Naxalbari railway station is a railway station in

Darjeeling district Darjeeling District is the northernmost district of the state of West Bengal in eastern India in the foothills of the Himalayas. The district is famous for its hill station and Darjeeling tea. Darjeeling is the district headquarters. Kurseon ...

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...

which lies on the

Katihar–Siliguri line The Katihar–Siliguri line is a railway line connecting in the Indian state of Bihar with in West Bengal, via , , , , , , , and . It was a metre-gauge track that was converted to broad gauge in 2011. Another railway line with a slightl ...

. Its code is NAK. It serves

Naxalbari Naxalbari (also spelled Naksalbari) is a village in the Naxalbari CD block in the Siliguri subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the state of West Bengal, India. Naxalbari is famous for being the site of a 1967 revolt that would eventuall ...

town which is just 5.7 km away from

Panitanki Panitanki is a town in Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India. It is located on the India-Nepal border; a border crossing to Kakarbhitta in Nepal is located here. Panitanki is around 84 km from the district headquarters, Darjeeling. T ...

, which is the border between India and

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

. The station consists of a single platform. The platform is not well sheltered. It lacks many facilities including water and sanitation..

Trains

Following trains are operated through this station- * Siliguri Junction-Balurghat Express * Siliguri Junction-Katihar Express * Siliguri–Katihar Passenger (unreserved) * Radhikapur–Siliguri DEMU * Siliguri Jn.–Malda Court DEMU * NJP–Siliguri–Alubari Road-NJP–SGUJ Ring DEMU

References

Katihar railway division Railway stations in Darjeeling district {{WestBengal-railstation-stub