Muri Junction railway station

Muri Junction, station code MURI, is the railway station serving the remote town of Muri 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 Railways.

History
The Purulia–Ranchi line was opened as a narrow-gauge railway of BNR in 1907.

In 1927, Bengal Nagpur Railway opened the 116 km Chandil–Barkakana section to traffic.

The construction of the 143 km-long Chandrapura–Muri–Ranchi–Hatia line started in 1957 and was completed in 1961.

Further extension
The railways have proposed a Silli–Iloo line bypassing Muri after construction of which trains from Ranchi can run to Tatanagar and Howrah without locomotive reversal at Muri, thus avoiding a delay of more than 30 minutes for an engine change at Muri.

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 a foot overbridge (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. Muri is connected to major cities of India- Kolkata, New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Dhanbad, Renukoot, Surat, Guwahati, Patna, Kanpur, Puri, Jammu Tawi, etc.

Nearest airports
The nearest airports to Muri Junction are:


 * 1) Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi 63 km
 * 2) Gaya Airport, Gaya 200 km
 * 3) Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 289 km
 * 4) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata 308 km