Naihati Junction is a

Kolkata Suburban Railway The Kolkata Suburban Railway (colloquially called Kolkata local trains or simply locals) is a suburban rail, suburban and regional rail system serving the Kolkata metropolitan area and its surroundings in West Bengal, India. Its network has 45 ...

junction station on the Sealdah–Ranaghat line and Naihati–Bandel link. It is located in

North 24 Parganas district North 24 Parganas (abv. 24 PGS (N)) or sometimes North Twenty Four Parganas is a district in southern West Bengal, of eastern India. North 24 Parganas extends in the tropical zone from latitude 22° 11′ 6″ north to 23° 15′ 2″ north and ...

in the Indian state of

West Bengal West Bengal (; Bengali language, Bengali: , , abbr. WB) is a States and union territories of India, state in the East India, eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabi ...

. It serves

Naihati Naihati is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). Naihati Municipality ...

and the surrounding areas.

History

The Calcutta (Sealdah)-Kusthia line of

Eastern Bengal Railway The Eastern Bengal Railway (full name: "Eastern Bengal Railway Company"; shortened EBR) was one of the pioneering railway companies that operated from 1857 to 1942, in the Bengal and Assam provinces of British India (now part of Bangladesh Railw ...

was opened to traffic in 1862. Eastern Bengal Railway worked on the eastern side of the

Hooghly River The Hooghly River (, also spelled ''Hoogli'' or ''Hugli'') is the westernmost distributary of the Ganges, situated in West Bengal, India. It is known in its upper reaches as the Bhagirathi. The Bhagirathi splits off from the main branch of the G ...

, which in those days was unbridged. In 1857, the

(EBR) was constituted to lay the railway tracks along the eastern bank of the

up to

Kushtia Kushtia () is a city located on the banks of the Gorai River in Bangladesh. It serves as the headquarters of Kushtia District and is considered the cultural capital of Bangladesh. The city is known for its Tiler Khaja (sesame sweets), kulf ...

. The Jubilee Bridge linking

Bandel Bandel is a city in the Hooghly district of the Indian state of West Bengal. It was founded by Portuguese Empire, Portuguese settlers and falls under the jurisdiction of Chandernagore Police Commissionerate. It is a part of the area covered by ...

and

was opened on 21 February 1887, so that up country freight traffic could be transported to the

Kolkata port The Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port (SPMP or SMP, Kolkata), formerly the Kolkata Port, is the only riverine major port in India, in the city of Kolkata, West Bengal, around from the sea. It is the oldest operating port in India and was construc ...

. With the opening of the Jubilee Bridge in 1887,

was linked to on the Howrah–Bardhaman main line.

Railway service

Naihati Junction railway station is situated at about 38 km from on the Sealdah–Naihati-Ranaghat line and at about 16 km from . It is a NSG 2 grade high priority junction station. It connect Sealdah Division and Howrah Division via Naihati Bandel Branch line. It is a part of the

system. It is connected to on the Howrah–Bardhaman main line. The journey takes about 20 minutes.Google maps

Station complex

The platform is very much well sheltered. It has many facilities including water and sanitation. There is a proper approach road to this station. Escalators were installed in 2019. 2 Foot over bridges are on service and 1 in under construction

Electrification

The Sealdah–Ranaghat sector was electrified in 1963–65 and the Bandel–Naihati link in 1965–66.

Carriage and wagon depot

The carriage and wagon depot at Naihati handles such work as checking of air and vacuum brakes and repair of sick lines. Bangladesh bound trains are checked and repaired.

Coaching terminal

A new coaching terminal was proposed at Naihati in the rail budget for 2012–13. A museum in honour of

Bankim Chandra Chatterjee Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay (anglicized as Bankim Chandra Chatterjee; 26 or 27 June 1838 – 8 April 1894) was an Indian Bengali novelist, poet, essayist and journalist.Staff writer"Bankim Chandra: The First Prominent Bengali Novelist" ''The ...

has also been proposed.

Multifunctional complex

Indian Railways are planning for a multi-functional complex near Naihati railway station to provide rail users facilities such as shopping, food stalls and restaurants, book stalls, telephone booths, medicine and variety stores.

Sampreeti Bridge

Sampreeti Bridge has replaced the old British-era Jubilee Bridge built in 1887. The new bridge is of in length and is built across the Hooghly river at a cost of Rs. 207 crores.

References

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About Naihati

Trains at Naihati
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