It is located in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

The Jubilee Bridge linking Bandel and Naihati was opened on 21 February 1887, so that up country freight traffic could be transported to the Kolkata port.

[3] With the opening of the Jubilee Bridge in 1887, Naihati was linked to Bandel on the Howrah–Bardhaman main line.

[8] The carriage and wagon depot at Naihati handles such work as checking of air and vacuum brakes and repair of sick lines.

[10][11] Indian Railways are planning for a multi-functional complex near Naihati railway station to provide rail users facilities such as shopping, food stalls and restaurants, book stalls, telephone booths, medicine and variety stores.