Nalhati Junction railway station
NALHATI JUNCTION | ||||||||||||||||
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| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Nalhati, Birbhum district, West Bengal India | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°17′45″N 87°50′20″E / 24.2958°N 87.8388°E | |||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 48 metres (157 ft) | |||||||||||||||
| System | Indian Railways junction station | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Eastern Railway | |||||||||||||||
| Lines | ||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | No parking | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Active | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | NHT | |||||||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Eastern Railway | |||||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Howrah | |||||||||||||||
| Classification | NSG-5 | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1863 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Electrified 28 January 2017 | |||||||||||||||
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Nalhati Junction is a junction station in the Eastern Railways zone, in the Rampurhat-Malda Town section in Nalhati, West Bengal. The station code is NHT.[1]
This station is categorized as NSG-5 and operates within the Howrah Division in Eastern Railway. It has five platforms.[2]
Revenue
| Financial Year | Category | Revenue (INR) | Approximate Value |
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| 2024–25 | Reservation Tickets – PRS | ₹16,167,190 | Nearly ₹1.62 crore |
| 2024–25 | Unreserved Tickets – UTS | ₹32,490,600 | Nearly ₹3.25 crore |
| 2024–25 | Total (PRS + UTS) | ₹48,657,790 | Nearly ₹4.87 crore |
| 2023–24 | Total (PRS + UTS) | ₹40,735,989 | Nearly ₹4.07 crore |
History
The Nalhati Junction 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 have been damaged.
List of Trains that Not Restored Yet
- 13119/20 Sealdah - Anvt Upper India Express (2 Days a week)
- 13133/34 Sealdah - Varanasi Upper India Express (5 Days a week)
- 53043/44 Howrah - Rajgir Fast Passenger (Daily)
- 53417/18 Bardhaman - Malda Town Passenger (Daily)
- 53137/18 Rampurhat - Barharwa Passenger (Daily)
Gallery
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Afternoon shot from newly built foot overbridge when 12041 Up Shatabdi Express was stopped due to signal
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Day shot at Nalhati
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Old foot overbridge at Nalhati
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Evening shot at Nalhati
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Afternoon shot at Nalhati
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Shot of twin WDG4 at Nalhati
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Clicked from FOB
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New foot overbridge
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Nalhati Jn branch platform 1B entrance
| Nalhati Junction | ||||
| Next station west: Chatra |
Indian Railways : Sahibganj loop | Next station east: Swadinpur | ||
| Stop no. | km from start | Platforms 5 | ||
See also
- Azimganj Junction railway station
- Murarai railway station
- Rampurhat Junction railway station
- List of railway stations in India
References
- ^ "Nalhati Jn (NHT) Railway Station: Station Code, Schedule & Train Enquiry - RailYatri". www.railyatri.in. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ^ Ranjeet. "Nalhati Railway Station Map/Atlas ER/Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 8 March 2026.