New Jalpaiguri railway station

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Not to be confused with Jalpaiguri Junction railway station.
New Jalpaiguri
নিউ জলপাইগুড়ি
Indian Railway Junction Station
NJP entrance.jpg
Location New Jalpaiguri, Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal
 India
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Elevation 114.00 metres (374.02 ft)
Owned by Indian Railway
Operated by Northeast Frontier Railway
Line(s) Darjeeling Himalayan Railway,
Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line,
Haldibari-New Jalpaiguri line,
New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line
Barauni-Guwahati line
Platforms 8 (2 Narrow Gauge and 6 broad Gauge)
Construction
Parking Available
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code NJP
Zone(s) Northeast Frontier Railway
Division(s) Katihar
History
Opened 1961; 63 years ago (1961)
Electrified Under Construction
Location
New Jalpaiguri railway station is located in West Bengal
New Jalpaiguri railway station
New Jalpaiguri railway station
Location in West Bengal

New Jalpaiguri is a railway station in Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal which serves the twin cities of Jalpaiguri and Siliguri.

History

The partition of India in 1947 completely disrupted communication links in North Bengal and Assam with the southern parts of West Bengal. Earlier, the links were through the eastern part of Bengal, which became a part of Pakistan in 1947. Siliguri gained in importance as the gateway to North Bengal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Assam.[1]

Around 1949, Siliguri Junction station, a new station north of the old Siliguri Town railway station, came up with several metre gauge lines converging on it. In addition there was the narrow gauge Darjeeling Himalayan Railway running from Siliguri Town station to Darjeeling via Siliguri Junction. The Assam Rail Link Project, completed in 1950, linked the railways in Assam, with a metre gauge line to Kishanganj. The line running across North Bengal, spanned the Teesta, Torsha, and Sankosh rivers.[1][2]

In the early 1960s, Indian Railways started changing over from metre gauge to broad gauge and built a new 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge station south of Siliguri Town station. It was intended to name the station New Siliguri station. However, as the new station was located in Jalpaiguri district, it was named New Jalpaiguri station. By 1964, New Jalpaiguri became the most important railway station in the area. It had both broad gauge (to Kishanganj and Barsoi) and metre gauge (to Siliguri town and Siliguri junction) tracks. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway narrow gauge track was extended from Siliguri town station to the new greenfield station.[1] The metre gauge track from New Jaipaiguri to Siliguri town and Siliguri junction was later converted to broad gauge.

Amenities

New Jalpaiguri railway station has two double-bedded air-conditioned (AC) retiring rooms, six double-bedded non-AC retring rooms, one three-bedded dormitory and one twelve-bedded dormitory.[3] Other amenities include computerized reservation counters, vegetarian and non-vegetarian refreshment rooms and book stall.[4]

Passenger movement

New Jalpaiguri railway station is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.[5]

Busy station

More than a hundred trains pass through New Jalpaiguri station. Fifteen express trains and Nine passenger trains originate and terminate there as of August 2015.[6]

New Jalpaiguri handles the Guwahati Rajdhani Express, Brahmaputra Mail, Darjeeling Mail and Howrah - New Jalpaiguri Shatabdi Express trains.[6] Trains with longest east-west run in India include 15905/15906 - Dibrugarh Town to Kanyakumari Vivek Express. This weekly train; numbered 15905/15906, is currently the longest train route in the Indian subcontinent. It travels a distance of 4286 km in 82:30 hours (almost 4 days), Guwahati-Trivandrum Express covering 3,474 km, Guwahati-Okha Express covering 3,222 km, and Guwahati-Dadar Express covering 2,657 km. All these trains pass through New Jalpaiguri railway station.[7]

Originating trains

Train nos Termini Name
12343/12344 New Jalpaiguri - Sealdah Darjeeling Mail
12041/12042 New Jalpaiguri - Howrah Howrah - New Jalpaiguri Shatabdi
15721/15722 New Jalpaiguri - Digha Paharia Express
12377/12378 New Jalpaiguri - Sealdah Padatik Express
12523/12524 New Jalpaiguri - New Delhi New Jalpaiguri - New Delhi SF Express
22611/22612 New Jalpaiguri - Chennai Chennai - New Jalpaiguri SF Express
19601/19602 New Jalpaiguri - Udaipur City New Jalpaiguri - Udaipur Express
13245/13246 New Jalpaiguri - Patna Capital Express
12407/12408 New Jalpaiguri - Amritsar Karmabhoomi Express
15723/15724 New Jalpaiguri - Sitamarhi NJP SMI Express
15725/15726 New Jalpaiguri - New Coochbehar Intercity Express
22309/22310 New Jalpaiguri - Howrah Howrah New Jalpaiguri AC Express
18629/18630 New Jalpaiguri - Ranchi New Jalpaiguri - Ranchi Weekly Express

Non-originating trains

Train Termini
Brahmaputra Mail Delhi-Dibrugarh
Dibrugarh - Kolkata Express Kolkata–Dibrugarh (weekly)
Guwahati Rajdhani Express (3 Trains) New Delhi–Dibrugarh Town
Kamakhya - Mumbai LTT AC Express Kamakhya-Mumbai
Kamrup Express Howrah-Dibrugarh
Kanchanjunga Express Sealdah-Guwahati
Kaziranga Express Bangalore–Guwahati
Kolkata – Guwahati Garib Rath Express Chitpur-Guwahati
Kolkata Haldibari Tri Weekly Intercity Express Chitpur-Haldibari
Mahananda Express Alipurduar Junction-Delhi
North East Express Anand Vihar Terminal-Guwahati
Purvottar Sampark Kranti Express New Delhi-Guwahati
Saraighat Express Howrah-Guwahati
Teesta Torsha Express Sealdah-Haldibari/New Alipurduar
Dibrugarh-Kanyakumari Vivek Express Dibrugarh–Kanyakumari
Guwahati-Mumbai LTT Express Guwahati-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (Bi-Weekly via Katihar, Weekly via Malda & Bhagalpur)
Karmabhoomi Express Kamakhya - Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
Guwahati-Bikaner-Barmer Express Guwahati - Barmer
Guwahati - Secunderabad Express Guwahati - Secunderabad
Avadh Assam Express New Tinsukia - Lalgarh (Bikaner)
Dibrugarh-Chandigarh Express Dibrugarh - Chandigarh
Amritsar-Dibrugarh Express Dibrugarh - Amritsar
Kamakhya Yesvantpur AC Express Kamakhya - Yeshwantpur
Guwahati - Okha Express Guwahati - Okha
Kamakhya - Gandhidham Express Kamakhya - Gandhidham
Kamakhya - Gaya Express Kamakhya - Gaya
Guwahati Thiruvananthapuram Express Guwahati - Trivandrum Central
Guwahati - Puri Express Guwahati - Puri
Dibrugarh - Jhajha Express Dibrugarh - Jhajha
Kanchan Kanya Express Sealdah - Alipurduar
Uttar Banga Express New Coochbehar - Sealdah
New Delhi - Naharlagun AC SF Express Naharlagun (Itanagar) - New Delhi
Kamakhya - Ranchi Express Kamakhya - Ranchi
Lohit Express Guwahati - Jammu Tawi
Amarnath Express Guwahati - Jammu Tawi
Dibrugarh - Chennai Egmore Express Dibrugarh - Chennai Egmore
Guwahati - Chennai Egmore Express Guwahati - Chennai Egmore
Dibrugarh-Bangalore Express Dibrugarh - Bangalore
Patna - Tinsukia Express Rajendra Nagar Terminus - New Tinsukia
Jaipur Kamakhya Kavi Guru Express Kamakhya - Jaipur
Kamakhya - Anandvihar Express Kamakhya - Anand Vihar Terminal

Passenger trains

Train nos. New Jalpaiguri to
52541/52542 Darjeeling
55429/55430 Bamanhat
55711/55712 Malda Town
55713/55714 Rangiya
55749/55750
55751/55752		 Haldibari
75705/75706 Aluabari
55725/55726 Alipurduar Junction
52543/52542 Kurseong

Gallery

  • An old locomotive on display at New Jalpaiguri Junction

    An old locomotive on display

  • Locomotive "Prabal" at New Jalpaiguri railway junction

    Locomotive "Prabal" (behind)

  • Locomotives at New Jalpaiguri junction yard

    The junction yard

  • Darjeeling Himalayan Railway "Toy Train" Terminal at New Jalpaiguri railway junction

    "Toy Train" terminal

  • NJP platformboard

  • Bongaigaon (BNGN) Passenger

  • NJP station

  • NJP steam Loco

References

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External links

External video
video icon Sealdah-New Cooch Behar Uttarbanga Express arriving at New Jalpaiguri
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
Northeast Frontier Railway zone Terminus
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Terminus
Northeast Frontier Railway zone Terminus
Northeast Frontier Railway zone Terminus
Northeast Frontier Railway zone
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