Kishanganj railway station

Coordinates: 26°05′53″N 87°57′01″E / 26.09802°N 87.95017°E / 26.09802; 87.95017
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Kishanganj
Indian Railways station
General information
LocationNH 27, Kishanganj- 855107, Bihar
India
Coordinates26°05′53″N 87°57′01″E / 26.09802°N 87.95017°E / 26.09802; 87.95017
Elevation53.00 metres (173.88 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byNorth East Frontier Railway
Line(s)Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line
Katihar–Siliguri line
Barauni–Guwahati line
Platforms2 and one under construction
Tracks7
Construction
Structure typeStandard on ground (Double line electrification construction)
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctional
Station codeKNE
Zone(s) Northeast Frontier Railway
Division(s) Katihar
History
Opened1915
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesDarjeeling Himalayan Railway
Location
Kishanganj is located in Bihar
Kishanganj
Kishanganj
Location of Kishanganj railway station in Bihar
Kishanganj Railway Station nameplate, Bihar.

Kishanganj railway station serves Kishanganj city in Kishanganj district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is one of the important railway station, as it lies on the important railway lines, they are Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line, Katihar–Siliguri line, and Barauni–Guwahati line. The famous Gaisal train disaster occurred at Gaisal railway station near Kishanganj.

History[edit]

Darjeeling Himalayan Railway extended its 2 ft (610 mm)-wide narrow-gauge line from Siliguri to Kishanganj in 1915.[1] In 1948–50, the Kishanganj branch of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway was taken over for the purpose of completing the Assam Rail Link project, converted to 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge and connected to the North Eastern Railway network at Barsoi.[1][2] The railway lines in the area started being converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)-wide 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge from the early 1960s.[1]

Kishanganj

Amenities[edit]

Kishanganj railway station has the following amenities: computerized railway reservation system, waiting room, free google wifi, retiring room vegetarian and non-vegetarian refreshment room, bookstall and Government Railway Police (G.R.P) office.[3]

Platforms[edit]

Kishanganj has two platforms and one under construction, one for Up and other for Down trains. A small platform is used for goods unloaded from freight trains. All the platforms are well connected with two foot overbridge (FOB).

Trains[edit]

Originating train[edit]

  1. Kishanganj - Ajmer Garib Nawaz Express

Halting trains[edit]

  1. New Jalpaiguri–Howrah Shatabdi Express
  2. New Delhi–Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express (Via New Tinsukia)[4]
  3. New Delhi–Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express (Via Moranhat)[5]
  4. New Delhi–Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express (Via Rangapara North)[6]
  5. Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal - Agartala Humsafar Express[7]
  6. New Jalpaiguri - Howrah AC Superfast Express
  7. Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Agartala AC Superfast Express
  8. Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal–Kamakhya AC Superfast Express
  9. Guwahati - New Delhi Poorvattar Sampark Kranti Superfast Express
  10. New Jalpaiguri - MGR Chennai Central Superfast Express
  11. New Jalpaiguri - Sealdah Superfast Darjeeling Mail
  12. New Jalpaiguri–New Delhi Superfast Express
  13. New Jalpaiguri–Amritsar Karmabhoomi Express
  14. New Jalpaiguri - Udaipur City SF Express
  15. New Jalpaiguri - Digha Paharia Express
  16. New Jalpaiguri - Sealdah Padatik Superfast Express
  17. New Jalpaiguri - Ranchi Weekly Express
  18. New Jalpaiguri -Rajendra Nagar Capital Express[8]
  19. New Jalpaiguri–Malda Town Express
  20. New Jalpaiguri - Sitamarhi Express
  21. Silchar - Thiruvananthapuram Aronai Superfast Express[9]
  22. Silchar - Coimbatore Superfast Express[10]
  23. Silchar–Secunderabad Express
  24. Silchar - Sealdah Kanchanjunga Express[11]
  25. Dibrugarh–Kanyakumari Vivek Express
  26. New Tinsukia–Chennai Tambaram Express[12]
  27. Dibrugarh - Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Superfast Express[13]
  28. Dibrugarh-Lalgarh Avadh Assam Express[14]
  29. Dibrugarh–Kolkata Superfast Express
  30. Dibrugarh-Howrah Kamrup Express via Guwahati[15]
  31. Dibrugarh–Howrah Kamrup Express Via Rangapara North[16]
  32. Silghat Town - Tambaram Nagaon Express[17]
  33. Silghat Town - Kolkata Kaziranga Express
  34. Agartala - Deoghar Weekly Express
  35. Agartala - Sealdah Kanchanjunga Express[18]
  36. New Tinsukia–Bengaluru Weekly Express
  37. Dibrugarh–Rajendra Nagar Weekly Express
  38. Guwahati - Jammu Tawi Lohit Express[19]
  39. Guwahati- Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Kaziranga Superfast Express[20]
  40. Guwahati - Bikaner Express[21][22]
  41. Guwahati - Okha Dwarka Express
  42. Guwahati - Barmer Express
  43. Guwahati-Jammu Tawi Amarnath Express[23]
  44. Guwahati - Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express[24]
  45. Guwahati-Howrah Saraighat Superfast Express
  46. Guwahati - Kolkata Garib Rath Express
  47. Guwahati–Rajendra Nagar Capital Express
  48. Kamakhya - Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Karmabhoomi Express.[25]
  49. Kamakhya - Udaipur City Kavi Guru Express[26]
  50. Kamakhya - Jodhpur, Bhagat Ki Kothi Express
  51. Kamakhya - Delhi Brahmaputra Mail[27]
  52. Kamakhya - Dr. Ambedkar Nagar Express[28]
  53. Kamakhya - Ranchi Express[29]
  54. Kamakhya - Puri Express via Howrah[30]
  55. Kamakhya - Puri Express (via Adra)
  56. Kamakhya–Gaya Express
  57. Kamakhya–Anand Vihar Express[31]
  58. Kamakhya - Delhi Northeast Express
  59. Kamakhya - Pune Express
  60. Alipurduar - Delhi Mahananda Express[32]
  61. Alipurduar - Sealdah Kanchan Kanya Express[33]
  62. Alipurduar - Secunderabad Express[34]
  63. New Alipurdiar - Sealdah Teesta Torsha Express[35]
  64. Dibrugarh - Deogarh Express
  65. Bamanhat - Sealdah Uttar Banga Express[36]
  66. Kolkata - Haldibari Tri-Weekly Express
  67. Kamakhya-Patna Capital Express[37]
  68. Siliguri Junction-Balurghat Express[38]
  69. Siliguri - Radhikapur Express
  70. Siliguri Town - Jogbani Intercity Express
  71. Siliguri Junction-Katihar Express[39]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Alastair Boobyer. "India: the complex history of the junctions at Siliguri and New Jalpaiguri". IRFCA. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  2. ^ "IR History: Part IV (1947–1970)". IRFCA. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Kishanganj Railway Station". Make My Trip. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  4. ^ "New Delhi–Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express (Via New Tinsukia)". indiarailinfo.com.
  5. ^ "New Delhi–Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express (Via Moranhat)". indiarailinfo.com.
  6. ^ "New Delhi–Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express (Via Rangapara North)". indiarailinfo.com.
  7. ^ "SMVT Bangalore-Agartala Humsafar Express". indiarailinfo.com.
  8. ^ "New Jalpaiguri Rajendra Nagar Capital Express". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Tiruvananthapuram-Silchar Aronai Express". indiarailinfo.com.
  10. ^ "Silchar-Coimbatore Express". confirmtkt.com.
  11. ^ "Sealdah Silchar Kanchanjunga Express". indiarailinfo.com.
  12. ^ "New Tinsukia Tambaram Express". indiarailinfo.com.
  13. ^ "Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Guwahati Express via Katihar". indiarailinfo.com.
  14. ^ "15609⇒15909/Avadh Assam Express (PT)". indiarailinfo.com.
  15. ^ "Dibrugarh Howrah Kamrup Express via Guwahati". indiarailinfo.com.
  16. ^ "Dibrugarh Howrah Kamrup Express via Rangapara North". indiarailinfo.com.
  17. ^ "Tambaram-Silghat Town Nagaon Express". indiarailinfo.com.
  18. ^ "Sealdah Agartala Kanchanjunga Express". indiarailinfo.com.
  19. ^ "Guwahati-Jammu Tawi Lohit Express". indiarailinfo.com.
  20. ^ "Guwahati-Bengaluru Cantt Kaziranga Express". indiarailinfo.com.
  21. ^ Mishra, Sudhanshu (25 March 2013). "Train without engine travels 20 km in Barmer". India Today. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  22. ^ Bihar: AC coach of Guwahati-Bikaner Express derails after hitting truck
  23. ^ "Guwahati-Jammu Tawi Amarnath Express". indiarailinfo.com.
  24. ^ "15647/Mumbai LTT - Guwahati Express (Via Malda Town) (PT)". indiarailinfo.com.
  25. ^ "Kamakhya Mumbai LTT Karmabhoomi Express". indiarailinfo.com.
  26. ^ "Udaipur City Kamakhya Kavi Guru Express". indiarailinfo.com.
  27. ^ "Dibrugarh Delhi Brahmaputra Mail". indiarailinfo.com.
  28. ^ "19305/Dr. Ambedkar Nagar - Kamakhya Weekly Express (PT) - Indore to Kamakhya WR/Western Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  29. ^ "15661/Ranchi - Kamakhya Weekly Express - Ranchi to Kamakhya NFR/Northeast Frontier Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  30. ^ "Puri Kamakhya Express". indiarailinfo.com.
  31. ^ "15621/Kamakhya - Anand Vihar Terminal Weekly Express (PT) - Kamakhya to Anand Vihar Terminal NFR/Northeast Frontier Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  32. ^ "15484/Sikkim Mahananda Express - Old Delhi to Alipur Duar NFR/Northeast Frontier Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  33. ^ "13149/Kanchan Kanya Express (PT) - Sealdah to Alipur Duar ER/Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  34. ^ "Alipurduar Secunderabad Express". indiarailinfo.com.
  35. ^ "Teesta Torsha Express". indiarailinfo.com.
  36. ^ "Sealdah Bamanhat Uttar Banga Express". indiarailinfo.com.
  37. ^ "13248/Rajendra Nagar Terminal - Kamakhya Capital Express - Patna to Kamakhya ECR/East Central Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  38. ^ "Siliguri Balurghat Express". indiarailinfo.com.
  39. ^ "Siliguri Katihar Express". indiarailinfo.com.

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