Nabadwip Dham | |||||||||||
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 Nabadwip Dham station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Station Road,Nabadwip,West Bengal India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°23′53″N88°21′24″E / 23.397920°N 88.356702°E /23.397920; 88.356702 | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 16 metres (52 ft) | ||||||||||
| System |  Kolkata Suburban Railway station | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 4 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  Nabadwip Bus Stand Nabadwip Ferry Ghat | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | NDAE | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Howrah | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1913 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 31 March 1996; 29 years ago (1996-03-31)[1] | ||||||||||
| Previous names | East Indian Railway Company | ||||||||||
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Nabadwip Dham railway station is a railway station onBandel–Katwa line connecting fromBandel toKatwa, and under the jurisdiction ofHowrah railway division ofEastern Railway zone.[2] This is the main railway station ofNabadwip town ofNadia district in the state ofWest Bengal. It is situated besideState Highway 8, connectingNabadwip andKrishnanagar throughGouranga Bridge. It serves Nabadwip and the surrounding areas. Almost allEMU and Passenger trains stop at Nabadwip railway station.[3] The distance betweenHowrah and Nabadwip railway station is approximately 105 km.[4] It has 16th longest railway platform in world 720 m (2,362 ft).
In 1913, the Hooghly–Katwa Railway constructed a line fromBandel toKatwa.[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).
During 2009/10 Railway Budget, the then Railway Minister announced Gauge conversion ofShantipur -Krishnanagar -Nabadwip Ghat section fromNarrow Gauge toBroad Gauge. The 27.5 kilometres (17.1 mi) long line is slated to be extended further 9.6 kilometres (6.0 mi) to connectNabadwip Dham. As of todayShantipur -Krishnanagar - Amghata stretch of 24.7 kilometres (15.3 mi) has been converted toBroad 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 viaSampreeti Bridge & will open another route to Darjeeling viaNabadwip Dham -Katwa Junction -Azimganj Junction.Indian Railway & bothHowrah railway division &Sealdah railway division ofEastern Railway zone is trying to complete these projects by 2030.
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