New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station

Railway junction station in West Bengal, India

NEW JALPAIGURI Jn.

নিউ জলপাইগুড়ি জংশন

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Express train and Passenger train station

New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station board

General information
Location| New Jalpaiguri Road, Bhaktinagar, Siliguri-734004, Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates| 26°40′57″N 88°26′38″E﻿ / ﻿26.68250°N 88.44389°E﻿ / 26.68250; 88.44389
Elevation| 114.00 metres (374.02 ft)
Owned by| Indian Railways
Operated by| Northeast 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 line

Platforms| 8 (6 Broad Gauge/2 Narrow Gauge)
Tracks| 45
Connections|  Cabs, Taxi, Auto-rickshaw, E-rickshaw
Construction
Structure type| Standard (on-ground station)
Parking|  Available
Bicycle facilities|  Available
Accessible|  Yes[1]
Other information
Status| Functioning
Station code| NJP
Zone(s) | Northeast Frontier Railway zone
Division(s) | Katihar
History
Opened| 1960; 64 years ago (1960)[2]
Electrified| Yes[3](July 2020)
Passengers
22M/Year| 60K/Day ( high)

Location

New Jalpaiguri railway station

Location in West Bengal

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Railways in the Siliguri area

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Sivok–Rangpo line to Rangpo, Sikkim ( | under

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Mahananda River

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Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

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Tindharia
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Sukna

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NH 31

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Siliguri Junction

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Bagrakote level crossing

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New Jalpaiguri |

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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 northern Bengal. 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 of railways for the northeastern states to the Indian mainland.

## History

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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 and Bhutan.[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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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### Buses

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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

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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

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* Siliguri Junction railway station
* Siliguri Town railway station

## References

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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. ^ "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.
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

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station.

External videos

Sealdah-New Cooch Behar Uttarbanga Express arriving at New Jalpaiguri

* New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station at the India Rail Info
* Jalpaiguri travel guide from Wikivoyage
* Siliguri travel guide from Wikivoyage

Preceding station  |  Indian Railways | Following station

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Rangapani

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Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line

|  | Terminus
Siliguri Town

towards ?

|  | Darjeeling Himalayan Railway |
| Northeast Frontier Railway zone

New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line

Ambari Falakata

towards ?

|  | Northeast Frontier Railway zone

Haldibari–New Jalpaiguri line

Rangapani

towards ?

|  | Northeast Frontier Railway zone

Katihar–Guwahati line

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Top 100 booking stations of Indian Railways

* Agra Cantonment
* Ahmedabad Junction
* Ajmer Junction
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* Nasik Road
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* New Jalpaiguri Junction
* Palakkad Junction
* Patna Junction
* Prayagraj Junction
* Pune Junction
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* Udaipur City
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* Vapi
* Vadodara Junction
* Varanasi Junction
* Vijayawada Junction
* Visakhapatnam

Source: "100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways".

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Jalpaiguri district topics

General|

* Baikunthapur Forest
* Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary
* Dooars
* Dooars-Terai tea gardens
* Gorumara National Park
* India–Bangladesh enclaves
* Jalpaiguri
* Jalpaiguri district
* Jalpaiguri division
* Jalpaiguri Palace
* Siliguri Jalpaiguri Development Authority
* New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station
* North Bengal
* North Bengal Tea Industry
* Raikat
* Raninagar Industrial Growth Centre
* Terai
* Western Duars
* University of North Bengal
* 2013 Jalpaiguri bombing

Municipal corporations|

* Jalpaiguri
* New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri)

Municipalities|

* Dhupguri
* Malbazar
* Mainaguri
* Phulbari (proposed)

Community development
blocks|

| Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision|

* Jalpaiguri
* Maynaguri
* Rajganj

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Dhupguri subdivision|

* Dhupguri
* Banarhat

Malbazar subdivision|

* Mal
* Matiali
* Nagrakata
* Kranti

Rivers|

* Dharla
* Jaldhaka
* Karala
* Teesta
* Torsha

Transport|

* NH 17
* NH 31A
* NH 317
* NH 27
* New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line
* New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section
* Haldibari–New Jalpaiguri line
* Katihar–Siliguri line

Railway stations|

* Ambari Falakata
* Belakoba
* Dhupguri
* Jalpaiguri
* Jalpaiguri Road
* Mohitnagar
* New Domohani
* New Jalpaiguri
* New Mainaguri
* Raninagar Jalpaiguri Junction

Institutes of higher learning|

* Ananda Chandra College
* Institute of Pharmacy, Jalpaiguri
* Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College
* Jalpaiguri Government Medical College and Hospital
* North Bengal St. Xavier's College
* P.D. Women's College
* Sukanta Mahavidyalaya
* University of North Bengal

Lok Sabha constituencies|

* Jalpaiguri

Vidhan Sabha constituencies|

* Dabgram-Phulbari
* Dhupguri
* Jalpaiguri
* Mal
* Maynaguri
* Nagrakata
* Rajganj

Former
Vidhan Sabha constituencies|

* Kranti

See also|

* Cities, towns and locations in Jalpaiguri district
* People from Jalpaiguri district
* Villages in Jalpaiguri district

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Railway stations in West Bengal

Eastern Railway|

* Akra
* Andal Junction
* Asansol Junction
* Azimganj Junction
* Baghajatin
* Baharu
* Bahirpuya Halt
* Balarambati
* Ballygunge Junction
* Bandel Junction
* Bangaon Junction
* Banshlai Bridge
* Barachak
* Baranagar Road
* Barasat Junction
* Barddhaman Junction
* Barrackpore
* Baruipara
* Baruipur Junction
* Basuldanga
* Belur
* Betberia Ghola
* Bidyadharpur
* Bolpur Shantiniketan
* Brace Bridge
* Budge Budge
* Canning
* Champahati
* Chatra
* Dakshin Barasat
* Dakshin Durgapur
* Dankuni Junction
* Deula
* Dhakuria
* Dhamua
* Dhapdhapi
* Diamond Harbour
* Dum Dum Junction
* Durgapur
* Garia
* Gede
* Ghutiari Sharif
* Gocharan
* Gourdaha Halt
* Gurudas Nagar
* Hind Motor
* Hogla
* Hooghly Ghat
* Hooghly
* Hotar
* Howrah
* Jadavpur
* Janai Road
* Jaynagar Majilpur
* Kakdwip
* Kalikapur
* Kalyanpur
* Kamarkundu
* Karanjali
* Kashinagar
* Katwa Junction
* Khana Junction
* Kolkata
* Krishna Mohan
* Krishnanagar City Junction
* Kulpi
* Lake Gardens
* Lakshmikantapur
* Liluah
* Madhabnagar
* Madhabpur
* Magra Hat
* Majerhat
* Malda Town
* Mallikpur
* Mathurapur Road
* Matla Halt
* Mirzapur-Bankipur
* Murarai
* Naihati Junction
* Nalhati Junction
* Namkhana
* Nangi
* Narendrapur
* Netra
* New Alipore
* New Farakka Junction
* New Garia
* Nischintapur
* Nischintapur Market
* Park Circus
* Piali
* Rajgram
* Rampurhat Junction
* Ranaghat Junction
* Raniganj
* Sainthia Junction
* Sangrampur
* Santoshpur
* Sealdah
* Shasan Road
* Sheoraphuli
* Shrirampur
* Singhabad
* Sitarampur
* Siuri
* Sonarpur Junction
* Subhashgram
* Surjyapur
* Taldi
* Tarakeswar
* Tollygunge
* Udairampur
* Ukilerhat
* Uttar Radhanagar

South Eastern
Railway|

* Abada
* Adra Junction
* Bankura Junction
* Bero
* Bishnupur
* Burnpur
* Damodar
* Digha
* Gourinathdham
* Haldia
* Jhalda
* Joychandi Pahar
* Madhukunda
* Muradi
* Purulia Junction
* Ramkanali Junction
* Santragachi Junction
* Shalimar
* Tikiapara
* Uluberia

North East Frontier
Railway|

* Adhikari
* Alipurduar Junction
* Balurghat
* Bamanhat
* Buniadpur
* Buxa Road
* Changrabandha
* Cooch Behar
* Dalkhola
* Darjeeling
* Daulatpur Hat
* Dhupguri
* Gangarampur
* Ghum
* Ghoksadanga
* Haldibari
* Jalpaiguri Road
* Malancha
* Mallickpurhat
* Mohitnagar
* New Alipurduar
* New Cooch Behar Junction
* New Gitaldaha
* New Jalpaiguri Junction
* New Maynaguri
* Radhikapur
* Raiganj
* Rampur Bazar
* Raninagar Jalpaiguri Junction
* Santragachi Junction
* Samuktala Road Junction
* Shalimar
* Siliguri Junction
* Siliguri Town
* Sivok

Suburban rail
and urban transit|

* Kolkata Suburban Railway (Chord link
* Circular line
* Eastern line
* Sealdah South lines
* South Eastern line)
* Kolkata Metro

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