Rampurhat Junction railway station

Rampurhat Junction railway station is one of the busiest railway stations of Eastern Railway zone and it is the largest and busiest railway station of Birbhum district of West Bengal. It is a "NSG-3" category station. The station is under Howrah railway division is the 3rd busiest station in this division after Howrah and Burdwan railway station. It is 207 kilometres (shortest route) away from Howrah Junction. This station is famous for its connectivity with the neighbouring districts and states and also for the Hindu pilgrims visiting to Tarapith Maa Tara Temple which is just 9 km away from the station. Station code RPH, it is the railway station serving the city of Rampurhat. Rampurhat station is connected to Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, Vishakhapatnam, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kanyakumari, Bengaluru, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Mumbai, Surat, Delhi, Dhanbad, Gaya, Ranchi, Asansol, Jamalpur, Bhagalpur, Siliguri, Guwahati, Dibrugarh, Silchar, Agartala and almost every part of India. More than 100 express and passengers trains including 22 originating trains pass through the Rampurhat station everyday. This station has also a Marshalling Yard for Goods Trains and carshed for passenger rakes and engines.

Rampurhat Junction

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Indian Railways station
Rampurhat station – front view
General information
LocationRampurhat, Birbhum District, West Bengal
India
Coordinates24°10′45″N 87°46′55″E
Elevation37 metres (121 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line, Sahibganj loop
Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line
Platforms6 (1A,1,2,3,4,5) 6,7 (under construction)
Tracks13
Construction
Structure typeAt ground
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctional
Station codeRPH
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Howrah
History
ElectrifiedYes
Location
Rampurhat Junction
Location in West Bengal
Rampurhat Junction
Location in India
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