Nainital is a popular hill station located in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. The nearest railway station to Nainital is Kathgodam Railway Station, which is located approximately 34 km away. It is well-connected to major cities in India like Delhi, Lucknow, and Kolkata.
Other nearby railway stations to Nainital are:
- Kathgodam(35 Kms.) away is the last terminus of broad gauge line of North East Railways connecting
- Haldwani Railway Station – located about 40 km away from Nainital.
- Rudrapur City Railway Station – located approximately 60 km away from Nainital.
- Ramnagar Railway Station – located approximately 64 km away from Nainital.
- Kashipur Railway Station – located about 74 km away from Nainital.
Ranikhet express start from Jaisalmer(Rajasthan) departs from Old Delhi railway station at 10:30 PM daily to Kathgodam, it reaches Kathgodam at 5:05 AM . Extra coaches for Ramnagar are attached with this train , arriving Ramnagar at 4:50 A.M. .
Uttaranchal Sampark Kranti Express is also running between Kathgodam & Delhi, it start from Kathgodam at 8:50 AM in the morning and reaches Delhi at 3:20 PM and on the same day return from Delhi at 4:00 PM and reaches Kathgodam at 10:45 PM.
Kathgodam New Delhi Shatabdi Express runs between Kathgodam & New Delhi Railway station on every day of weak except on Thursday . It starts from New Delhi at 6:00 AM & reaches Kathgodam at 11:10 AM and on the same day returns from Kathgodam at 3:15 PM & reaches New Delhi at 09:05 PM.
Bagh Express connects Kathgodam directly to Howarah via Lucknow.
Train Kathgodam Dehradun Express runs daily in between Kathgodam and Dehradun via Moradabad.
A weekly train Garib Rath introduced between Jammu Tawi,Kathgodam & Kanpur. This train starts from Jammu Tawi on Sunday ,reaches Kathgodam on Monday. On same same day it travel to Kanpur & return to Kathgodam on Tuesday & in evening runs from Kathgodam to Jammu Tawi.
Computerized railway reservation counter is situated near Bus Stand at Nainital . This facility is also available at Kathgodam, Haldwani & Lalkuwan railway stations .
These railway stations are well-connected to other major cities in India and have regular trains running to and from them. From these railway stations, one can hire taxis or take local buses to reach Nainital.