Kharagpur Railway Junction

Kharagpur is the fourth largest city of West Bengal state. It is served with a major railway junction which belongs to South Eastern Railway Zone. Kharagpur is an industrial city located in Midnapore West district of the state. It is also famous for Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.  Kharagpur Railway Junction platform serves to be the longest platform in the world. A number of trains ass through Kharagpur Railway Junction and connect it many other parts of the country. Kharagpur Jn is just about 125 km away from Kolkata- the capital city of West Bengal.

Midnapore, the headquarters of Midnapore West district, is just about 15 km away from Kharagpur Jn.  Perched on Kangsabati River, Midnapore is historic and religious significant place housing several old temples and other structures.  Jagannath temple situated at Nutan Bazar is an important place of worship in Midnapore. Built in 1851 by the descendents of Ganga Dynasty of Orissa, the temple also holds great historic significance. Habibpur Kali Temple and Sitala Temple are other places of worship in Kharagpur. Shankarpur is another worth visiting place near Midnapore. Famous for its serene and unexploited beach, Shankarpur is an ideal picnic spot away from hustle and bustle of urban life. Digha Beach is another exquisite beach located near Shankarpur.

Gitanjali Exp (Mumbai-Howrah), Coromandel Exp (Chennai Central- Howrah), New Delhi-Puri Exp, Rajdhani Exp (Bhubaneswar-Delhi), Howrah-Mysore Exp, Secunderabad-Howrah Exp and many others trains pass through Kharagpur Railway Junction. National Highway no 6 also connect Kharagpur city to other parts of West Bengal and rest of the country, while Kolkata’s Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport serves to be the closet airbase to it.