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    Alipurduar railway division

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    Alipurduar railway division is one of the five railway divisions under the jurisdiction of Northeast Frontier Railway zone of the Indian Railways.[1] This railway division was formed on 15 January 1958 and its headquarter is located at Alipurduar in the state of West Bengal.

    Katihar railway division, Lumding railway division, Tinsukia railway division and Rangiya railway division are the other four railway divisions under the NFR Zone headquartered at Maligaon, Guwahati.[2][3]

    List of Railway Stations

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    A

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    • Agomani railway station
    • Alipurduar railway station

    B

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    • Bagrakote railway station
    • Bamanhat railway station
    • Banarhat railway station
    • Betgara
    • Binnaguri railway station
    • Boxirhat railway station
    • Buxa Road railway station

    C

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    • Changrabandha railway station
    • Chalsa Railway Station
    • Cooch Behar railway station

    D

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    • Dalgaon Railway Station
    • Damdim Railway Station
    • Dewanhat Railway Station
    • Dhubri railway station
    • Dinhata Railway Station
    • Dhupguri railway station

    F

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    • Fakiragram Junction railway station
    • Falakata Railway Station

    G

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    • Gauripur Railway Station
    • Ghoksadanga railway station
    • Golokganj railway station
    • Gossaigaon Hat Railway Station
    • Gulma railway station

    H

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    • Haldibari railway station
    • Hamiltonganj Railway Station
    • Hasimara railway station

    J

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    • Jorai Railway Station
    • Jalpaiguri Road railway station

    K

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    • Kalchini Railway Station
    • Kamakhyaguri Railway Station
    • Kokrajhar railway station

    M

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    • Madarihat Railway Station
    • Malbazar Railway Station
    • Mathabhanga Railway Station
    • Maynaguri Road Railway Station
    • Melli Railway Station

    N

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    • Nagrakata Railway Station
    • New Alipurduar railway station
    • New Cooch Behar railway station
    • New Domohani railway station
    • New Mal Junction railway station
    • New Maynaguri railway station

    O

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    • Odlabari Railway Station

    R

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    • Rajabhatkhawa Railway Station
    • Rangpo railway station
    • Riyang Railway Station

    S

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    • Salakati Railway Station
    • Samuktala Road Junction railway station
    • Sivok railway station

    T

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    • Tista Bazaar Railway Station
    • Tufanganj Railway Station

    Sikkim connection

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    See also: Rangpo railway station

    The construction of a new 44.4-kilometre (27.6 mi) long Sevoke-Rangpo Railway Line from Sivok railway station in Sevoke on the New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line in West Bengal to Rangpo railway station in Rangpo, Sikkim commenced in 2010.[4][5] The railway line up to Rangpo is expected to be completed in 2021.[6] In the second phase the line will be extended up to Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim.[7]

    State Wise Route KMs

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    As on 31-03-2024

    State BG
    Electrified Non-Electrified Total Kms
    Assam 62.61 97.49 160.10
    West Bengal 432.65 127.57 560.22
    Total 495.26 225.06 720.32

    See also

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    • Indian Railways
    • Rail transport in India
    • Alipurduar Junction railway station
    • Zones and divisions of Indian Railways

    References

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    1. ^ "Railway Zones and Divisions in The Country". Press Information Bureau. Ministry of Railways (Government of India). 21 July 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
    2. ^ "Zones and their Divisions in Indian Railways" (PDF). Indian Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
    3. ^ "Alipurduar Railway Division". Railway Board. North Eastern Railway zone. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
    4. ^ "Work commences on new railway line connecting Sikkim". Business Standard. 24 February 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
    5. ^ Jayanta Gupta (29 October 2009). "Finally, Sikkim railway project on track". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
    6. ^ Financial Express. Indian Railways new Sivok-Rangpo rail project: Travel from West Bengal to Sikkim in just 2 hours. (30 August 2019).
    7. ^ Times of India. Very soon, travelling to Sikkim by train will be a possibility. (17 September 2019).
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