Nabadwip Dham railway station

Nabadwip Dham
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Nabadwip Dham station
General information
Location	Station Road, Nabadwip, West Bengal India
Coordinates	23.397920°N 88.356702°E / 23.397920; 88.356702
Elevation	16 metres (52 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Bandel–Katwa line. Proposed & planned connection to Krishnanagar via Nabadwip Ghat.
Platforms	4
Tracks	2
Connections	Nabadwip Bus Stand Nabadwip Ferry Ghat
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	NDAE
Zone(s)	Eastern Railways
Division(s)	Howrah
History
Opened	1913
Electrified	31 March 1996; 28 years ago (1996-03-31)[1]
Previous names	East Indian Railway Company
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station Kalinagar towards Howrah Junction Eastern Line Bandel–Katwa line Bishnupriya towards Katwa Junction
Route map km Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop Bardhaman–Asansol section Bardhaman–Katwa line 67 Bardhaman 104 Katwa 97 Dainhat planned connection to Memari via Manteswar Manteswar 42 Memari Howrah–Bardhaman main line 94 Sahebtala 91 Agradwip 87 Patuli 82 Belerhat 79 Lakshmipur 76 Mertala Phaleya Halt 73 Purbasthali 70 Bhandartikuri 67 Bishnupriya 65 Nabadwip Dham planned connection to Nabadwip Ghat 61 Kalinagar 57 Samudragarh 54 Nandaigram 51 Dhatrigram 46 Baghnapara 42 Ambika Kalna 35 Guptipara 33 Behula 28 Somra Bazar 25 Balagarh 22 Jirat 17 Khamargachi 14 Dumurdaha 11 Kuntighat 8 Tribeni Bandel Thermal Power Station Howrah–Bardhaman main line 7 Mogra 5 Islampara Halt 4 Bans Beria 3 Adisaptagram 0 Bandel Junction Sealdah-Ranaghat line Howrah–Bardhaman main line km This diagram: view talk edit
Location Nabadwip Dham Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Nabadwip Dham Location in India Show map of India

Nabadwip Dham railway station is a railway station on Bandel–Katwa line connecting from Bandel to Katwa, and under the jurisdiction of Howrah railway division of Eastern Railway zone.[2] This is the main railway station of Nabadwip town of Nadia district in the state of West Bengal. It is situated beside State Highway 8, connecting Nabadwip and Krishnanagar through Gouranga Bridge. It serves Nabadwip and the surrounding areas. Almost all EMU and Passenger trains stop at Nabadwip railway station.[3] The distance between Howrah and Nabadwip railway station is approximately 105 km.[4] It has 16th longest railway platform in world 720 m (2,362 ft).

History

In 1913, the Hooghly–Katwa Railway constructed a line from Bandel to Katwa.[5] This line was electrified in 1996 with 25 kV overhead line.[1] A project involves doubling the line of length 22 km between Nabadwip Dham-Patuli DL Railway Line was under construction. 170 Crore has been sanctioned by the Government of India.[6] It has 16th longest railway platform in world 720 m (2,362 ft).

Railway Connection to Krishnanagar City Junction

During 2009/10 Railway Budget, the then Railway Minister announced Gauge conversion of Shantipur - Krishnanagar - Nabadwip Ghat section from Narrow Gauge to Broad Gauge. The 27.5 kilometres (17.1 mi) long line is slated to be extended further 9.6 kilometres (6.0 mi) to connect Nabadwip Dham. As of today Shantipur - Krishnanagar - Amghata stretch of 24.7 kilometres (15.3 mi) has been converted to Broad Gauge. A massive 992.25 metres (3,255.4 ft) long bridge on River Bhagirathi has been constructed by 2018. But since then, Land hurdle, political warfare & political violence has derailed the project. This project once completed will lessen load on Naihati Junction - Bandel Junction via Sampreeti Bridge & will open another route to Darjeeling via Nabadwip Dham - Katwa Junction - Azimganj Junction.Indian Railway & both Howrah railway division & Sealdah railway division of Eastern Railway zone is trying to complete these projects by 2030.

References

1. "[IRFCA] Electrification History from CORE". irfca.org. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
2. "Nabadwip Dham Railway Station Forum/Discussion - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
3. "Nabadwip Dham Railway Station (NDAE) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
4. "NABADWIPDHAM to HOWRAH JN Trains, Time Table, Distance Between & Travel Time | NDAE HWH Trains". www.trainspnrstatus.com. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
5. "HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE – THE FIRST JOURNEY". indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
6. "Nabadwip Dham-Patuli DL Railway Line". Retrieved 26 February 2018.