Bethuadahari railway station is a railway station serving the town of Bethuadahari in the Nadia district of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the Sealdah–Lalgola line and is operated by the Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways.
| Key facts | |
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| Location | Bethuadahari, Nadia district, West Bengal, India |
| Line | Sealdah–Lalgola line |
| Operator | Eastern Railway, Indian Railways |
| Division | Sealdah railway division |
| Track gauge | Broad gauge (1,676 mm) |
| Electrified | Yes |
The station functions primarily as a halt for passenger and EMU services running between Sealdah and Lalgola, providing rail access to Bethuadahari and the surrounding rural belt of central Nadia. It is one of several intermediate stations on the route, which connects suburban Kolkata with Murshidabad district.
Bethuadahari is best known for the Bethuadahari Wildlife Sanctuary, a small protected forest area maintained by the West Bengal Forest Department. The railway station serves as a common access point for visitors travelling to the sanctuary from Kolkata and other parts of the state. The town also lies along National Highway 12 (formerly NH 34), which runs roughly parallel to the railway corridor.
The station is served chiefly by local passenger and EMU trains on the Sealdah–Krishnanagar–Lalgola section. Important nearby junction stations include Krishnanagar City Junction to the south and Plassey and Beldanga to the north, with onward connectivity from Lalgola and Krishnanagar to longer-distance services.
The Sealdah–Lalgola line, on which Bethuadahari is situated, was developed in stages from the late 19th and early 20th centuries to link Kolkata with the agricultural and trading centres of Nadia and Murshidabad. The route was subsequently converted to broad gauge and electrified, allowing EMU operations that today form the backbone of suburban services on the corridor.