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{{Short description|Railway Station in West Bengal, India}} | |||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
With the [[partition of India]] in 1947, railway links of [[Assam]] and the Indian part of [[North Bengal]], earlier passing through the eastern part of [[Bengal]], were completely cut off from the rest of India. The Assam Rail Link project was taken up on 26 January 1948 and the first train ran on the route on 26 January 1950. The project was a {{convert|142|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} {{RailGauge|1000mm}} [[metre gauge]] line linking [[Fakiragram railway station|Fakiragram]] with [[Kishanganj railway station|Kishanganj]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,444 |title=History of NFR |publisher=Northeast Frontier Railway |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160208085339/http://www.nfr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,444 |archive-date=8 February 2016}}</ref> The route was converted to {{ | With the [[partition of India]] in 1947, railway links of [[Assam]] and the Indian part of [[North Bengal]], earlier passing through the eastern part of [[Bengal]], were completely cut off from the rest of India. The Assam Rail Link project was taken up on 26 January 1948 and the first train ran on the route on 26 January 1950. The project was a {{convert|142|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} {{RailGauge|1000mm}} [[metre gauge]] line linking [[Fakiragram railway station|Fakiragram]] with [[Kishanganj railway station|Kishanganj]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,444 |title=History of NFR |publisher=Northeast Frontier Railway |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160208085339/http://www.nfr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,444 |archive-date=8 February 2016}}</ref> The route was converted to {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] in 2003–2006.<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 |url-status=dead |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 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> | ||
The broad gauge line from [[New Jalpaiguri]] to Samuktala Road was added in the 1960s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irfca.org/docs/rinbad-siliguri.html |title=India: the complex history of the junctions at Siliguri and New Jalpaiguri |last=Boobyer |first=Alastair |work=IRFCA |access-date=31 August 2019}}</ref> | The broad gauge line from [[New Jalpaiguri]] to Samuktala Road was added in the 1960s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irfca.org/docs/rinbad-siliguri.html |title=India: the complex history of the junctions at Siliguri and New Jalpaiguri |last=Boobyer |first=Alastair |work=IRFCA |access-date=31 August 2019}}</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 12:00, 29 June 2021
Samuktala Road Junction | |
|---|---|
| Indian Railways junction station | |
| Location | National Highway 31C, Distt: Alipurduar, West Bengal, PIN-736208 India |
| Coordinates | 26°29′02″N 89°38′08″E / 26.4838°N 89.6355°E |
| Elevation | 48 metres (157 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | North East Frontier Railway |
| Line(s) | New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section of Barauni–Guwahati line New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At ground |
| Parking | Not required |
| Bicycle facilities | Not available |
| Other information | |
| Station code | SMTA |
| Division(s) | Alipurduar |
| History | |
| Opened | 1950 |
| Location | |
Samuktala Road Junction is located in West Bengal  Samuktala Road Junction Location in West Bengal  Samuktala Road Junction Location in India | |
Samuktala Road Junction is a railway junction station in Alipurduar district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
History[edit | edit source]
With the partition of India in 1947, railway links of Assam and the Indian part of North Bengal, earlier passing through the eastern part of Bengal, were completely cut off from the rest of India. The Assam Rail Link project was taken up on 26 January 1948 and the first train ran on the route on 26 January 1950. The project was a 142-mile-long (229 km) 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge line linking Fakiragram with Kishanganj.[1] The route was converted to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge in 2003–2006.[2]
The broad gauge line from New Jalpaiguri to Samuktala Road was added in the 1960s.[3]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "History of NFR". Northeast Frontier Railway. Archived from the original on 8 February 2016.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Boobyer, Alastair. "India: the complex history of the junctions at Siliguri and New Jalpaiguri". IRFCA. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
External links[edit | edit source]
| Preceding station | Indian Railways | Following station | ||
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