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[[Cooch Behar State Railway]] built a {{RailGauge|2ft6in}}-wide [[narrow-gauge railway]] from the southern bank of the [[Torsa River|Torsa]] opposite Cooch Behar town to [[Gitaldaha railway station|Gitaldaha]], a station on the tracks of [[Eastern Bengal Railway]] in 1894. Cooch Behar town was connected in 1901 after a bridge was built on the Torsa. It was converted to {{RailGauge|1000mm}}-wide [[metre gauge]] in 1910.<ref name=cbsrly>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/docs/history/cooch-behar-railway.html|title = The Cooch Behar State Railways (1903)|work= "The Cooch Behar state and its land revenue settlements" by H. N. Chaudhuri, Cooch Behar State Press, 1903 – Review by R Sivaramakrishnan | publisher= [[IRFCA]]| access-date = 2013-02-19 }}</ref> Northeast Frontier Railway converted the Alipurduar–Bamanhat branch line to {{ | [[Cooch Behar State Railway]] built a {{RailGauge|2ft6in}}-wide [[narrow-gauge railway]] from the southern bank of the [[Torsa River|Torsa]] opposite Cooch Behar town to [[Gitaldaha railway station|Gitaldaha]], a station on the tracks of [[Eastern Bengal Railway]] in 1894. Cooch Behar town was connected in 1901 after a bridge was built on the Torsa. It was converted to {{RailGauge|1000mm}}-wide [[metre gauge]] in 1910.<ref name=cbsrly>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/docs/history/cooch-behar-railway.html|title = The Cooch Behar State Railways (1903)|work= "The Cooch Behar state and its land revenue settlements" by H. N. Chaudhuri, Cooch Behar State Press, 1903 – Review by R Sivaramakrishnan | publisher= [[IRFCA]]| access-date = 2013-02-19 }}</ref> Northeast Frontier Railway converted the Alipurduar–Bamanhat branch line to {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] in 2007.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://wiki.iricen.gov.in/doku/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=11301:vps.pdf | title = Role of Engineering Deptt in Meeting Corporate Objectives of Indian Railways | first = V.P. | last = Srivastava | access-date = 2013-02-21 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140330160317/http://wiki.iricen.gov.in/doku/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=11301:vps.pdf | archive-date = 30 March 2014 | url-status = dead }}</ref> | ||
==Railway heritage museum== | ==Railway heritage museum== | ||
Latest revision as of 11:17, 18 June 2021
Cooch Behar | |
|---|---|
| Indian Railways station | |
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| Location | Cooch Behar, West Bengal India |
| Coordinates | 26°19′07″N 89°27′23″E / 26.31871°N 89.45631°E |
| Elevation | 42 metres (138 ft) |
| Line(s) | Alipurduar–Bamanhat branch line |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At Ground |
| Parking | Available |
| Other information | |
| Station code | COB |
| Zone(s) | Northeast Frontier Railway |
| Division(s) | Alipurduar |
| History | |
| Opened | 1901 |
| Previous names | Cooch Behar State Railway |
| Location | |
Location in West Bengal  Cooch Behar Location in India | |
Cooch Behar railway station (also referred to as Old Cooch Behar railway station) serves Cooch Behar in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
History[edit | edit source]
Cooch Behar State Railway built a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm)-wide narrow-gauge railway from the southern bank of the Torsa opposite Cooch Behar town to Gitaldaha, a station on the tracks of Eastern Bengal Railway in 1894. Cooch Behar town was connected in 1901 after a bridge was built on the Torsa. It was converted to 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)-wide metre gauge in 1910.[1] Northeast Frontier Railway converted the Alipurduar–Bamanhat branch line to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge in 2007.[2]
Railway heritage museum[edit | edit source]
The more than a century old Cooch Behar railway station has been accorded a heritage status and a new building was built to accommodate a Railway Heritage Museum.[3][4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "The Cooch Behar State Railways (1903)". "The Cooch Behar state and its land revenue settlements" by H. N. Chaudhuri, Cooch Behar State Press, 1903 – Review by R Sivaramakrishnan. IRFCA. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ↑ Srivastava, V.P. "Role of Engineering Deptt in Meeting Corporate Objectives of Indian Railways" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
- ↑ "Construction of Railway Heritage Museum starts". Cooch Behar Calling. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ↑ Bora, Bijay Sankar. "Track Record". The Tribune, 21 November 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
External links[edit | edit source]
| Preceding station | Indian Railways | Following station | ||
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toward ? | Northeast Frontier Railway zone | toward ? |
