New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station

New Jalpaiguri Junction
Express train and Passenger train station
File:New Jalpaiguri Junction (NJP).jpg Night view of New Jalpaiguri Junction
General information
Location	New Jalpaiguri Road, Bhaktinagar, Siliguri-734004, Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal India
Coordinates	26°40′57″N 88°26′38″E
Elevation	114.00 metres (374.02 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Northeast Frontier Railway zone
Line(s)	Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line, Haldibari–New Jalpaiguri line, New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line Barauni–Guwahati line
Platforms	9 (2 narrow gauge, 7 broad gauge)
Tracks	45
Connections	Auto rickshaw, E-rickshaw, Bus, Taxi, Cabs, Bike taxi
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Available
Accessible
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	NJP
Zone(s)	Northeast Frontier Railway zone
Division(s)	Katihar
History
Opened	1960 (1960)
Electrified	Yes(From 2020)
Passengers
1.5 lakh per day
Services
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Location Siliguri Location in West Bengal Siliguri Location in India

Railways in the Siliguri area
Sivok–Rangpo line to Rangpo, Sikkim ( under construction ) New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar– Samuktala line 21 km 13 mi Sivok 10 km 6 mi Gulma Darjeeling Himalayan Railway narrow-gauge railway to Darjeeling 8 km 5 mi Siliguri Junction 12 km 7 mi Matigara Mahananda River 6 km 4 mi Siliguri Town New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section and New Jalpaiguri—Haldibari line 0 New Jalpaiguri 5 km 3 mi Rangapani New Jalpaiguri–Howrah line via Barsoi 18 km 11 mi Bagdogra Bagdogra Airport Siliguri–Katihar Line via Thakurganj

Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
Darjeeling Bazaar 0 km 0 mi Darjeeling Batasia Loop (Loop Nº 5) 7 km 4 mi Ghum Jor Bungalow Rongbull 16 km 10 mi Sonada Dilaram 24 km 15 mi Tung 31 km 19 mi Kurseong Kurseong steam shed 38 km 24 mi Mahanadi Zig zag Nº 6 44 km 27 mi Gayabari Agony Point (Loop Nº 4) 50 km 31 mi Tindharia Tindharia workshops (P.M.O.) Zig zag Nº 3 Zig zag Nº 2 Chunbhatti Loop Nº 3 Zig zag Nº 1 (opened 1942) Loop Nº 2 (removed 1942) 62 km 39 mi Rangtong Hill Cart Road Loop Nº 1 (removed 1991; repl. w/ longer route) Hill Cart Road  Mahananda Sanctuary Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary   Hill Cart Road 70 km 43 mi Sukna NH 31 80 km 50 mi Siliguri Junction 80 km 50 mi Siliguri Junction Mahananda River Burdwan Road Vivekananda Road Hill Cart Road/St. Feeder Road 83 km 52 mi Siliguri Town Bagrakote level crossing broad gauge lines 88 km 55 mi New Jalpaiguri elev. 100 metres (330 ft) (opened 1964) broad gauge lines

New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station (station code NJP) established in 1960, is an A1 category broad gauge and narrow-gauge railway station under Katihar railway division of Northeast Frontier Railway zone. It is the largest as well as the busiest railway junction of Northeast India. This Junction is among the three railway stations which serves the city of Siliguri, the largest metropolis of the North Bengal. The other two stations are- Siliguri Junction and Siliguri Town. New Jalpaiguri junction ranked 10th cleanest railway station in India in 2016 survey and came among the top 100 booking stations of Indian railway. New Jalpaiguri, as a railway station serves as the entry point to Sikkim, 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 for the Northeastern states to the Indian mainland.

History

The partition of India in 1947 completely disrupted 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, Bhutan and Assam.

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.

In the early 1960s, Indian Railways started changing over from metre gauge to broad gauge and built a new 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) 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. The metre-gauge track from New Jaipaiguri to Siliguri town and Siliguri junction was later converted to broad gauge.

Amenities

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. It has IRCTC and other private restaurants.

Services

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.

New Jalpaiguri is connected to almost all parts of the country (except Goa, Pune, Haridwar 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. Four Rajdhani Express and one Shatabdi Express (New Jalpaiguri–Howrah Shatabdi Express) runs from this station. Also there is one narrow-gauge platform in this station which operates trains towards Darjeeling hills as a part of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway.

Connections

Buses

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

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

• Siliguri Junction railway station
• Siliguri Town railway station
• Siliguri
• Tenzing Norgay Bus Terminus

External links

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

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