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New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station

January 01, 1970

New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station (station code NJP)[4] established in 1960,[5] is an A1 category[6] broad-gauge and narrow-gauge railway station under Katihar railway division of Northeast Frontier Railway zone. It is the largest and the busiest railway junction of northeast India. This junction is largest among the railway stations which serve the city of Siliguri, the largest metropolis of the North Bengal. The other stations are- Siliguri Junction, Gulma, Bagdogra, Matigara, Rangapani and Siliguri Town. New Jalpaiguri junction ranked 10th cleanest railway station in India in 2016 survey[7] and came among the top 100 booking stations of Indian railway.[8] New Jalpaiguri, as a railway station serves as the entry point to North Bengal, Sikkim, other countries like Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and the seven northeastern states (Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and Meghalaya). New Jalpaiguri Junction acts as a connecting base for the northeastern states to the Indian mainland.

NEW JALPAIGURI Jn.

নিউ জলপাইগুড়ি জংশন
Express train and Passenger train station
New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station board
General information
LocationNew Jalpaiguri Road, Bhaktinagar, Siliguri-734004, Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates26°40′57″N 88°26′38″E / 26.68250°N 88.44389°E / 26.68250; 88.44389
Elevation114.00 metres (374.02 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byNortheast Frontier Railway (NFR)
Line(s)
Platforms8 (6 Broad Gauge/2 Narrow Gauge)
Tracks45
Connections Cabs, Taxi, Auto-rickshaw, E-rickshaw
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
Parking Available
Bicycle facilities Available
Accessible Yes[1]
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeNJP
Zone(s) Northeast Frontier Railway zone
Division(s) Katihar
History
Opened1960; 64 years ago (1960)[2]
ElectrifiedYes[3](July 2020)
Passengers
22M/Year60K/Day ( high)
Location
New Jalpaiguri railway station
Location in West Bengal
Interactive map

History edit

The partition of India in 1947 completely disrupted railway 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.[9]

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.[9][10]

In the early 1960s, Indian Railways started changing over from metre gauge to broad gauge and built a new 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad-gauge station south of Siliguri Town station. Since the new station was located in Jalpaiguri district, it was named New Jalpaiguri. By 1964, New Jalpaiguri became the most important railway station in the area. It had both broad gauge (to Kishanganj and Barsoi, and to Siliguri town and Siliguri junction) 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 Jaipaiguri station.[9] The metre-gauge track from New Jaipaiguri to Siliguri town and Siliguri junction was later converted to broad gauge.

Amenities edit

New Jalpaiguri railway station has two double-bedded air-conditioned (AC) retiring rooms, six double-bedded non-AC retiring rooms, one three-bedded dormitory and one twelve-bedded dormitory. Free High speed Google RailWire WiFi is available at this station.[11] It has IRCTC and other private restaurants.

Services edit

 
View of tracks from foot over bridge

New Jalpaiguri Jn, which is commonly called as NJP is the largest as well as busiest railway junction of North East Frontier Zone, which serves as the lifeline of the Northeastern states. NJP acts as a connecting base for the Northeastern states to the Indian mainland. NJP is the railway station of the largest city of North Bengal (Siliguri), which is popularly referred as the gateway of northeast India. New Jalpaiguri railway station is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.[12]

New Jalpaiguri is connected to almost all parts of the country (except Pune, Haridwar, Rameswaram,Goa and Surat) and has been ranked 10th in the Cleanest Railway Stations of India recently. It has a good connection to Kolkata, Delhi and Guwahati and there are many other trains to different parts of India. New Jalpaiguri is the Busiest station in North Bengal and the Northeast Frontier Railway Zone.

Darjeeling-Himalayan railway edit

 
The narrow gauge line and platform at the station

There is one narrow-gauge platform at this station which operates trains towards Darjeeling hills as a part of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway. This is the last terminal of the DHR Railways.

India-Bangladesh rail link edit

This station have international express train service between India and Bangladesh. Mitali Express train operate from New Jalpaiguri railway station to Dhaka Cantonment railway station.[13] The Mitali Express train is an international express rail service which runs between the Indian city of Siliguri (New Jalpaiguri railway station) and the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka (Dhaka Cantonment railway station) every week.[14]

Vande Bharat Express edit

Vistadome Trains edit

Rajdhani Express edit

Connections edit

Buses edit

The North Bengal State Transport Corporation operates bus services from NJP New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station to Siliguri city and sub urban areas, Also private buses runs between all over the city from NJP New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station

Cars edit

Many road is directly connected from Siliguri to New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station.

Ride aggregator services Uber, Rapido, Ola provide rides from the train station to various parts of the city. One can also book private cabs to go Darjeeling, Gangtok and all over hill areas. Apart from these numerous private taxi operators provide pre-paid and post-paid taxi services to the city. E-rickshaw, City auto facilities are available in the station.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "More facilities for NJP". Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  2. ^ "The complex history of the junctions at Siliguri and New Jalpaiguri". Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Electric loco set to start from NJP". Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  4. ^ "New Jalpaiguri junction station code". IRFCA. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  5. ^ "History of New Jalpaiguri Junction". IRFCA. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Railway station category" (PDF). Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  7. ^ "NFR's NJP ranked 10th cleanest railway station". Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  8. ^ "New Jalpaiguri junction railway station-information". www.erail.in. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  9. ^ a b c "India: the complex history of the junctions at Siliguri and New Jalpaiguri". IRFCA. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  10. ^ "Indian Railway History Timeline". Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  11. ^ "Retiring rooms in Northeast Frontier Railway". Indian Railways. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  12. ^ . Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways. IRFCA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  13. ^ "'Mitali Express' to be announced on Saturday". The Daily Star. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Hasina and Modi to inaugurate 'Mitali Express' train today". The Business Standard. 27 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

External links edit

 
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External videos
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  • New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station at the India Rail Info
  •   Jalpaiguri travel guide from Wikivoyage
  •   Siliguri travel guide from Wikivoyage

January 01, 1970
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New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station station code NJP 4 established in 1960 5 is an A1 category 6 broad gauge and narrow gauge railway station under Katihar railway division of Northeast Frontier Railway zone It is the largest and the busiest railway junction of northeast India This junction is largest among the railway stations which serve the city of Siliguri the largest metropolis of the North Bengal The other stations are Siliguri Junction Gulma Bagdogra Matigara Rangapani and Siliguri Town New Jalpaiguri junction ranked 10th cleanest railway station in India in 2016 survey 7 and came among the top 100 booking stations of Indian railway 8 New Jalpaiguri as a railway station serves as the entry point to North Bengal Sikkim other countries like Nepal Bhutan Bangladesh and the seven northeastern states Assam Arunachal Pradesh Nagaland Manipur Mizoram Tripura and Meghalaya New Jalpaiguri Junction acts as a connecting base for the northeastern states to the Indian mainland NEW JALPAIGURI Jn ন উ জলপ ইগ ড জ শনExpress train and Passenger train stationNew Jalpaiguri Junction railway station boardGeneral informationLocationNew Jalpaiguri Road Bhaktinagar Siliguri 734004 Jalpaiguri district West BengalIndiaCoordinates26 40 57 N 88 26 38 E 26 68250 N 88 44389 E 26 68250 88 44389Elevation114 00 metres 374 02 ft Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated byNortheast Frontier Railway NFR Line s Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Howrah New Jalpaiguri line Haldibari New Jalpaiguri line New Jalpaiguri Alipurduar Samuktala Road line Barauni Guwahati line New Jalpaiguri New Bongaigaon linePlatforms8 6 Broad Gauge 2 Narrow Gauge Tracks45ConnectionsCabs Taxi Auto rickshaw E rickshawConstructionStructure typeStandard on ground station ParkingAvailableBicycle facilitiesAvailableAccessibleYes 1 Other informationStatusFunctioningStation codeNJPZone s Northeast Frontier Railway zoneDivision s KatiharHistoryOpened1960 64 years ago 1960 2 ElectrifiedYes 3 July 2020 Passengers22M Year60K Day high LocationNew Jalpaiguri railway stationLocation in West BengalInteractive map vteRailways in the Siliguri area Legend Sivok Rangpo line to Rangpo Sikkim underconstruction New Jalpaiguri Alipurduar Samuktala line 21 km13 mi Sivok 10 km6 mi Gulma Darjeeling Himalayan Railwaynarrow gauge railway to Darjeeling 8 km5 mi Siliguri Junction 12 km7 mi Matigara Mahananda River 6 km4 mi Siliguri Town New Jalpaiguri New Bongaigaon sectionand New Jalpaiguri Haldibari line 0 New Jalpaiguri 5 km3 mi Rangapani New Jalpaiguri Howrah linevia Barsoi 18 km11 mi Bagdogra Bagdogra Airport Siliguri Katihar Linevia Thakurganj vteDarjeeling Himalayan Railway Legend Darjeeling Bazaar 0 km0 mi Darjeeling Batasia Loop Loop Nº 5 7 km4 mi Ghum Jor Bungalow Rongbull 16 km10 mi Sonada Dilaram 24 km15 mi Tung 31 km19 mi Kurseong Kurseong steam shed 38 km24 mi Mahanadi Zig zag Nº 6 44 km27 mi Gayabari Agony Point Loop Nº 4 50 km31 mi Tindharia Tindharia workshops P M O Zig zag Nº 3 Zig zag Nº 2 Chunbhatti Loop Nº 3 Zig zag Nº 1 opened 1942 Loop Nº 2 removed 1942 62 km39 mi Rangtong Hill Cart Road Loop Nº 1 removed 1991 repl w longer route Hill Cart Road Mahananda Sanctuary Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary Hill Cart Road 70 km43 mi Sukna NH 31 80 km50 mi Siliguri Junction 80 km50 mi Siliguri Junction Mahananda River Burdwan Road Vivekananda Road Hill Cart Road St Feeder Road 83 km52 mi Siliguri Town Bagrakote level crossing broad gauge lines 88 km55 mi New Jalpaiguri elev 100 metres 330 ft opened 1964 broad gauge lines Contents 1 History 2 Amenities 3 Services 3 1 Darjeeling Himalayan railway 3 2 India Bangladesh rail link 3 3 Vande Bharat Express 3 4 Vistadome Trains 3 5 Rajdhani Express 4 Connections 4 1 Buses 4 2 Cars 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editThe partition of India in 1947 completely disrupted railway 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 9 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 9 10 In the early 1960s Indian Railways started changing over from metre gauge to broad gauge and built a new 5 ft 6 in 1 676 mm broad gauge station south of Siliguri Town station Since the new station was located in Jalpaiguri district it was named New Jalpaiguri By 1964 New Jalpaiguri became the most important railway station in the area It had both broad gauge to Kishanganj and Barsoi and to Siliguri town and Siliguri junction 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 Jaipaiguri station 9 The metre gauge track from New Jaipaiguri to Siliguri town and Siliguri junction was later converted to broad gauge Amenities editNew Jalpaiguri railway station has two double bedded air conditioned AC retiring rooms six double bedded non AC retiring rooms one three bedded dormitory and one twelve bedded dormitory Free High speed Google RailWire WiFi is available at this station 11 It has IRCTC and other private restaurants Services edit nbsp View of tracks from foot over bridge New Jalpaiguri Jn which is commonly called as NJP is the largest as well as busiest railway junction of North East Frontier Zone which serves as the lifeline of the Northeastern states NJP acts as a connecting base for the Northeastern states to the Indian mainland NJP is the railway station of the largest city of North Bengal Siliguri which is popularly referred as the gateway of northeast India New Jalpaiguri railway station is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway 12 New Jalpaiguri is connected to almost all parts of the country except Pune Haridwar Rameswaram Goa and Surat and has been ranked 10th in the Cleanest Railway Stations of India recently It has a good connection to Kolkata Delhi and Guwahati and there are many other trains to different parts of India New Jalpaiguri is the Busiest station in North Bengal and the Northeast Frontier Railway Zone Darjeeling Himalayan railway edit nbsp The narrow gauge line and platform at the station There is one narrow gauge platform at this station which operates trains towards Darjeeling hills as a part of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway This is the last terminal of the DHR Railways India Bangladesh rail link edit This station have international express train service between India and Bangladesh Mitali Express train operate from New Jalpaiguri railway station to Dhaka Cantonment railway station 13 The Mitali Express train is an international express rail service which runs between the Indian city of Siliguri New Jalpaiguri railway station and the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka Dhaka Cantonment railway station every week 14 Vande Bharat Express edit New Jalpaiguri Howrah Vande Bharat Express connects Siliguri with Kolkata New Jalpaiguri Guwahati Vande Bharat Express connects Siliguri with Guwahati New Jalpaiguri Patna Vande Bharat Express connects Siliguri with Patna Vistadome Trains edit New Jalpaiguri Alipurduar Tourist Express originates from this station and passes through the beautiful Doars region of North Bengal DHR Vistadome Special on Narrow Gauge also originates from this station and passes through hills of Darjeeling New Jalpaiguri Howrah Shatabdi Express with Vistadome Starts from NJP and reaches Howrah in Kolkata Rajdhani Express edit Three different sets of Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express connects New Jalpaiguri with Delhi on daily basis Agartala Tejas Rajdhani Express also connects NJP to Delhi Connections editBuses edit The North Bengal State Transport Corporation operates bus services from NJP New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station to Siliguri city and sub urban areas Also private buses runs between all over the city from NJP New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station Cars edit Many road is directly connected from Siliguri to New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station Ride aggregator services Uber Rapido Ola provide rides from the train station to various parts of the city One can also book private cabs to go Darjeeling Gangtok and all over hill areas Apart from these numerous private taxi operators provide pre paid and post paid taxi services to the city E rickshaw City auto facilities are available in the station See also editSiliguri Junction railway station Siliguri Town railway stationReferences edit More facilities for NJP Retrieved 10 January 2020 The complex history of the junctions at Siliguri and New Jalpaiguri Retrieved 10 January 2020 Electric loco set to start from NJP Retrieved 10 January 2020 New Jalpaiguri junction station code IRFCA Retrieved 6 June 2019 History of New Jalpaiguri Junction IRFCA Retrieved 13 January 2020 Railway station category PDF Retrieved 6 June 2019 NFR s NJP ranked 10th cleanest railway station Retrieved 6 June 2019 New Jalpaiguri junction railway station information www erail in Retrieved 6 June 2019 a b c India the complex history of the junctions at Siliguri and New Jalpaiguri IRFCA Retrieved 12 November 2011 Indian Railway History Timeline Archived from the original on 14 July 2012 Retrieved 12 November 2011 Retiring rooms in Northeast Frontier Railway Indian Railways Retrieved 10 July 2013 Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways IRFCA Archived from the original on 10 May 2014 Retrieved 10 July 2013 Mitali Express to be announced on Saturday The Daily Star 23 March 2021 Retrieved 27 March 2021 Hasina and Modi to inaugurate Mitali Express train today The Business Standard 27 March 2021 Retrieved 27 March 2021 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station External videos nbsp Sealdah New Cooch Behar Uttarbanga Express arriving at New Jalpaiguri New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station at the India Rail Info nbsp Jalpaiguri travel guide from Wikivoyage nbsp Siliguri travel guide from Wikivoyage Preceding station nbsp Indian Railways Following station Rangapanitowards Northeast Frontier Railway zoneHowrah New Jalpaiguri line Terminus Siliguri Towntowards Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Northeast Frontier Railway zoneNew Jalpaiguri Alipurduar Samuktala Road line Ambari Falakatatowards Northeast Frontier Railway zoneHaldibari New Jalpaiguri line Rangapanitowards Northeast Frontier Railway zoneKatihar Guwahati line Ambari Falakatatowards Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w 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