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{{Short description|Railway station in West Bengal, India}}
'''Kaliyaganj railway station''' is an Indian [[List of train stations in India|train station]] which serves [[Kaliaganj]] in [[Uttar Dinajpur district]], West Bengal.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Statesman News |date=2021-08-28 |title=Buniadpur-Kaliyaganj rail link work hit by funds crunch: NFR |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/bengal/buniadpur-kaliyaganj-rail-link-work-hit-by-funds-crunch-nfr-1502999866.html |access-date=2024-02-10 |website=The Statesman |language=en}}</ref>

{{Infobox station
| name = Kaliyaganj
| native_name =
| style = Indian Railways
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|30px]] [[Indian Railways]] station
| image =
| image_caption =
| address = NS Road, Taltola, Kaliyaganj, West Bengal
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|25.6390|88.3275|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| elevation =
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone|NFR]]
| line = [[Barsoi–Radhikapur branch line]]
| platform = 2
| tracks = 3
| other =
| structure = Standard on ground
| parking = Available
| status = Active
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = KAJ
| zone = [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone|Northeast Frontier Railway]]
| division = {{rwd|Katihar}}
}}
| opened =
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Yes (in 2023)
| former = Assam Behar State Railway
| passengers =
| pass_system =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| map_type = India West Bengal#India
| map_dot_label = Kaliyaganj
| map_caption = Location in West Bengal##Location in India
| image_size =
}}

== History ==
{{stnlnk|Katihar}} was connected to [[Parbatipur Junction|Parbatipur]], now in Bangladesh, in 1889, by Assam Behar State Railway.<ref>{{cite web |title=IR History: Early Days II |url=http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html |access-date=2013-03-04 |publisher=IRFCA}}</ref>

With the [[partition of India]], links with East Pakistan were lost. The Barsoi–Radhikapur sector became a branch line. In the early 1960s, when [[Farakka Barrage]] was being constructed, a more radical change was made. Indian Railways created a new broad-gauge rail link from Calcutta.<ref name="njp">{{cite web |title=India: the complex history of the junctions at Siliguri and New Jalpaiguri |url=http://www.irfca.org/docs/rinbad-siliguri.html |access-date=2011-11-12 |publisher=IRFCA}}</ref>

The {{convert|2240|m|abbr=on}}-long Farakka Barrage carries a rail-cum-road bridge across the [[Ganges]]. The rail bridge was opened in 1971 thereby linking the [[Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop]] to [[Malda Town railway station|Mala Town]], {{stnlnk|New Jalpaiguri}} and other railway stations in North Bengal.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Salman |first1=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>

== Platforms ==
There are a total of 2 platforms and 3 tracks. The platforms are connected by two [[foot overbridge]].

== Station layout ==
{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" border="0"
| style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width="50" valign="top" |'''G'''
| style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width="100" valign="top" |Street level
| style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width="400" valign="top" |Exit/Entrance & ticket counter
|-
| rowspan="6" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="50" valign="top" |'''P1'''
| colspan="2" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" |[[Foot overbridge|FOB]], <small>[[Side platform]], No-1 doors will open on the left/right</small>
|-
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="100" |'''Track 1'''
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="400" |
|-
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="100" |'''Track 2'''
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="400" |
|-
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="100" |'''Track 3'''
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="400" |
|-
| colspan="2" style="border-top:solid 1px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;text-align:center;" |[[Foot overbridge|FOB]], <small>[[Island platform]], No- 2 doors will open on the left/right</small>
|-
|}

== Track layout ==
{{Routemap
| title = Kaliaganj track layout
| title-bg =
| collapsible = no
| legend = track
| float = none
| bottom = {{center|Station with three tracks and two side platforms}}
| map = cd!~\\CONTg\
cd!~\\STR\ENDEa
cd!~\ENDEa\KRWgl\KRWg+r
cd!~\KRWg+l\KRWgr\STR
cd!~\STRg\STR\STRf
cd!~\PSTR(R)\STR\PSTR(L) ~~ ~~ ~~ {{stnlnk| Radhikapur}}
cd!~\c*1\PSTR(R)\STR\PSTR(L)\c!~c*2
cd!~\PSTR(R)\STR\PSTR(L) ~~ ~~ ~~ to {{stnlnk| Barsoi Junction}}
cd!~\STRg\STR\STRf
cd!~\STR\KRWg+l\KRWgr
cd!~\KRWgl\KRWg+r\ENDEe
cd!~\ENDEe\CONTf\
}}

== Improvements ==
In 2006, the [[Barsoi–Radhikapur branch line]] had a meter gauge line which was replaced broad gauge line. In 2023 the electrification of this line was completed. It is a single electric-line.<ref>{{Cite web |last=roy |first=Joydeep |title=14 Departures from Kaliyaganj NFR/Northeast Frontier Zone - Railway Enquiry |url=https://indiarailinfo.com/departures/kaliyaganj-kaj/2688 |access-date=2024-02-10 |website=indiarailinfo.com}}</ref> In 2023, Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] launched the [[Amrit Bharat Station Scheme]]. According to the scheme, the Ministry of Railways will redevelop railway stations across the country. It has been decided to transform 1309 stations to enhance the overall passenger experience including Kaliyaganj.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-07 |title=Indian Railways to redevelop 135 stations in West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra – Check full list here |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/business/railways-amrit-bharat-station-scheme-indian-railways-to-modernise-135-railway-stations-in-west-bengal-uttar-pradesh-and-maharashtra-check-full-list-3201269/ |access-date=2024-02-10 |website=Financialexpress |language=en}}</ref>

== Trains ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Trains halted in KAJ
!Train no.
!Name
!From
!To
!Arrival
!Departure
!Platform no.
|-
|13145
|[[Kolkata-Radhikapur Express]]
|KOAA
|RDP
|05:40
|05:42
|2
|-
|13054
|[[Kulik Intercity Express|Kulik Express]]
|RDP
|HWH
|05:58
|06:00
|1
|-
|13503
|Kulik Express
|HWH
|RDP
|18:00
|18:02
|1
|-
|13146
|Radhikapur-Kolkata Express
|RDP
|KOAA
|21:15
|21:17
|2
|-
|75706
|[[Siliguri - Radhikapur Express]]
|RDP
|SGUJ
|16:12
|16:14
|2
|}

==See also==
* [[Raiganj railway station]]
* [[Radhikapur railway station]]
* [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone]]
== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://indiarailinfo.com/departures/kaliyaganj-kaj Trains at Radhikapur]
{{Adjacent stations|noclear=y
|system=Indian Railways
|line=Northeast Frontier Railway zone|left=Bangalbaree|to-left=Barsoi Junction|right=Dalimgaon|to-right=Radhikapur|type=[[Barsoi–Radhikapur branch line]]}}
{{Railways in Eastern India}}{{Uttar Dinajpur topics}}{{Railway stations in West Bengal}}

[[Category:Katihar railway division]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Uttar Dinajpur district]]
[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1879]]

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