New Bongaigaon Junction railway station

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New Bongaigaon Junction
নিউ বঙাইগাঁও জংশন
Indian Railway Junction Station
New Bongaigaon Junction railway station 2016.jpg
New Bongaigaon Junction Railway Station
Location New Bongaigaon, Bongaigaon, Assam
India
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Elevation 58 metres (190 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Northeast Frontier Railway
Line(s) New Jalpaiguri-New Bongaigaon section
New Bongaigaon-Guwahati section
Barauni-Guwahati line
New Bongaigaon–Jogihopa-Kamakhya line
Platforms 5
Tracks 7
Construction
Structure type Standard on ground
Parking Yes
Bicycle facilities Yes
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code NBQ
Division(s) Rangiya railway division
History
Opened 1965
Location
New Bongaigaon railway station is located in Assam
New Bongaigaon railway station
New Bongaigaon railway station
Location in Assam

New Bongaigaon Junction is a junction railway station on the New Jalpaiguri-New Bongaigaon section and New Bongaigaon-Guwahati section of Barauni-Guwahati line, and New Bongaigaon–Jogihopa-Kamakhya line. It is located in Bongaigaon City in Bongaigaon district in the Indian state of Assam. This is the 2nd biggest railway station with wagon and carriage workshop in north east India after Guwahati railway station. It serves people from surrounding areas like Barpeta, Barpeta Road, Abhayapuri, Basugaon, Chirang district and others.

History

Construction of the 265 km (165 mi) long 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge Siliguri-Jogihopa line, between 1963 and 1965, brought broad gauge railways to Assam. It also was the reason for setting up the New Bongaigaon railway station.[1]

New railway track from New Bongaigaon to Guwahati was commissioned in 1984.[2]

New Bongaigaon Junction station night view with decorated light

Saraighat Bridge opened in 1962, initially carried a metre gauge track, which was later replaced by broad gauge.[3]

Plateform No. 3/2 of New Bongaigaon Junction Station

Electrification

Electrification of the Barauni-Katihar-Guwahati line was sanctioned in 2008.[4] In the document on Vision 2020 – A Blue Print for Railway Electrification Programme, in the list of ongoing projects the entire route km (836) is shown as balance work as on 1 April 2010.[5] The entire electrification project is scheduled to be completed by October, 2015.[6]

Track doubling

Doubling of the track between New Bongaigaon and Kamakhya via Rangia has been approved in the Railway Budget for 2013-14.[7] A double-line track is there between Samuktala Road and New Bongaigaon.[6]

Amenities

New Bongagaon has two double-bedded retiring rooms, computerized railway reservation system, waiting room and vegetarian and non vegetarian food stalls.[8]

Workshop

The Carriage and Wagon Workshop is located about 2 km west of New Bongaigaon railway station. It was set up in sixties and has maintenance, as well as manufacturing facilities.[9]

References

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External links

External video
video icon New Bongaigaon railway station
Preceding station   Indian Railway   Following station
Northeast Frontier Railway zone
Terminus Northeast Frontier Railway zone


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