Naihati Junction railway station

Naihati Junction is a Kolkata Suburban Railway junction station on the Sealdah-Ranaghat line and Naihati-Bandel link. It is located in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Naihati and the surrounding areas.

Naihati Junction
Kolkata Suburban Railway Junction Station
Naihati Junction railway station
LocationRishi Bankimchandra Road, Natunbazar, Naihati, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22°53′14″N 88°25′03″E
Elevation16 metres (52 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Sealdah–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway
Naihati–Bandel link of Kolkata Suburban Railway
Platforms5
Tracks9
ConnectionsSealdah-Lalgola Passenger, Sealdah-Rampurhat Passenger, Kolkata-Gorakhpur Exp, KOAA-MFP Exp etc.
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingNot available
Bicycle facilitiesNot available
Disabled accessNot available
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeNH
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened1862
Electrified1963-65
Previous namesEastern Bengal Railway
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station
toward Sealdah
Eastern Line
Location
Naihati Junction railway station
Location of Naihati Junction railway station in West Bengal

History

The Calcutta (Sealdah)-Kusthia line of Eastern Bengal Railway was opened to traffic in 1862.[1] Eastern Bengal Railway worked on the eastern side of the Hooghly River, which in those days was unbridged.[2]

In 1857, the Eastern Bengal Railway (EBR) was constituted to lay the railway tracks along the eastern bank of the Hooghly River up to Kushtia. The Jubilee Bridge linking Bandel and Naihati was opened on 21 February 1887, so that up country freight traffic could be transported to the Kolkata port.[3]

With the opening of the Jubilee Bridge in 1887, Naihati was linked to Bandel on the Howrah-Bardhaman main line.[4]

Railway service

Naihati Junction railway station is situated at about 38 km from Sealdah on the Sealdah-Ranaghat Line and at about 16 km from Barrackpore. It is a part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system. It is connected to Bandel on the Howrah-Bardhaman main line. The journey takes about 20 minutes.[5][6]

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.[7]

Electrification

The Sealdah-Ranaghat sector was electrified in 1963-65 and the Bandel-Naihati link in 1965-66.[8]

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.[9]

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 has also been proposed.[10][11]

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.[12]

Sampreeti bridge
Jubilee Bridge
Sampreeti Bridge and Jubilee Bridge

Sampreeti Bridge has replaced the old British-era Jubilee Bridge built in 1887.[13] The new bridge is of 420-metre (1,378 ft) in length and is built across the Hooghly river at a cost of Rs. 207 crores.[14]

References
  1. "IR History: Early days (1832-1865)". IRFCA. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  2. "Eastern Bengal Railway". fibis. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  3. Chaudhuri, Sukanta, The Railway Comes to Calcutta, in Calcutta, the Living City, Vol. I, edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri, p. 239, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-563696-3.
  4. "India's amazing railway bridges". Jubilee Bridge. rediff.com. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  5. "37521 Naihati-Bandel Local". Time Table. indiarailinfo. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  6. Google maps
  7. "NH/Naihati Junction railway station". India Rail Info.
  8. "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  9. "Mechanical (C / W activity)". Eastern Railway, Sealdah Division. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  10. "Coaching Terminal at Naihati and A Museum to be Named After Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  11. "Railway Budget". Equity Bulls. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  12. "Project Information Memorandum: Multifuctional complex at Naihati" (PDF). Ministry of Railways. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  13. "Sampreeti Bridge". Structureae. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  14. "Mamata unveils new plans for North 24 Parganas". The Times of India, 9 November 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
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