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	'''New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station''' (station code NJP)<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://irfca.org/apps/station_codes/list?alphaname=N&page=2\|title=New Jalpaiguri junction station code\|publisher=IRFCA\|access-date=6 June 2019}}</ref> established in 1960,<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.irfca.org/docs/rinbad-siliguri.html\|title=History of New Jalpaiguri Junction\|publisher=IRFCA\|access-date=13 January 2020}}</ref> is an A1 category<ref name="Statement showing category-wise No. of stations">{{cite web\|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/StationRedevelopment/AI&ACategoryStns.pdf\|title=Railway station category\|access-date=6 June 2019}}</ref> 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 {{stnlnk\|Siliguri Town}}. New Jalpaiguri junction ranked 10th cleanest railway station in India in 2016 survey<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/india/20160318/2819608.html\|title=NFR's NJP ranked 10th cleanest railway station\|access-date=6 June 2019}}</ref> and came among the top 100 booking stations of Indian railway.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://erail.in/info/new-jalpaiguri-railway-station-NJP/25225\|title=New Jalpaiguri junction railway station-information\|website=www.erail.in\|access-date=6 June 2019}}</ref> 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. The [[Mitali Express]] train is an international express rail service which runs between the [[India]]n city of [[Siliguri]] ([[New Jalpaiguri railway station]]) and the [[Bangladesh]]i capital [[Dhaka]] ([[Dhaka Cantonment railway station]]) every week.<ref>{{cite news \|date=27 March 2021 \|title=Hasina and Modi to inaugurate ‘Mitali Express’ train today \|url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/hasina-and-modi-inaugurate-mitali-express-train-today-222667 \|work=The Business Standard \|access-date=27 March 2021}}</ref>		'''New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station''' (station code NJP)<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://irfca.org/apps/station_codes/list?alphaname=N&page=2\|title=New Jalpaiguri junction station code\|publisher=IRFCA\|access-date=6 June 2019}}</ref> established in 1960,<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.irfca.org/docs/rinbad-siliguri.html\|title=History of New Jalpaiguri Junction\|publisher=IRFCA\|access-date=13 January 2020}}</ref> is an A1 category<ref name="Statement showing category-wise No. of stations">{{cite web\|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/StationRedevelopment/AI&ACategoryStns.pdf\|title=Railway station category\|access-date=6 June 2019}}</ref> 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 largest among the railway stations which serves the city of '''[[Siliguri]]''', the largest metropolis of the [[North Bengal]]. The other stations are- [[Siliguri Junction]], [[Gulma Railway Station\|Gulma]], [[Bagdogra railway station\|Bagdogra]], [[Matigara railway station\|Matigara]] and {{stnlnk\|Siliguri Town}}. New Jalpaiguri junction ranked 10th cleanest railway station in India in 2016 survey<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/india/20160318/2819608.html\|title=NFR's NJP ranked 10th cleanest railway station\|access-date=6 June 2019}}</ref> and came among the top 100 booking stations of Indian railway.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://erail.in/info/new-jalpaiguri-railway-station-NJP/25225\|title=New Jalpaiguri junction railway station-information\|website=www.erail.in\|access-date=6 June 2019}}</ref> New Jalpaiguri, as a railway station serves as the entry point to [[Sikkim]], other countries like [[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==		==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.<ref name=njp>{{cite web \|url=http://www.irfca.org/docs/rinbad-siliguri.html \|title=India: the complex history of the junctions at Siliguri and New Jalpaiguri \|publisher=IRFCA \|access-date=2011-11-12 }}</ref>		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.<ref name=njp>{{cite web \|url=http://www.irfca.org/docs/rinbad-siliguri.html \|title=India: the complex history of the junctions at Siliguri and New Jalpaiguri \|publisher=IRFCA \|access-date=2011-11-12 }}</ref>

	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.<ref name=njp/><ref name=timeline>{{cite web \|url = http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm \|title = Indian Railway History Timeline \|access-date = 2011-11-12 \|url-status = dead \|archive-url = https://archive.is/20120714085533/http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm \|archive-date = 14 July 2012 \|df = dmy-all }}</ref>		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.<ref name=njp/><ref name=timeline>{{cite web \|url = http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm \|title = Indian Railway History Timeline \|access-date = 2011-11-12 \|url-status = dead \|archive-url = https://archive.today/20120714085533/http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm \|archive-date = 14 July 2012 \|df = dmy-all }}</ref>

	In the early 1960s, Indian Railways started changing over from metre gauge to broad gauge and built a new {{Track gauge\|5ft6in\|lk=on}} [[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.<ref name=njp/> The metre-gauge track from New Jaipaiguri to Siliguri town and Siliguri junction was later converted to broad gauge.		In the early 1960s, Indian Railways started changing over from metre gauge to broad gauge and built a new {{Track gauge\|5ft6in\|lk=on}} [[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.<ref name=njp/> The metre-gauge track from New Jaipaiguri to Siliguri town and Siliguri junction was later converted to broad gauge.

			Effective political lobbying by the Siliguri politician [[Ashok Bhattacharya]] led to the establishment of this new railway station, which effectively serves the city of [[Siliguri]], although it is located in the district of Jalpaiguri. The railway station was strategically named New Japaiguri as a bargaining chip to allay the residents of Jalpaiguri. The new station at New Jalpaiguri was not actually a necessity, up-gradation of existing railway stations at [[Raninagar Jalpaiguri Junction railway station]], or the [[Jalpaiguri Road railway station]] would have served the same purpose. New Jalpaiguri was created strictly for further elevating the strategic importance of [[Siliguri]], a town far smaller than [[Jalpaiguri]] in area as well as population. As a result, the residents of Jalpaiguri have been disadvantaged over the last few decades, as they have to travel to Siliguri for most long-distance trains, which don't even halt at the Jalpaiguri Road railway station.

	==Amenities==		==Amenities==
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	==Services==		==Services==
			[[File:New_Jalpaiguri_Jn_Railway_Station_412.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px\|The narrow gauge line and platform at the station]]
	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.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in/7days_Avl.html \|title=Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry \|work=Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways \|publisher=IRFCA \|access-date=10 July 2013 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140510115649/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/7days_Avl.html \|archive-date=10 May 2014 }}</ref>		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.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in/7days_Avl.html \|title=Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry \|work=Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways \|publisher=IRFCA \|access-date=10 July 2013 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140510115649/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/7days_Avl.html \|archive-date=10 May 2014 }}</ref>

	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]]. This station have international express train service between [[India]] and [[Bangladesh]]. [[Mitali Express]] train operate from [[New Jalpaiguri railway station]] to [[Dhaka Cantonment railway station]]. <ref name=ds>{{cite news \|date=23 March 2021 \|title=‘Mitali Express’ to be announced on Saturday\|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/city/news/mitali-express-be-announced-saturday-2065297 \|work=The Daily Star \|access-date=27 March 2021}}</ref>		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. Eight [[Rajdhani Express]], two Vistadome Special and one [[Shatabdi Express]] ([[New Jalpaiguri–Howrah Shatabdi Express]]) runs from this station.

			===Darjeeling-Himalayan railway===
			There is one [[narrow-gauge]] platform at this station which operates trains towards Darjeeling hills as a part of [[Darjeeling Himalayan Railway]]. This is the last terminal of the DHR Railways.

			===India-Bangladesh rail link===
			This station have international express train service between [[India]] and [[Bangladesh]]. [[Mitali Express]] train operate from [[New Jalpaiguri railway station]] to [[Dhaka Cantonment railway station]]. <ref name=ds>{{cite news \|date=23 March 2021 \|title=‘Mitali Express’ to be announced on Saturday\|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/city/news/mitali-express-be-announced-saturday-2065297 \|work=The Daily Star \|access-date=27 March 2021}}</ref>
			The [[Mitali Express]] train is an international express rail service which runs between the [[India]]n city of [[Siliguri]] ([[New Jalpaiguri railway station]]) and the [[Bangladesh]]i capital [[Dhaka]] ([[Dhaka Cantonment railway station]]) every week.<ref>{{cite news \|date=27 March 2021 \|title=Hasina and Modi to inaugurate ‘Mitali Express’ train today \|url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/hasina-and-modi-inaugurate-mitali-express-train-today-222667 \|work=The Business Standard \|access-date=27 March 2021}}</ref>
			===''Vistadome Specials''===
			* [[New Jalpaiguri Alipurduar Tourist Vistadome Special]] originates from this station and passes through the beautiful [[Doars]] region of [[North Bengal]].
			* [[Darjeeling Himalayan Railway\|DHR]] Vistadome Special on [[Narrow-gauge railway\|Narrow Gauge]] also originates from this station and passes through hills of [[Darjeeling]].

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| type = [[Express trains in India|Express train]] and [[Slow and fast passenger trains in India|Passenger train]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = New Jalpaiguri Junction (NJP).jpg
| image_caption = Night view of New Jalpaiguri Junction
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| address = New Jalpaiguri Road, Bhaktinagar, [[Siliguri]]-734004, [[Jalpaiguri district]], [[West Bengal]]
| country = India
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| elevation = {{convert|114.00|m|ft}}
| line = [[Darjeeling Himalayan Railway]], [[Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line]], [[Haldibari–New Jalpaiguri line]], [[New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line]] [[Barauni–Guwahati line]]
| other = Auto rickshaw, E-rickshaw, Bus, Taxi, Cabs, Bike taxi
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)
| platform = 9 (2 narrow gauge, 7 broad gauge)
| tracks = 45
| parking = Available
| ADA = {{Access icon|20px}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/more-facilities-for-njp/cid/1524901|title=More facilities for NJP|access-date=10 January 2020}}</ref>
| bicycle = Available
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| closed =
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| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = NJP
| zone = [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone]]
| division = {{rwd|Katihar}}
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| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone]]
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| passengers = 1.5 lakh per day
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'''New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station''' (station code NJP)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://irfca.org/apps/station_codes/list?alphaname=N&page=2|title=New Jalpaiguri junction station code|publisher=IRFCA|access-date=6 June 2019}}</ref> established in 1960,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irfca.org/docs/rinbad-siliguri.html|title=History of New Jalpaiguri Junction|publisher=IRFCA|access-date=13 January 2020}}</ref> is an A1 category<ref name="Statement showing category-wise No. of stations">{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/StationRedevelopment/AI&ACategoryStns.pdf|title=Railway station category|access-date=6 June 2019}}</ref> 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 {{stnlnk|Siliguri Town}}. New Jalpaiguri junction ranked 10th cleanest railway station in India in 2016 survey<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/india/20160318/2819608.html|title=NFR's NJP ranked 10th cleanest railway station|access-date=6 June 2019}}</ref> and came among the top 100 booking stations of Indian railway.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://erail.in/info/new-jalpaiguri-railway-station-NJP/25225|title=New Jalpaiguri junction railway station-information|website=www.erail.in|access-date=6 June 2019}}</ref> 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. The [[Mitali Express]] train is an international express rail service which runs between the [[India]]n city of [[Siliguri]] ([[New Jalpaiguri railway station]]) and the [[Bangladesh]]i capital [[Dhaka]] ([[Dhaka Cantonment railway station]]) every week.<ref>{{cite news |date=27 March 2021 |title=Hasina and Modi to inaugurate ‘Mitali Express’ train today |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/hasina-and-modi-inaugurate-mitali-express-train-today-222667 |work=The Business Standard |access-date=27 March 2021}}</ref>

==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.<ref name=njp>{{cite web |url=http://www.irfca.org/docs/rinbad-siliguri.html |title=India: the complex history of the junctions at Siliguri and New Jalpaiguri |publisher=IRFCA |access-date=2011-11-12 }}</ref>

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.<ref name=njp/><ref name=timeline>{{cite web |url = http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm |title = Indian Railway History Timeline |access-date = 2011-11-12 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://archive.is/20120714085533/http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm |archive-date = 14 July 2012 |df = dmy-all }}</ref>

In the early 1960s, Indian Railways started changing over from metre gauge to broad gauge and built a new {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[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.<ref name=njp/> 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]] [[RailTel Corporation of India|RailWire]] WiFi is available at this station.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/retiring/retnefr1.jsp |title = Retiring rooms in Northeast Frontier Railway|publisher= Indian Railways |access-date = 10 July 2013}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in/7days_Avl.html |title=Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry |work=Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways |publisher=IRFCA |access-date=10 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140510115649/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/7days_Avl.html |archive-date=10 May 2014 }}</ref>

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]]. This station have international express train service between [[India]] and [[Bangladesh]]. [[Mitali Express]] train operate from [[New Jalpaiguri railway station]] to [[Dhaka Cantonment railway station]]. <ref name=ds>{{cite news |date=23 March 2021 |title=‘Mitali Express’ to be announced on Saturday|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/city/news/mitali-express-be-announced-saturday-2065297 |work=The Daily Star |access-date=27 March 2021}}</ref>

== 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 (company)|Rapido]], [[Ola Cabs|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]]
* [[Mitali Express]]
* [[Darjeeling Mail]]

== References ==
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