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Nimtita railway station
Express train, Passenger train station
General information
LocationDafahat, Nimtita, Murshidabad district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates24°22′23″N 88°01′39″E / 24.3731°N 88.0275°E / 24.3731; 88.0275
Elevation28 m (92 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway zone
Line(s)Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop Line
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeNILE
Zone(s) Eastern Railway zone
Division(s) Malda
History
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesEast Indian Railway Company
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
Template:Indian Railways lines

Nimtita railway station is a railway station on the Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop of Malda railway division of Eastern Railway zone. It is situated at Dafahat, Nimtita of Aurangabad town in the Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1]

History

In 1913, the Hooghly–Katwa Railway constructed a 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)-wide broad gauge line from Bandel to Katwa, and the Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa Railway constructed the 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)-wide broad gauge Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop.[2][3] With the construction of the Farakka Barrage and opening of the railway bridge in 1971, the railway communication picture of this line were completely changed. Total 26 trains including passenger and express trains stop at Nimtita railway station.[4]

References

  1. ^ "NIMTITA (NILE) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  2. ^ Saxena, R. P. "Indian Railway History timeline". Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  3. ^ "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". Rail India. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Departures from NILE/Nimtita". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 25 November 2019.