Nalhati Junction railway station is a junction station in Nalhati in the Indian state of West Bengal.

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Nalhati Junction নলহাটি জংশন
Indian Railways station Junction
General information
Location	Nalhati, Birbhum district, West Bengal India
Coordinates	24.2958°N 87.8388°E / 24.2958; 87.8388
Elevation	48 metres (157 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Nalhati–Azimganj branch line Sahibganj loop
Platforms	5
Tracks	8
Construction
Structure type	At Ground
Parking	No parking
Other information
Status	Functional
Station code	NHT
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Howrah Division
History
Opened	1863
Electrified	Electrified 28 January 2017
Location
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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.

Platforms

Nalhati Junction station has 5 platforms having capacity of 14 coach+1 engine among them two 1A and 1B platform for branch line. It is a standard on ground structure with roof. Platform number 3 and 2 for up & down main line respectively and 1 for down loop line.

New construction

Two new constructions were made recently at Nalhati Junction station: platform 1B and a long footbridge. Platform 1B situated near the station which serves all the trains coming from Azimganj towards Rampurhat. The footbridge connects platforms 3, 2, 1 and 1A with the booking office.

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

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