Nilphamari Railway Station

নীলফামারী রেলওয়ে স্টেশন

General information
Location| Nilphamari, Nilphamari District, Rangpur Division
Bangladesh
Coordinates| 25°57′10″N 88°50′07″E﻿ / ﻿25.95266°N 88.83524°E﻿ / 25.95266; 88.83524
Owned by| Bangladesh Railway
Line(s)| Chilahati–Parbatipur–Santahar–Darshana line
Platforms| 1
Tracks| 2
Construction
Structure type| Standard (on ground station)
Parking| Yes
Bicycle facilities| Yes
Accessible| Yes
Other information
Status| Opened
Station code| NIL
Zone(s) | West Zone
Division(s) | Pakshi
History
Opened| 1878; 147 years ago (1878)
Services
| Preceding station  | Bangladesh Railway | Following station

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Toronbari

towards Chilahati

|  | Chilahati–Parbatipur–Santahar–Darshana |  | Nilphamari College

towards Darshana

Route map

Location

Nilphamari railway station is a railway station located in Nilphamari. This is one of the main station in Nilphamari District. [1][2][3][4][5][6]

## History

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During the British period all connections from southern parts of Bengal to North Bengal were through the eastern part of Bengal. From 1878, the railway route from Kolkata, then called Calcutta, was in two laps. The first lap was a 185 km journey along the Eastern Bengal State Railway from Calcutta Station (later renamed Sealdah) to Damookdeah Ghat on the southern bank of the Padma River, then across the river in a ferry and the second lap of the journey. A 336 km metre gauge line of the North Bengal Railway linked Saraghat on the northern bank of the Padma to Siliguri.[7]

The 1.8 km long Hardinge Bridge across the Padma came up in 1912. In 1926 the metre-gauge section north of the bridge was converted to broad gauge, and so the entire Calcutta - Siliguri route became broad-gauge.[7] The route thus ran: Sealdah-Ranaghat-Bheramara-Hardinge Bridge-Iswardi-Santahar-Hili-Parabtipur-Nilphamari-Haldibari-Jalpaiguri-Siliguri.

As of 2010, the 64 kilometres (40 mi) long Saidpur-Chilahati line was in such a bad shape that there was no fast train between Dhaka and Chilahati. In 2010, Taka 103.68 crore was sanctioned for the development of this line.[8]

## References

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1. ^ প্রতিবেদক, নিজস্ব (2019-12-30). "নীলফামারী-ঢাকা রেলপথ নীলসাগরে আসন কমল ৯৩টি". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2024-12-30.
2. ^ "Attempt to tamper with rail line foiled in Nilphamari". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
3. ^ "Nilphamari train derailment halts communications for six hours". The Daily Star. 2015-08-22. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
4. ^ "Locals avert potential train accident after finding rail components removed in Nilphamari". The Daily Star. 2023-12-14. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
5. ^ jagonews24.com. "উত্তরবঙ্গে নতুন ট্রেন 'নীলফামারী এক্সপ্রেস'". jagonews24.com. Archived from the original on 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2024-12-30.`{{cite news}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
6. ^ "52-year wait ends as PM opens Chilahati Express". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
7. ^ a b "[IRFCA] India: the complex history of the junctions at Siliguri and New Jalpaiguri". www.irfca.org. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
8. ^ "Work of Saidpur-Chilahati railway project progresses". archive.ph. 2012-09-15. Retrieved 2024-12-30.

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Bangladesh Railway

Zones|

* East Zone
* West Zone

Lines|

* Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat line
* Rajbari–Bhanga line
* Dhaka–Jessore line
* Joydebpur–Bangabandhu Shetu East line
* Tongi–Bhairab–Akhaura line
* Tongi–Manikganj–Paturia Ghat line
* Akhaura–Kulaura–Chhatak line
* Habiganj Bazar–Shaistaganj–Balla line
* Kulaura–Shahbajpur line
* Akhaura–Laksam–Chittagong line
* Chittagong Circular Railway
* Chittagong–Cox's Bazar line
* Chilahati–Parbatipur–Santahar–Darshana line
* Darshana–Jessore–Khulna line
* Old Malda–Abdulpur line
* Burimari–Lalmonirhat–Parbatipur line
* Santahar–Kaunia line
* Iswardi–Sirajganj line
* Khulna–Mongla Port Railway

Defunct lines|

* Jessore–Jhenidah Light Railway
* Kaunia–Dharlla State Railway
* Khulna–Bagerhat Railway
* Cherra Companyganj State Railways

Passenger trains|

* Barisal Express
* East Bengal Express
* East Bengal Mail
* Maitree Express
* Bandhan Express
* Chitra Express
* Kalni Express
* Kapotaksha Express
* Lalmoni Express
* Parabat Express
* Shonar Bangla Express
* Suborno Express
* Tista Express
* Banalata Express

Rolling stock|

* Locomotives of Bangladesh

Railway bridges|

* Hardinge Bridge
* Bangabandhu Railway Bridge
* Padma Bridge
* Rupsha Rail Bridge

Transit points with India|

* Old Malda–Abdulpur line
* Akhaura–Agartala line
* Darshana–Gede
* Benapole–Petrapole
* Biral–Radhikapur
* Chilahati–Haldibari

Defunct
transit points with India|

* Burimari–Changrabandha
* Shahbajpur–Mahisasan
* Mogalhat–Gitaldaha

History|

* Eastern Bengal Railway
* Assam Bengal Railway
* Pakistan Eastern Railway

See also|

* Saidpur railway workshop
* Bangladesh Railway Museum
* Dhaka Metro Rail
* Dhaka Subway
* Trans-Asian Railway

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Bangladesh–India land border checkpoints

International Border Crossing|

* Benapole Border Crossing

Checkpoints for
crossing of human beings|

* Ghojadanga–Bhomra
* Petrapole–Benapole
* Gede–Darshana
* Lalgola–Godagiri
* Mahadipur–Sonamossjid
* Hili, India–Hili, Bangladesh
* Phulbari–Banglabandha
* Changrabandha–Burimari
* Dawki–Tamabil
* Agartala–Akhaura

Checkpoints for
crossing of vehicles|

* Ghojadanga–Bhomra
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* Mahadipur–Sonamosjid
* Hili, India–Hili, Bangladesh
* Radhikapur–Biral
* Phulbari–Banglabandha
* Changrabandha–Burimari
* Ghasuapara–Haluaghat
* Dawki–Tamabil
* Agartala–Akhaura
* Srimantanagar–Bibir Bazar

Rail transit points|

* Petrapole–Benapole
* Gede–Darshana
* Singhabad–Rohanpur
* Radhikapur–Biral
* Haldibari–Chilahati

See also|

* Bangladesh–India border
* Bangladesh–India relations
* Kotwali Gate
* Railways in the North-east and Eastern India or Railways in Bangladesh for defunct rail transit points

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