Rampurhat-Malda Town Section


The Rampurhat-Malda Town section is a railway line connecting Rampurhat and Malda Town. This 123 kilometres track is part of the Howrah-New Jalpaiguri Main Line and Sahibganj Loop. It is under the jurisdiction of Eastern Railway.A large number of express and superfast trains, along with a huge volume of freight traffic, operate on this route every day.

History

In the early 1960s, when Farakka Barrage was being constructed, a radical change was made in the railway system north of the Ganges. Indian Railways created a new broad-gauge rail link from Kolkata.
The 2,240 m long Farakka Barrage carries a rail-cum-road bridge across the Ganges. The rail bridge was opened in 1971.The electrification of Rampurhat-Malda Town section was completed in 2016.

Track

For the 30 km Rampurhat-Murarai 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.
For the 41 km Murarai–Gumani section, a feasibility study for converting the double line into a triple line has been completed and the project is under development. The target for completion is the year 2027-28.

Speed Limit

The maximum permissible speed of Rampurhat-Malda Town is 110 km/h and will be upgraded to 130 km/h under FY 2025-26.To upgrade from 110kmph to 130kmph from Rampurhat to Gumani, 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

Swadinpur, Nalhati, Chatra, Murarai, Banshlai Bridge, Rajgram, Nagarnabi, Pakur, Tilbhita, Kotalpukur, Gumani, Bonidanga, Bindubashini, Tildanga, New Farakka, Chamagram, Khaltipur, Jamirghata, Gour Malda.

Branch Routes

  1. Rampurhat-Dumka
  2. Nalhati-Azimganj
  3. Bonidanga-Barharwa
  4. New Farakka-Jangipur Road

Trains

Premium Trains

12041/42 Howrah-NJP Shatabdi Express22301/02 Howrah-NJP Vande Bharat Express

Long Distance Superfast Trains