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{{Short description|Railway section in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2014}}
{{Infobox rail line
| box_width = 28em
| name = Barsoi–New Farakka section (including Old Malda-Singhabad branch line)
| color = 800000
| logo = 
| logo_width = 100 px
| image = New Farakka Railway Station IMG 20200214 084620.jpg
| image_width =
| caption = New Farakka Junction is an important railway station on Barsoi–New Farakka section
| type =
| system = Electrified
| status = Operational
| locale = [[West Bengal]], [[Jharkhand]]
| start = {{stnlnk|Barsoi}}
| end = {{stnlnk|New Farakka Junction||New Farakka}}
| stations = 29
| routes =
| daily_ridership =
| website =
| open = 1963
| close =
| owner = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]], [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone|Northeast Frontier Railway]]
| character =
| depot =
| stock =
| linelength = {{convert|126|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}
| tracklength =
| tracks = 2
| gauge = {{RailGauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]
| old_gauge = {{RailGauge|1000 mm}} [[Metre-gauge railway|metre gauge]]
| minradius =
| electrification =
| speed = up to {{convert|110|km/h|abbr=on}}
| elevation =
| racksystem =
| map = {{Barsoi–New Farakka section|inline=1}}
| map_state = collapsed
}}
The '''Barsoi–New Farakka section''' is an Indian railway line connecting [[Barsoi Junction railway station|Barsoi]] with [[New Farakka Junction railway station|New Farakka junction]] on the [[Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line]]. This {{convert|126|km||adj=on|abbr=}} track is under the jurisdiction of [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]] and [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone|Northeast Frontier Railway.]]

== History ==
With the partition of India in 1947, a major portion of the Calcutta–Siliguri line ran through East Pakistan, now Bangladesh. With several rail links in Bihar, the attention was on those links, and new links were developed. However, one hurdle stood out. There was no bridge across the [[Ganges|Ganga]] river even in Bihar. A generally acceptable route to Siliguri was via [[Sahibganj loop]] to Sakrigali ghat. Across the Ganges by ferry to Manihari Ghat. Then metre gauge via [[Katihar railway station|Katihar]] and [[Barsoi railway station|Barsoi]] to [[Kishanganj railway station|Kishanganj]] and finally narrow gauge to Sliguri.<ref>{{cite web|title=my school i wish|url=http://goethals1907-2007.blogspot.com/2007_10_01_archive.html|work=Madhyamgram Re-visited after 15 years|access-date=2011-01-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708040657/http://goethals1907-2007.blogspot.com/2007_10_01_archive.html|archive-date=8 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1949 Kishanganj-Siliguri section was converted to metre gauge.

In the early 1960s, when [[Farakka Barrage]] was being constructed, a far reaching change was made. Indian Railways constructed a new broad-gauge rail link from south Bengal. [[New Jalpaiguri railway station|New Jalpaiguri]], a new broad-gauge station was built south of Siliguri Town. While a {{convert|10|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} new line was built from Tildanga station in the [[Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop|B.B loop line]] to Farakka Ghat on the south bank of Ganges by 1958, a {{convert|37|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} long {{track gauge|1676mm}} wide {{RailGauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] new line was constructed from Khejuria Ghat (near present-day Chamagram station), on the north bank of the [[Ganges|Ganga]] to [[Malda Town railway station|Malda Town]] by 1961. This Kumedpur-Barsoi section was built in 1959. The entire section from Barsoi to Khejuriaghat was completed and connected by 1962. Steamer services connected the north and south banks of the river thereby linking North & South Bengal<ref>{{cite book|title=Transport Geography of India: Commodity Flow and the Regional Structure of Indian Economy|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v21-4YYgocUC&pg=PA60|last=Moonis Raza & Yash Aggarwal|work=page 60|year = 1986|publisher=Concept Publishing Company, A-15/16 Commercial Block, Mohan Garden, New Delhi – 110059|access-date=2 May 2013|isbn=81-7022-089-0}}</ref>

The {{convert|2240|m|abbr=on}} long [[Farakka Barrage]], which carries a Rail-cum-Road bridge across the [[Ganges]] was opened in 1971 thereby directly linking the [[Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop]] to [[Malda Town railway station|Malda Town]], New Jalpaiguri and other railway stations in North Bengal.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Salman|first1=Salman M. A.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8GEr4fyDbqgC&pg=PA135|title=Conflict and cooperation on South Asia's international rivers: a legal perspective|last2=Uprety|first2=Kishor|publisher=World Bank Publications|year=2002|isbn=978-0-8213-5352-3|pages=135–136|access-date=2011-07-05}}</ref> Consequently, Tildanga-Farakka Ghat & Chamagram-Khejuria Ghat lines were dismantled. The current Rail-cum-Road bridge will be made solely a Railway bridge for New Farakka-Malda Town 3rd Line construction. A new Road bridge on [[National Highway 12 (India)| NH 12]] is being made at Farakka, which will span {{convert|2401|m|abbr=on}} across the river.

== Branch lines ==
The [[Old Malda–Abdulpur line|Old Malda–Abdulpur section]] is used up to [[Singhabad railway station|Singhabad]] on the Indian side. Bangladesh started export of fertilizer to Nepal utilizing the Rohanpur–Singhabad transit point in November 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bangladesh export to Nepal thru India resumes tomorrow|url=http://news.priyo.com/business/2011/07/11/bangladesh-export-nepal-thru-i-31397.html|publisher=Priyo Internet Life|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406181147/http://news.priyo.com/business/2011/07/11/bangladesh-export-nepal-thru-i-31397.html|archive-date=6 April 2012|access-date=2011-11-12}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Railways in Eastern India}}

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[[Category:5 ft 6 in gauge railways in India]]
[[Category:Railway lines in Bihar]]

Barsoi–New Farakka section - Revision history

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