Nabadwip Dham railway station

23°23′53″N 88°21′24″E / 23.397920°N 88.356702°E / 23.397920; 88.356702Elevation16 metres (52 ft)Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated byEastern RailwayLine(s)Bandel–Katwa line. Proposed & planned connection to Krishnanagar via Nabadwip Ghat.Platforms4Tracks2Connections Nabadwip Bus Stand
Nabadwip Ferry GhatConstructionStructure typeStandard (on-ground station)ParkingAvailableBicycle facilitiesYes Other informationStatusFunctioningStation codeNDAE Zone(s) Eastern Railways  Division(s) HowrahHistoryOpened1913Electrified31 March 1996; 28 years ago (1996-03-31)^[1]Previous namesEast Indian Railway CompanyServices

Preceding station	Kolkata Suburban Railway			Following station
Kalinagar towards Howrah Junction		Eastern Line Bandel–Katwa line		Bishnupriya towards Katwa Junction

Route map

v t e Howrah–Barddhaman main line Legend km km Barddhaman–Asansol section Barddhaman Down Yard B.B. loop line Barddhaman–Katwa line Barddhaman Junction 107 00 143 53 Katwa Junction 136 Dainhat Barddhaman Up Yard Barddhaman Diesel Loco shed Gangpur 100 Dainhat–Manteswar –Memari line (planned) Saktigarh 95 B.B. loop line Howrah–Barddhaman chord line Manteswar (planned) Palsit 91 87 Rasulpur Nimo 84 Dainhat–Manteswar –Memari line (planned) 81 Memari Bagila 78 74 Debipur Bainchi 70 67 Bainchigram Simlagarh 65 60 Pundooah Khanyan 55 50 Talandu Howrah–Barddhaman chord line B.B. loop line Dhaniakhali Halt 00 46 Magra (planned) Tarakeswar–Dhaniakhali –Magra line Saraswati river Howrah–Barddhaman chord line 43 Adisaptagram Bandel EMU car shed B.B. loop line Bandel goods yard Bandel Junction 39 Bandel Steam Loco shed Bandel–Naihati branch line Hooghly 37 35 Chuchura Chandannagar 32 30 Mankundu Victoria jute mill siding Bhadreshwar jute mill siding Braithwaite Angus Works siding Angus jute mill siding Bhadreshwar 28 Champdani coal depot siding 30 Bhadreshwar Ghat DVC Khal North Brook jute mill siding Dalhousie jute mill siding Champdani jute mill siding 24 Baidyabati Seoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line 22 Seoraphuli Junction (planned) Shrirampur 19 Shrirampur (planned) Howrah Maidan–Dankuni –Srirampur metro Standard Pharma siding FCI siding Rishra Glass factory siding Grasim Industries factory siding Wellington jute mill siding 16 Rishra Rishra cotton mill siding Berger Paints factory siding Hindustan Motors factory siding 13 Konnagar Titagarh Wagons siding 11 Hind Motor 9 Uttarpara Condemned Coach Dismantling & Cutting Yard Bone mill siding Bally Khal Howrah–Barddhaman chord line Bally jute mill siding 8 Bally Belghoria Expressway Calcutta Chord link line 6 Belur Math Belur Railway Scrap Yard Belur 5 Belur Store Yard 4 Liluah Howrah–Kharagpur line Liluah C & W Workshop Santragachi Locomotive Shed Santragachi Coaching Yard Hindustan Industries & Engineering siding Santragachi–Amta branch line (planned) Howrah–Santragachi –Dhulagarh metro Santragachi Junction 07 10 Santragachi (planned) (planned) Howrah–Santragachi –Dhulagarh metro Liluah Sorting Yard Kona Expressway Ramrajatala 06 Howrah Diesel Loco Shed Dasnagar 04 Tikiapara–Liluah line (Howrah bypass line) Howrah Electric Loco Shed Tikiapara 02 Tikiapara EMU Car Shed Padmapukur Coaching Yard Tikiapara Coaching Yard Padmapukur 08 (planned) Howrah–Santragachi –Dhulagarh metro Howrah EMU Car Shed Guest Keen Williams siding Shalimar 05 Shalimar (planned) Shalimar rail yard CCI siding Shalimar Goods Shed B & R siding Salt Golah Goods Yard (abandoned) (planned) Coal Depot Howrah Maidan–Dankuni –Srirampur metro (planned) (planned) Foreshore Road Jheel Siding Coaching Yard Howrah–Shalimar line (abandoned) Howrah Maidan Burn Standard Company siding  KM Line 2  (u/c) Howrah Goods Shed 0 Howrah Hooghly river East West Metro Tunnel  KM Line 2  (u/c) km km Key Indian Railways broad gauge (1676 mm) Kolkata Metro (KM) standard gauge (1435 mm) in use   out of use, planned, or under construction (u/c)   tunnel

Location

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 Krishnanager 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. The situation is same for Murshidabad - Azimganj Junction 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) long stretch. Work of another massive 900 metres (3,000 ft) long rail bridge on River Bhagirathi has been constructed by 2018. Since then Land hurdle, political warfare & political violence has derailed that project also. Indian Railway & both Howrah railway division & Sealdah railway division of Eastern Railway zone is trying to complete these projects by 2025.

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