School, now known as Midnapore Collegiate School was the birthplace of many extremist activities. Teachers like Hemchandra Kanungo inspired and guided the pupils to participate in the Indian Freedom Movement. Three British District Magistrates were assassinated in succession by the revolutionaries Bimal Dasgupta, Jyothi Jibon Ghosh, Pradyot Kumar Bhattacharya, Prabhakangsu Pal, Mrigan Dutta, Anath Bandhu Panja, Ramkrishna Roy, Braja Kishor Chakraborty, Nirmal Jibon Ghosh. Khudiram Bose and Satyendranath Basu were some of the young men that laid down their lives for the freedom of India. Kazi Nazrul Islam attended political meetings in Midnapore in the 1920s. Raja Narendra Lal Khan, ruler of Narajole, who donated his palace for Midnapore's first college for women, had been implicated, (although it turned out to be false) for planting a bomb. Khudiram Bose was born in the Habibpur in 1889 and studied at Midnapore.

This is a busy station . It is clear and well maintained . There are total 4 platforms . The station is neat and clean and RPF are always available here to help the passengers .

Very very good city.We love this city from bottom of our hearts.All facilities are here.Many offices are there.Many schools are there. It has become a study city.There are an appropriate environment for study, career establish.All religion are united in any celebration or occasion...so it has become miloner sohor. I just share overall review,but it couldn't possible to describe ' Midnapore' by some few sentences.❤️❤️❤️

This place connected to everywhere by Rail & Bus Routes. Residential & market place. Wholesale sale & retail market. Bara Bazaar, School Bazar. All kinds of goods available. All bank & ATM. Available . Bus stand and Railway Station. Kharagpur station 5km. Jagannath Temple, Kali temple. Arabinda Park. Police line Park, khudiram Park District Hospital & many more nursing homes. Midnapore collage, Nursing college, Medical College. Midnapore ITI at Rangamati.

Midnapore station... unreserved ticket counters are usually busy and witness long queues.

Historical, Clean & Safe Railway Station. Midnapore railway station is an important railway station on Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line in Kharagpur railway division of South Eastern Railway zone. It is situated at Midnapore of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Total 66 trains including express and passengers stop at Midnapore railway station.In 1901, the Kharagpur–Midnapur Branch line was opened. Midnapore Railway station is in Paschim Medinipur district making it an important railway station in the Indian state of West Bengal. The station code name of Midnapore is ‘MDN’. As part of one of the busiest and populated Indian states, West Bengal, the Midnapore railway station is known amongst the top hundred train ticket booking and train traveling stations of the Indian Railway. The total number of trains that pass through Midnapore (MDN) junction is 106.Midnapore Railway station is situated in Medinipur, West Bengal. Station code of Midnapore is MDN. Here are some trains that are passing through Midnapore railway station like Yprkyq Ac Exp, Kyq Ypr Ac Exp, Nandan Kanan Exp, Nandan Kanan Ex, Hwh Prr Exp, Prr Hwh Exp, Rupasi bangla Exp, and many more. The station code for Midnapore Railway Station is 'MDN'. Being the largest railway network in the world, Indian Railways announced station code names to all train routes giving railways its language. The Station is busy little time for traveller . They go to howrah for office. If you want go kolkata then you have to travel by local train from Midnapore Railway station.

It is also known as Medinipore railway station. EMU, MEMU & Express trains halting at this station. Clean & well managed railway station. It has 4 platforms. I captured this picture from my train Bokaro Steel City - Howrah express at 3:30 am.

There are 4 platforms in this station with all modern facilities. Train time table is attached with this review from this station. Usually PF No 1 is for Down Train ( towards Howrah ) and PF No. 2 is for Up Trains. Platform No. 4 is for Local Trains.