Changrabandha is a railway station serving the town of Changrabandha in Mekhliganj CD block, Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[2][3]
Changrabandha | |||||
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| Indian Railways station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Changrabandha, Mekhliganj, Cooch Behar district, West Bengal India | ||||
| Coordinates | 26°24′47″N 88°55′09″E / 26.4131°N 88.9193°E | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | Northeast Frontier Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | New Mal–Changrabandha–New Cooch Behar line | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Tracks | 5 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Line converted to broad gauge | ||||
| Station code | CBD | ||||
| Zone(s) | Northeast Frontier Railway | ||||
| Division(s) | Alipurduar | ||||
| History | |||||
| Electrified | no | ||||
| Previous names | Bengal Dooars Railway | ||||
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History
editThe Lalmonirhat–Malbazar metre-gauge line was developed by the Bengal Dooars Railway in the closing years of the nineteenth century.[4] With the partition of India in 1947, the Indian side of the line terminated at Changrabandha and the Pakistani side, later Bangladeshi side, at Burimari.[5]
Present status
editThe line between New Mal Jn. and Changrabandha is now (2016) converted to broad gauge. The introduction of the train services was delayed as a result of delay in environmental clearance. However, a pair of DMUs have been introduced on this route from Siliguri to Changrabandha via New Mal Jn from 20 January 2016.[6] There is a train from New Cooch Behar to Siliguri Jn via Changrabandha.[7]
The Bangladeshi side of the line is still functional.[8][9] The Karotua Express runs daily between Burimari and Lalmonirhat. There are 2 commuter trains daily between Burimari and Lalmonirhat.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Alipurduar Division System Map" (PDF). NFR Railway.
- ^ "Introducing Burimari". lonely planet. Archived from the original on 21 December 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
- ^ "Notification No. 63/94-Cus. (N.T.) dtd 21/11/1994 with amendments - Land Customs Stations and Routes for import and export of goods by land or inland water ways". Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- ^ "Bengal Dooars Railway". Fibis. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ "Geography – International". IRFCA. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
- ^ "Train running on the newly converted New Mal Junction-Changrabandha to start". North East Frontier Railway. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ "75714 New Cooch Behar-Siliguri Jn DEMU (via Changrabandha)". IndiaRailInfo. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ "Lalmonirhat-burimari Route -45 trains derail in 5 months – Lack of sleepers, stone makes the run-down track risky". The Daily Star. 7 February 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
- ^ "Tk 14,531 crore BR projects to double capacity". Priyo Internet Life. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
- ^ "Inter-city trains from Lalmonirhat". Bangladesh Railway. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
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