Nabadwip Dham railway station

Nabadwip Dham railway station is a railway station on Bandel–Katwa line connecting from Bandel to Katwa, and under the jurisdiction of Howrah railway division of Eastern Railway zone. This is the main railway station of Nabadwip town of Nadia district in the state of West Bengal. It is situated beside State Highway 8, connecting Nabadwip and Krishnanagar through Gouranga Bridge. It serves Nabadwip and the surrounding areas. Almost all EMU and Passenger trains stop at Nabadwip railway station. The distance between Howrah and Nabadwip railway station is approximately 105 km. It has 16th longest railway platform in world 720 m (2,362 ft).

History
In 1913, the Hooghly–Katwa Railway constructed a line from Bandel to Katwa. This line was electrified in 1996 with 25 kV overhead line. 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. It has 16th longest railway platform in world 720 m (2,362 ft).

Railway Connection to Krishnanagar City Junction
During 2009/10 Railway Budget, the then Railway Minister announced Gauge conversion of Shantipur - Krishnanagar - Nabadwip Ghat section from Narrow Gauge to Broad Gauge. The 27.5 km long line is slated to be extended further 9.6 km to connect Nabadwip Dham. As of today Shantipur - Krishnanagar - Amghata stretch of 24.7 km has been converted to Broad Gauge. A massive 992.25 m 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 via Sampreeti Bridge & will open another route to Darjeeling via Nabadwip Dham - Katwa Junction - Azimganj Junction.Indian Railway & both Howrah railway division & Sealdah railway division of Eastern Railway zone is trying to complete these projects by 2025.