Rampurhat Junction railway station is 7th busiest railway stations of Eastern Railway zone and it is the largest and busiest railway station of Birbhum district of West Bengal. It is a NSG-3 Category and Class A station. The station is under Howrah railway division is the 3rd busiest station in this division. It is 207 kilometres (shortest route) away from . This station is famous for serving RampurhatOfficial website of the Birbhum district city and providing vital connectivity to surrounding districts and states.It is also the main gateway for the Religion Pilgrims visiting to Tarapith Maa Tara Temple. Rampurhat Junction welcomes a steady stream of thousands of pilgrims daily to visit Tarapith Temple. From the far corners of West Bengal to distant regions across India, devotees undertake this sacred journey to seek divine blessings and experience the spiritual aura of the holy shrine. Rampurhat station is connected to almost every part of India. More than 150 express and passengers trains including 19 originating & terminating trains pass through the Rampurhat station every day.
Rankings of Rampurhat Junction as per Revenue PlaceRankBirbhum District1stSahibganj loop2nd (After )Howrah Division3rd (After & Burdwan)Eastern Railway7th(+1)West Bengal13th(+2)Indiaunder 120th(+18)
Revenue + Revenue for financial year 2025–26 Category Revenue (INR) Approximate value Reservation tickets – PRS ₹32,09,80,287 Nearly ₹32 crore Unreserved tickets – UTS ₹26,73,07,827 - Total ₹58,82,88,114 Nearly ₹59 crore
+ Revenue for financial year 2024–25 Category Revenue (INR) Approximate value Reservation tickets – PRS ₹30,55,14,892 Nearly ₹31 crore Unreserved tickets – UTS ₹20,21,90,850 Nearly ₹20 crore Total ₹50,77,05,742 Nearly ₹51 crore
Platforms Rampurhat Junction is equipped with six operational platforms — 1A, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 – which handle a significant volume of passenger and freight traffic. Among all the platforms, PF1 is the longest, measuring approximately 652 meters and PF1A is the shortest, measuring approximately 306 meters. The length of PF2 & 3 is 606 meters and of PF4 & 5 is 575 meters.
Plans are presently under consideration for the development and commissioning of Platforms 6 and 7, with the proposed expansion aimed at substantially augmenting the station's passenger-handling capacity, improving operational flexibility, and enhancing the overall efficiency of train movements and station management.
Trains + Train statistics at Rampurhat Junction Train type with operation NumberHalting of Mail/Express, Superfast, Passenger, MEMU 120Originating of Mail/Express, Superfast, Passenger, MEMU 19Terminating of Mail/Express, Superfast, Passenger, MEMU 19 Total trains 158
*All trains that pass through Rampurhat have a scheduled halt at Rampurhat Junction (Except: 12343/44 Darjeeling Mail, 22301/02 Howrah–New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express.) +Halting trainsTrain no.Train nameFrequencyTypeLine used22309/22310Howrah–Jamalpur Vande Bharat Express6 days a weekVande BharatRampurhat––12041/12042Howrah–New Jalpaiguri Shatabdi Express6 days a weekShatabdi ExpressHowrah–New Jalpaiguri line12503/12504Agartala-SMVT Bengaluru Humsafar ExpressBiweeklyHumsafar Express–Rampurhat–Barddhaman16597/16598SMVT Bengaluru–Alipurduar Amrit Bharat ExpressWeeklyAmrit Bharat Express–Rampurhat–Barddhaman15673/15674Kamakhya–Charlapalli Amrit Bharat ExpressWeeklyAmrit Bharat–Rampurhat–Bardhaman20603/20604New Jalpaiguri–Nagarcoil Amrit Bharat ExpressWeeklyAmrit Bharat–Rampurhat–Bardhaman20609/20610New Jalpaiguri–Tiruchirappalli Amrit Bharat ExpressWeeklyAmrit Bharat–Rampurhat–Bardhaman13433/13434Malda Town–SMVT Bengaluru Amrit Bharat ExpressWeeklyAmrit Bharat–Rampurhat–Bardhaman12551/12552Kamakhya–SMVT Bengaluru AC Superfast ExpressWeeklyAC SuperfastRampurhat––22503/22504Dibrugarh–Kanyakumari Vivek SF ExpressDailySuperfast–Rampurhat–Bardhaman12345/12346Saraighat SF ExpressDailySuperfast Howrah–NJP Main Line12377/12378Padatik SF ExpressDailySuperfastHowrah–New Jalpaiguri line22511/22512Mumbai LTT–Kamakhya Karmabhoomi SF ExpressWeeklySuperfast–Rampurhat–Bardhaman22611/22612New Jalpaiguri–MGR Chennai Central Superfast ExpressWeeklySuperfastRampurhat––12363/12364Kolkata–Haldibari InterCity SF ExpressTriWeeklySuperfastHowrah–NJP Main Line12509/12510Kaziranga SF ExpressTriWeeklySuperfast–Rampurhat–Bardhaman22501/22502New Tinsukia–SMVT Bengaluru Superfast ExpressWeeklySuperfast–Rampurhat–Bardhaman17031/17032Agartala–Charlapalli AC ExpressWeeklyAC Express–Rampurhat–Bardhaman15607/15608Aronai ExpressWeeklyMail/Express–Rampurhat–Bardhaman15645/15646Silchar–Secunderabad ExpressWeeklyMail/Express–Rampurhat–Bardhaman15627/15628Silchar–Coimbatore ExpressWeeklyMail/Express–Rampurhat–Bardhaman16223/16224Radhikapur–SMVT Bengaluru ExpressWeeklyMail/Express–Rampurhat–Bardhaman16523/16524Balurghat–SMVT Bengaluru ExpressWeeklyMail/Express–Rampurhat–Bardhaman13147/13148Uttar Banga ExpressDaily Mail/ExpressHowrah–NJP Main Line13149/13150Kanchan Kanya ExpressDailyMail/ExpressHowrah–NJP Main Line13173/13174Sealdah–Sabroom Kanchanjunga Express4 Days a WeekMail/ExpressHowrah–NJP Main Line13175/13176Sealdah–Silchar Kanchanjunga ExpressTriWeeklyMail/ExpressHowrah–NJP Main Line13403/13404Vananchal ExpressDailyMail/ExpressRampurhat–– Rampurhat––13023/13024Howrah–Gaya ExpressDailyMail/ExpressRampurhat––13153/13154Gour ExpressDailyMail/Express–Rampurhat–Bardhaman13053/13054Kulik ExpressDaily Mail/Express–Rampurhat–Bardhaman13161/13162Tebhaga Express6 Days a WeekMail/Express–Rampurhat–Bardhaman13071/13072Howrah–Jamalpur ExpressDailyMail/ExpressRampurhat––13159/13160Kolkata–Jogbani ExpressTriWeeklyMail/Express–Rampurhat–Bardhaman13011/13012Howrah–Malda Town Intercity Express [via Rampurhat]DailyMail/Express–Rampurhat–Bardhaman13427/13428Howrah–Sahibganj Intercity ExpressDailyMail/ExpressRampurhat––13015/13016Howrah–Jamalpur Kavi Guru Express DailyMail/ExpressRampurhat––13027/13028Howrah–Azimganj Kavi Guru ExpressDailyMail/ExpressRampurhat––13017/13018Ganadevata ExpressDailyMail/ExpressRampurhat––15227/15228Muzaffarpur–SMVT Bengaluru ExpressWeeklyMail/Express–Rampurhat–Bardhaman13181/13182Kolkata–Silghat Town Kaziranga ExpressWeeklyMail/ExpressHowrah–NJP Main Line13425/13426Surat–Malda Town ExpressWeeklyMail/ExpressRampurhat––15661/15662Ranchi–Kamakhya ExpressWeeklyMail/ExpressRampurhat––15629/15630Nagaon ExpressWeeklyMail/ExpressRampurhat––15639/15640Puri–Kamakhya Weekly Express [via Adra]WeeklyMail/ExpressRampurhat––15929/15930New Tinsukia–Tambaram ExpressWeeklyMail/ExpressRampurhat––13417/13418Digha–Malda Town ExpressWeeklyMail/ExpressRampurhat––13045/13046Mayurakshi ExpressDailyMail/Express––Rampurhat Rampurhat––13031/13032Howrah–Jaynagar ExpressDailyMail/ExpressRampurhat––63063/63064Bardhaman – Sahibganj MEMUDailyMEMURampurhat––63141/63142Sealdah – Godda MEMUDailyMEMURampurhat–– + Originating & terminating trains (daily) Train no. Train name Pairs Type 53047/53048 Viswabharati Fast Passenger – Passenger 13187/13188 Maa Tara Express – Mail/Express 12347/12348 Sahid SF Express – Superfast 63433/63434, 630-21/22,23/24,25/26,51/52 Rampurhat–Azimganj MEMU 5 pairs MEMU 635-81/82,83/84, 630-11/12,68/69 Rampurhat–Bardhaman MEMU 4 pairs MEMU 63405/63406, 63073/63074 Rampurhat–Sahibganj MEMU 2 pairs MEMU 63007/63008 Rampurhat–Katwa MEMU 1 Pairs MEMU 63529/63530 Rampurhat–Andal MEMU 1 Pairs MEMU 63081/63082 Rampurhat–Jasidih MEMU 1 Pairs MEMU 63075/63076 Rampurhat–Barharwa MEMU 1 Pairs MEMU 53403/53408 Rampurhat–Jamalpur–Gaya Passenger 1 Pairs Passenger
+ List of special trains (weekly) with limited run period Train no. Train name Operational periodCurrent status08625/08626Purnia Court – Ranchi SpecialUp to 01/11/2025Revoked05951/05952New Tinsukia – SMVT Bengaluru SpecialUp to 13/11/2025Revoked 06559/06560 Narangi–SMVT Bengaluru AC Express Special Up to 29/12/2025Revoked03011/03012Howrah – ANVT Summer SpecialUp to 25/05/2026Revoked03465/03466Malda Town – Digha SpecialUp to 21/06/2026Revoked06571/06572Katihar – Yesvantpur SpecialUp to 28/08/2026Revoked06565/06566Malda Town – SMVT Bengaluru SpecialUp to 30/08/2026Revoked03029/03030Howrah – Natesar Summer Special (Tri-weekly) Up to 01/09/2026ACTIVE08047/08048Shalimar – Naharlagun SpecialUp to 05/09/2026ACTIVE 07046/07047 Naharlagun–Charlapalli AC Express Special Up to 21/09/2026ACTIVE
+ List of trains that not restored yet Train no. Train Name Frequency Type Via 12373/12374 Sealdah–Rampurhat Intercity SF Express Triweekly Superfast Kamarkundu – Bardhaman 13013/13014 Rampurhat–Bardhaman Express Triweekly Mail/Express Bolpur (Shantiniketan) 22309/22310 Howrah–New Jalpaiguri AC Superfast Express Weekly AC Superfast Bardhaman–Rampurhat – 13119/13120 Sealdah–Anand Vihar Terminal Upper India Express Biweekly Mail/Express Dakshineswar–Rampurhat–Sahibganj–Patna–Buxar–Mughalsarai–Varanasi–Lucknow 13133/13134 Sealdah–Varanasi Upper India Express 5 Days a Week Mail/Express Dakshineswar – Rampurhat – Sahibganj – – Patna – Ara- Buxar – Mughalsarai 15941/15942 Dibrugarh–Jhajha Express Weekly Mail/Express Guwahati – Malda Town -Rampurhat – Durgapur – Madhupur 53043/53044 Howrah – Rajgir Fast Passenger Daily Passenger Bandel – Rampurhat – Sahibganj – – Mokama 53417/53418 Bardhaman – Malda Town Passenger Daily Passenger Bolpur (Shantiniketan) – Rampurhat – Pakur 53137/53138 Rampurhat – Barharwa Passenger Daily Passenger Pakur
Newly constructed track & proposals The track from Dumka to Rampurhat become operational in June 2015 with Single-Line Electrification. This development shortened the distance between Jasidih and Rampurhat by 140 km, reducing it from approximately 270 km via Asansol. The Third Line between and Rampurhat became operational in 2019, while the third Line between Rampurhat and was completed in October 2023. The Indian Railways has approved the doubling of the 177 km long ––Rampurhat railway line, spanning Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal, at an estimated cost of ₹3,169 crore under PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan. +RouteDistance (in km)Current No of TrackTarget No of TrackBudget (in crore)Target completion year Current statusKhana-Sainthia71DoubleTriple -2028Final location survey including DPR has been sunctioned & finalized.Sainthia-Rampurhat–Murarai58TripleQuadruple - -Final location survey has been sunctioned.Murarai-Barharwa48DoubleTriple9352028Feasibility study has been done & under development.Rampurhat–Dumka-Bhagalpur180SingleDouble31692027Union Cabinet has approved & under development.
Track speed limitation The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) of tracks on different routes is as follows:
Khana-Rampurhat–Gumani is 110 km/h and will be upgraded to 130 km/h under FY 2025–26, while Rampurhat–Dumka-Jasidih is 100 km/h.
To upgrade the maximum permissible speed of HWH-NJP Main Line from 110kmph to 130kmph from to , 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.
Facilities Major Passenger Amenities at Rampurhat Junction Category Facility & description Waiting & Resting Facilities First Class AC Waiting Room (₹10/hour for Adults, ₹5/hour for Children) Second Class Waiting Room (Non-AC) Retiring Rooms (AC & Non-AC) Dormitories (Online booking via IRCTC) Platform facilities & electrical equipments All six platforms have developed with IPIS (Integrated Passenger Information System) under Phase-I works of Amrit Bharat Station Scheme
GPS-based digital clocks Coach guidance display board (CGDB) Train information board (TIB) PC-based announcement Platform display board (PDB) Giant digital TV screen 2 giant GPS clock at entrance Each platform is highly secured with 60 digital modern CCTV cameras. Ticketing & reservation Computerized reservation facility Ticket counters: 10 total (8 unreserved, 2 reserved)