Bardhaman-Rampurhat Section


The Barddhaman–Rampurhat section is a railway line connecting Bardhaman and Rampurhat. This 112 kilometres track is part of the Howrah-New Jalpaiguri Main Line and Sahibganj Loop. It is under the jurisdiction of Howrah Division of Eastern Railway.A large number of local, express and superfast trains, along with a huge volume of freight traffic, operate on this route every day.

History

The Khana-Rampurhat section was complete in October 1859, crossing Ajay River on the way. The first train ran from Howrah to Rampurhat via Khana on 4 July 1860. Electrification of the Khana–Rampurhat section was announced in the rail budget for 2010–11. The electrification of Khana–Sainthia–Rampurhat section was completed in 2016. The first electric train service started from 29 September 2016 through running of Sahid Superfast Express by Electric Locomotive.

Track

For the 71 km Khana–Sainthia section, the final location survey along with the DPR for converting the double line into a triple line has been sanctioned and finalized. The project is targeted for completion by the year 2028.
For the 28 km Sainthia–Rampurhat section, the final location survey for upgrading the existing triple line to a quadruple line has been sanctioned and finalized. The project is targeted for completion by the year 2028

Speed Limit

The maximum permissible speed of Khana-Rampurhat is 110 km/h and will be upgraded to 130 km/h under FY 2025-26.To upgrade from 110kmph to 130kmph, several track renewal works are under progress. Among them, 28% works have already been completed.53% of works are under construction and physical progress of these works is 51% on average. Further, 19% works are yet to be started.

Stations

Talit,Khana,Jhapter Dhal,Banpas,Noadar Dhal,Guskara,Pichkurir Dhal,Bhedia,Bolpur,Prantik,Kopai,Ahmadpur,Bataspur,Sainthia,Gadhadharpur,Mallarpur,Tarapith Road.

Branch Route

  1. Khana-Asansol
  2. Ahmadpur-Katwa
  3. Sainthia-Andal
  4. Rampurhat-Jasidih

Trains

Premium Train

Long Distance Train

MEMU Train

  • 63581/82,63583/84,63011/12,63068/69 : Rampurhat-Bardhaman MEMU