Archive · 16 Dec 2025
Pursura MLA seeks railway connectivity to Rammohan Roy’s birthplace
A local leader named Biman Ghosh met the railway minister in New Delhi.
He asked for a train line to a place called Radhanagar, which is the birthplace of a famous person named Raja Rammohan Roy.
People want this because many visitors come to learn about Roy.
The minister said they are checking if they can build a train stop at Jangalpara and are looking into the train line to Radhanagar.
This has been a request for a long time, and people are hopeful it will happen soon.
Pursura MLA Biman Ghosh met railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to demand railway connectivity to Radhanagar, the birthplace of Raja Rammohan Roy.
The demand includes establishing a halt station at Jangalpara on the Rasulpur-Jangalpara route.
Residents and historians have long sought railway access to Radhanagar due to its historical significance.
The railway authorities confirmed that the survey for the Jangalpara halt station is complete, and the survey for connectivity to Radhanagar is ongoing.
The meeting was described as fruitful, with assurances from the railway minister.
- Who
- Pursura MLA Biman Ghosh and railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
- What
- Demand for railway connectivity to Radhanagar and a halt station at Jangalpara
- When
- Recently (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- New Delhi (meeting), Radhanagar, Khanakul (location of demand)
- Why
- To improve access to the birthplace of Raja Rammohan Roy and facilitate visitors
- MLA
- Biman Ghosh
- Railway Minister
- Ashwini Vaishnaw
- Location
- Radhanagar, Khanakul
- Historical Figure
- Raja Rammohan Roy
- Halt Station
- Jangalpara