This station is the main railhead to Shantiniketan,the sight of the famous Viswabharati University established by Rabindranath Tagore.... There is quite rush over here during the "Dol Utsav" held at the day of Doljatra(Bengali Holi festival,held on the previous day of Holi) And on Poush Mela(A 5-6 day long fair)... People must book tickets for travelling at least a month ago or else won't be able to get the reservation...connected well to different parts of India through different trains...