Radhikapur railway station


Radhikapur railway station serves Radhikapur in the Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India. It is an active rail transit system on the Bangladesh–India border. It is an India–Bangladesh land border checkpoint and has a land customs station for movement of goods. Both Indian and Bangladesh governments have been trying to increase connectivity through Radhikapur.

History

Assam Behar State Railway extended the metre-gauge railway from Parbatipur, now in Bangladesh, to Katihar in 1889.
In 1948–50, as a part of the Assam Rail Link project, the Fakiragram–Kishanganj sector was connected to the North Eastern Railway network at Barsoi. The railway lines in the area started being converted to broad gauge from the early 1960s. The Barsoi–Radhikapur sector was converted to broad gauge in 2006.
Recorded trade volume in FY 2018-19 was INR 21 crores.
Freight train services resumed in Feb, 2025 after several months of disruption since 2024.

Amenities

Radhikapur railway station has the following amenities:

Platforms

There are a total of 2 platforms and 3 tracks. The platforms are connected by foot overbridge.

Services

The following Train services are available from this station:
Train No.Train NameOrigin & DestinationTime of Departure Time of Arrival Running Days
55707/08,
55727/28,
55729/30		Radhikapur-Katihar PassengerRadhikapur-Katihar4.45 AM,
10.10 AM,
6.10 PM		10.20 PM,
9.30 AM,
5.25 PM		Daily
13053/54Kulik ExpressRadhikapur-Howrah5.45 AM6.45 PMDaily
75707/08Radhikapur-Siliguri DEMURadhikapur-Siliguri6.30 AM11.00 PMDaily
14011/12Radhikapur–Anand Vihar Terminal ExpressRadhikapur-Anand Vihar Terminal 11.00 AM7.10 AMT
75751/52Radhikapur-Telta DEMURadhikapur-Telta2.05 PM1.45 PMDaily
75705/06Radhikapur-Siliguri DEMU Intercity ExpressRadhikapur-Siliguri5.30 PM10.50 AMDaily
13145/46Radhikapur-Kolkata ExpressRadhikapur-Kolkata9.00 PM6.25 AMDaily