Nalhati Railway Station

Nalhati Junction
Indian Railway Station
Junction
Location Nalhati, Birbhum district, West Bengal
 India
Coordinates 24°17'34"N 87°50'17"E
Elevation 48 m
Owned by Indian Railway
Operated by Eastern Railway
Line(s) Nalhati-Azimganj Branch Line Sahibganj Loop
Platforms 5
Tracks 8
Construction
Structure type At Ground
Other information
Status Functional
Station code NHT
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Howrah Division
History
Opened 1892
Electrified Work in progress

Nalhati Railway Station is a junction station in Nalhati in the Indian state of West Bengal.

History

Nalhati Railway Station building was built in 1892 as a part of private railway line (Nalhati-Azimganj). The structure of the station was made of bricks and mortar and its roof was made of wooden beams, purlins and tiles which has been damaged.According to the trantrik legend the Nali or neck of sati had fallen at this place and as a result of which the name of the place came to be known as Nalhati. There is also a saying that Lalat or forehead of Sati fell at the place the Lalat later due to twist of tongue became Nalhati. It is one of the 51 Shakti peetha.

Platforms

Nalhati Jn station has 5 platforms having capacity of 14 coach+1 engine among them two 1A and 1B platform for branch line. It is a standard on ground structure with roof. Platform number 3 and 2 for up & down main line respectively and 1 for down loop line.

New Construction

New Foot over bridge

Two new construction were made recently at Nalhati Junction station they are platform 1B and a long foot over bridge.

Platform 1B situated near the station which serve all the trains coming from Azimganj towards Rampurhat.The foot over bridge is long enough and it connects platform 3,2,1 and 1A with booking office.

Nalhati Jn Branch Platform 1B Entrance

Trains at Nalhati Station

These are the Trains have stoppage at Nalhati station. Total 46 trains. Information taken from Time table September 2014.

Nalhati Junction
Next station west:
Chatra Station		 Indian Railways : Sahibganj Loop Next station east:
Swadinpur Station
Stop No: ' KM from start: ' Platforms: 5

References

Eastern Railway
South Eastern Railway
North East Frontier Railway
See also
  • Kolkata Suburban Railway stations
  • Kolkata Metro
Railways in India
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