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{{short description|Proposed railway station in Sikkim, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Rangpo Railway Station
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|25px]] [[Indian Railways]] Station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = India Map And Flag Combined By Devilal.svg
| image_caption =
| address = [[National Highway 10 (India)|National Highway 10]], [[Rangpo]], [[Pakyong District]], [[Sikkim]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coords|27.1761|88.5287|display=inline,title}}
| line = [[Sivok–Rangpo line]]
| other =
| elevation = {{convert|357|m|ft}}
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)
| platform = 3
| depth =
| levels =
| tracks = 4
| parking = Yes ( after completion)
| bicycle = No
| opened = December 2023 (expected)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/india/bengal-sikkim-rail-project-picks-up-pace-after-pm-push/amp_articleshow/87969920.cms|title = Sikkim: Bengal-Sikkim rail project picks up pace after PM push | India News - Times of India|website = [[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = No
| ADA =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = RNGPO
| zone = [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone|Northeast Frontier Railway]]
| division = {{rwd|Alipurduar}}
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone|Northeast Frontier Railway]]
| status = Construction – new line
| former =
| passengers =
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| map_type = India Sikkim#India
| map_caption = Location in [[Sikkim]]##Location in India
| map_dot_label = Rangpo Railway Station
| services = 
}}
'''Rangpo railway station''' is an under-construction railway station lying on [[Sivok–Rangpo line|Sevoke-Rangpo Railway Line]] in [[Pakyong District]] of [[Sikkim]]. Its code is '''RNGPO'''. It will serve [[Rangpo]] city, and three districts of Sikkim, which are [[Pakyong District]], [[East Sikkim district|Gangtok District]] and [[North Sikkim district|Mangan District]]. It is {{cvt|38|km}} from the state capital of [[Gangtok]] and {{cvt|21|km}} from [[Pakyong Airport]]. The station
will consist of three platforms and four lines after completion.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/rangpo-rngpo/10686| title=RNGPO/Rangpo| website=India Rail Info}}</ref>It is expected to be completed by December 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Nov 29|first1=Dipak K. Dash / TNN /|last2=2021|last3=Ist|first3=04:05|title=sikkim: Bengal-Sikkim rail project picks up pace after PM push {{!}} India News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/bengal-sikkim-rail-project-picks-up-pace-after-pm-push/articleshow/87969920.cms|access-date=2021-12-01|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=PTI|date=2021-11-21|title=Bengal-Sikkim rail link to be operational by Dec 2023: NFR|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/bengal-sikkim-rail-link-to-be-operational-by-dec-2023-nfr/article37604279.ece|access-date=2021-12-01|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Under-construction extension==
{{see also|Future_of_rail_transport_in_India#Geo|l1= Geostrategic rail lines of India}}

[[Sivok–Rangpo line]], 44 km-long line, will provide access to Gangtok in Sikkim.<ref name=railne1>[https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/railways/north-east-to-get-better-indian-railways-connectivity-5-major-rail-projects-lined-up-details-here/2027372/ North East to get better Indian Railways connectivity! 5 major rail projects lined up], Financial Express, July 17, 2020.</ref> The foundation stone for construction of a new railway line from Sevoke railway station to proposed Rangpo railway station on the border of Sikkim and [[West Bengal]] was laid in October 2009 by the vice president of India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.constructionupdate.com/News.aspx?nId=WIcIBZdMByhLAS9Iyls+Og== |title=Update |publisher=www.constructionupdate.com |date= |accessdate=2021-02-09}}</ref> In 2008, the line was proposed to be 53 km long with {{track gauge|1676mm}} [[5 ft 6 in gauge railway|broad gauge]] track but the final alignment is 45 km long with 3.5 km in Sikkim state and the rest in West Bengal.

The track will have 28 bridges and 14 tunnels and 38.5 km of the track will be in tunnels.<ref>{{cite web | author=The Hindu BusinessLine | title=Inspection survey for Sikkim rail link | website=@businessline | date=2010-01-25 | url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-logistics/Inspection-survey-for-Sikkim-rail-link/article20052215.ece | access-date=2021-02-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2010/01/25/stories/2010012551081500.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-07-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100131003127/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2010/01/25/stories/2010012551081500.htm |archivedate=31 January 2010 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Bridges over deep gorges and valleys will provide a scenic journey.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}} The track is due to be constructed through the foothills of the Kanchanjungha mountain range and the Teesta river valley. New railway stations will be constructed at [[Melli]], [[Teesta Bazaar]], Geil Khola, Riang, and [[Rangpo]].{{update inline|date=September 2019}}{{speculation inline}}

The Indian Railways signed a contract with the construction company, IRCON, only in May 2010 but the final alignment had not been fixed for the first 22 km through elephant sanctuary forest even in 2013 and the final clearance of environment ministry had not been received.<ref>{{cite web | title=North Bengal-Sikkim Railway Link | website=Railway Technology | date=2020-06-25 | url=http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/northbengalsikkimrai/ | access-date=2021-02-09}}</ref> To obtain approval of the environment and forest ministry, the railways made a proposal in February 2013 to install elephant sensors along the stretch of the proposed railway line in Mahananda elephant sanctuary or run the trains at a speed of only 20 km per hour in the forest area and stop when an elephant is sighted close to the track.<ref>{{cite web | last=Balchand | first=K. | title=Elephant sensors may come up on railway line to Sikkim | website=The Hindu | date=2013-02-07 | url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/elephant-sensors-may-come-up-on-railway-line-to-sikkim/article4387995.ece | access-date=2021-02-09}}</ref> People of two villages in East Sikkim, through which a 3.5 km stretch of the 45 km long railway line has been planned, had not agreed to give their land for laying the track.<ref>[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120828/jsp/siliguri/story_15905614.jsp Villagers’ nod to rail survey], ''The Telegraph'', August 28, 2012</ref> The project cost has escalated from the estimated cost of Rs.13.4 billion in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/works/pdf/Other_Projects_080411.pdf |title=Other projects |publisher=www.indianrailways.gov.in |date= |accessdate=2021-02-09}}</ref>

The [[Supreme Court of India]] approved the project in February 2016 with strict guidelines of the National Wildlife Board that cleared the project in June 2015 but ordered restricted speed, wireless animal tracking sensors and allowed digging of tunnels only during daytime. The railway line is needed for security and socio-economic reasons. The railway line will help troops and armaments move faster towards the Indo-Tibet border. Railway Board chairman visited and met the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) officials on 2 March 2018 to discuss the commencement of construction of the track and tunnels.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/feb/21/coming-soon-west-bengal---sikkim-rail-project-1776854.html|title=Coming Soon: West Bengal - Sikkim Rail project |last=Chanda |first= Aishik|date=21 February 2018 |website= www.newindianexpress.com|access-date=2021-02-09}}</ref> The railway line up to Rangpo is expected to be completed in 2021.<ref>Financial Express. [https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/railways/indian-railways-new-sivok-rangpo-rail-project-travel-from-west-bengal-to-sikkim-in-just-2-hours-watch-video/1691100 Indian Railways new Sivok-Rangpo rail project: Travel from West Bengal to Sikkim in just 2 hours]. (30 August 2019).</ref> In the second phase, the line will be extended up to [[Gangtok]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Very soon, travelling to Sikkim by train will be a possibility | website=Times of India Travel | date=2019-09-17 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/destinations/very-soon-travelling-to-sikkim-by-train-will-be-a-possibility/as71172425.cms | access-date=2021-02-09}}</ref>As of November 2021, 30% of construction work is completed, and now, the deadline for completion is set to December 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-15|title=Sikkim expected to get rail connectivity by 2023: official|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sikkim-expected-to-get-rail-connectivity-by-2023-official-101636952720449.html|access-date=2021-12-01|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>

* Estimated cost: ₹ 1,340 crore in 2008 (₹ 5,000 crore in 2021)
* Length of final alignment: 44.98 km
* Stations en route: Riang, Gailkhola, Tista Bazaar, Melli
* Nearest junction: [[New Jalpaiguri]] (30 km from Sevoke through [[Siliguri]])
* Route under tunnels: 38.53 km (86%)
* Number of bridges: 28
* Number of tunnels: 14
* Longest tunnel: 5.1 km
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==References==
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[[Category:Railway stations in Pakyong district]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Sikkim]]
[[Category:Alipurduar railway division]]

Rangpo railway station - Revision history

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