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: Computerized reservation system Waiting room Retiring room
Platforms There are a total of 2 platforms and 3 tracks. The platforms are connected by foot overbridge.
Station layout GStreet levelExit/Entrance & ticket counterP1FOB, Side platform, No-1 doors will open on the left/rightTrack 1 Track 2 Track 3 FOB, Side platform, No- 2 doors will open on the left/right
Track layout
Services
The following Train services are available from this station:
Train No. Train Name Origin & Destination Time of Departure (IST) Time of Arrival (IST) Running Days 55707/08,55727/28, 55729/30 Radhikapur-Katihar Passenger Radhikapur-Katihar 4.45 AM,10.10 AM,6.10 PM 10.20 PM,9.30 AM,5.25 PM Daily 13053/54 Kulik Express Radhikapur-Howrah 5.45 AM 6.45 PM Daily 75707/08 Radhikapur-Siliguri DEMU Radhikapur-Siliguri 6.30 AM 11.00 PM Daily 14011/12 Radhikapur–Anand Vihar Terminal Express Radhikapur-Anand Vihar Terminal (Delhi) 11.00 AM 7.10 AM T 75751/52 Radhikapur-Telta DEMU Radhikapur-Telta 2.05 PM 1.45 PM Daily 75705/06 Radhikapur-Siliguri DEMU Intercity Express Radhikapur-Siliguri 5.30 PM 10.50 AM Daily 13145/46 Radhikapur-Kolkata Express Radhikapur-Kolkata 9.00 PM 6.25 AM Daily
References
External links Trains at Radhikapur