Lalmonirhat Junction railway station

Railway station in Lalmonirhat, Bangladesh

Lalmonirhat Junction Railway Station

লালমনিরহাট জংশন রেলওয়ে স্টেশন

General information
Location| Station Road, Lalmonirhat, Lalmonirhat District, Rangpur Division
Bangladesh
Coordinates| 25°54′43″N 89°26′44″E﻿ / ﻿25.91193°N 89.44548°E﻿ / 25.91193; 89.44548
Owned by| Bangladesh Railway
Operated by| Bangladesh Railway
Line(s)| Burimari–Lalmonirhat–Parbatipur line
Lalmonirhat-Gitaldaha Line
Platforms| 4
Tracks| 10
Train operators| Bangladesh Railway
Construction
Structure type| Standard (on ground station)
Parking| Yes
Accessible| Yes
Architectural style| Modern
Other information
Status| Functioning
Station code| LHM
Zone(s) | West Zone
Division(s) | Lalmonirhat
History
Opened| 1900; 125 years ago (1900)
Services
| Preceding station  |   | Bangladesh Railway |   | Following station

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Mahendranagar |   | Line
Burimari–Lalmonirhat–Parbatipur line |   | Aditamari
Terminus |   | Line
Lalmonirhat-Gitadaha Line |   | Mogalhat

Route map

Location

Lalmonirhat Junction railway station (Bengali: লালমনিরহাট জংশন রেলওয়ে স্টেশন) is a railway junction in Lalmonirhat District of Rangpur Division in Bangladesh.

## History

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8km
5miles

Brahmaputra
River

Gangadhar River

River

Dudhkumar

Dharla River

Golokganj

Sonahat
Land Port

Bhurungamari

Lalmonirhat

Mogalhat

Gitaldaha (old)

New Gitaldaha

Bamanhat

Places in the south-eastern portion of Dinhata subdivision in Cooch Behar district, western part of Dhubri district, northern part of Kurigram district and northern part of Lalmonirhat district, all linked with development of railways in the area
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, RS: railway station
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

North Bengal State Railway opened a metre gauge line from Parbatipur to Kaunia in 1879. Two narrow gauge lines were laid by Eastern Bengal Railway from Kaunia to Dharla River, thereby creating the Kaunia–Dharlla State Railway. The Kaunia Dharla railway lines were converted to metre gauge in 1901. The Kaunia-Dharla line was extended to Amingaon in 1908.[1][2]

By the turn of the century, Lalmonirhat had emerged as an important railway centre. Bengal Dooars Railway constructed a line to Malbazar. Links were established with Assam, with the Golokganj-Amingaon line coming up.[1]

Prior to the partition of India, the prestigious Assam Mail used to travel from Santahar to Guwahati via Lalmonirhat.[3]

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Burimari–Lalmonirhat–
Parbatipur line

Legend

to Changrabandha

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| India

Bangladesh
border

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Burimari |  |

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Patgram |  |

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Alauddin Nagar |  |

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Baura |  |

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Barkatha |  |

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Hatibandha |  |

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Sahid Borhan Nagar |  |

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Bhotmari |  |

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Tush Bhandar |  |

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Kakina |  |

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Namurirhat |  |

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Aditmari |  |

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to Geetaldaha

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| broken bridge

across Dharla River

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| India

Bangladesh
border

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Mogalhat |  |

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Lalmonirhat Junction |  |

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Mahendranagar |  |

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Chilmari |  |

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Ramna Bazar |  |

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Balabari |  |

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Ulipur |  |

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Panchor Mazhar |  |

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Old Kurigram |  |

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Kurigram |  |

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Rajarhat |  |

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Singhardabari Hat |  |

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Tista Junction |  |

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Teesta River

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Kaunia Junction |  |

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Santahar–Kaunia line

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Mirbag |  |

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Rangpur |  |

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Shyampur |  |

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Auliaganj |  |

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Badarganj |  |

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Kholahati |  |

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|  | to Chilahati–Parbatipur–Santahar–Darshana line
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Source: Bangladesh Railway Route Map

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Domohani–Burimari line

Legend

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to Malbazar

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New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section ( | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge

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|  | Maynaguri Road
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| 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge

metre gauge
changeover

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|  | Changrabandha
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| India

Bangladesh
border

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|  | Burimari
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Burimari–Lalmonirhat–Parbatipur line

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Defunct Lalmonirhat–Geetaldaha line

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Track gauge| Metre gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)

Legend

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|  | Lalmonirhat
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|  | Mogalhat
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India
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|  | Dharla River with broken bridge
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|  | Gitaldaha
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|  | to Golokganj
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Note: The map alongside presents the position as it stands today (2020). The international border was not there when the railways were first laid in the area in the 19th–20th century. It came up in 1947. Since then, it has been an effort to live up to the new realities. The map is 'Interactive' (the larger version) – it means that all the places shown in the map are linked in the full screen map.

## Trains

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Lalmoni Express and Karotoa Express Intercity trains runn from this station. Among Lalmoni Express most important because it connects to Capital Dhaka. Karoto Express runs between Santahare Junction (via Bogura-Gaibandha) to Burimari the land port. Also, some commuter, local mail and Shuttle trains run services between Rangpur, Dinajpur, Kurigram, Perbottipur Junction, Bogura, Gaibandha, Santahare Junction, etc.

## References

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1. ^ a b R.P. Saxena. "Indian Railway History timeline". Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
2. ^ Nayan, Tanzimul (2012). "Lalmonirhat District". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
3. ^ "Trains of fame and locos with a name – Part 2". IRFCA. Retrieved 7 February 2012.

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