Rampurhat Junction railway station
Rampurhat Junction railway station is one of the busiest railway stations of Eastern Railway zone. The station is under Howrah Division & it is 207 kilometres (shortest route) away from Howrah Junction. This station is famous for its connectivity with the neighbouring states and also for the Hindu pilgrims visiting to Tarapith Maa Tara Temple which is just 9 km away from the station. Station code RPH, is the railway station serving the city of Rampurhat in the Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Rampurhat station is connected to Kolkata, New Delhi, Bhubaneswar, Vishakhapatnam , Chennai, Bangalore, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Guwahati, Kochi, Surat, Ranchi and almost every part of India. Many express and passengers trains pass through the Rampurhat station. Newly Constructed Track. The track from Dumka to Rampurhat become operational in June 2015. The distance between Jasidih and Rampurhat is reduced by 140 km, from previous about 270 km via Asansol. Facilities. The major facilities available are waiting rooms, computerized reservation facility, reservation counter, and two-wheeler vehicle parking. The vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. This station has its own rail-crane. The station also has STD/ISD/PCO Telephone Booth, free  WiFi (provided by Google), ATM Counter, Toilets, Food Court, Tea Stall and Book Stall. It also has a NON-AC Retiring room which can be booked online through IRCTC and also at the Office of the Senior Booking Clerk situated on platform 1. Platforms. Rampurhat station has six platforms. It is a standard on ground structure with roof. There are escalators for all the platforms and 2 foot overbridges.