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{{Infobox station
| name           = Alipurduar Junction
| name = Alipurduar Junction
| type           = [[Indian Railways]] [[junction station]]
| native_name =
| type = [[Regional Rail]] & [[Light Rail]] Station
| style = Indian Railways
| style = Indian Railways
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| image = Alipurduar_Junction_Railway_Station.jpg
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| image_caption = Alipurduar Junction railway station
| image_caption = Alipurduar Junction railway station
| address         = BF Road, [[Alipurduar]], West Bengal
| address = BF Road, [[Alipurduar]], West Bengal
| country         = India  
| country = India
| coordinates     = {{Coord|26.5237|89.5335|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{Coord|26.5237|89.5335|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| elevation       = {{convert|53|m|ft}}
| elevation = {{convert|53|m|ft}}
| line           = [[New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line]], [[Alipurduar–Bamanhat branch line]]
| line = * [[New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line]]  
| other           =  
* [[Alipurduar–Bamanhat branch line]]
| structure       = At ground
| other = Auto-rickshaw & E-rickshaw
| platform       = 3
| structure = [[Intersection_(road)#At_grade_railways|At grade]]
| tracks         =  
| platform = 5
| parking         = Available
| tracks = 12
| opened         =  
| parking = {{rint|park}} Available
| closed         =  
| bicycle = {{rint|bicycle}} Available  
| rebuilt         =  
| opened = {{start date and age|1901}}
| ADA            =  
| closed =  
| code           = {{Indian railway code
| rebuilt =  
   | code    = APDJ
| electrified = Yes
| accessible = {{Accessicon|20px}} Yes
| code = {{Indian railway code
   | code    = '''APDJ'''
   | zone    = [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone|North East Frontier Railway]]
   | zone    = [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone|North East Frontier Railway]]
   | division = {{rwd|Alipurduar}}
   | division = {{rwd|Alipurduar}}
   }}
   }}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator       = [[Northeast Frontier Railway]]
| operator = [[Northeast Frontier Railway]]
| status         = Functioning
| status = Functioning
| former         = [[Cooch Behar State Railway]]
| former = * [[Cooch Behar State Railway]]
| passengers     =  
* [[Assam Bengal Railway]]
| pass_year       =  
| passengers = 30,000 per day
| pass_percent   =  
| pass_year =  
| pass_system     =  
| pass_percent =  
| map_type     = India West Bengal#India
| pass_system = {{increase}} {{color|#fc5|high}}
| map_caption   = Location in West Bengal##Location in India
| map_type = India West Bengal
| map_dot_label = Alipurduar Junction
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| map_caption = Location in West Bengal
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'''Alipurduar Junction''' is one of the four railway stations that serve [[Alipurduar]] city in [[Alipurduar district]] in north Bengal in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]]. Its station code is APDJ. An adjacent railway junction is {{stnlnk|New Alipurduar}} (station code NOQ).
'''Alipurduar Junction''' is one of the four railway stations that serve [[Alipurduar]] city in [[Alipurduar district]] in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]]. Its station code is APDJ and it lies in [[New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line]] and [[Alipurduar–Bamanhat branch line]]. An adjacent railway junction is {{stnlnk|New Alipurduar}} (station code NOQ).


==Trains==
==History==
The main trains operated by this station is listed below-
The [[Cooch Behar State Railway]] built a {{track gauge|2ft6in}} [[narrow-gauge railway]] from [[Geetaldaha]] on the [[Eastern Bengal Railway]] to Jainti in 1901. The line passed through Alipurduar. It was converted to {{track gauge|1000mm}} [[metre gauge]] in 1910.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}
 
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 to construct a {{convert|229|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} {{track gauge|1000mm}} [[metre-gauge railway]] linking [[Fakiragram]] with [[Kishanganj]] in [[Bihar]] via Alipurduar.<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| access-date = 2013-02-22 }}</ref> The first train ran on the route on 26 January 1950. The route was converted to {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] in 2003–2006.<ref name=iricen>{{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 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>


*[[Puri–Kamakhya Weekly Express (via Howrah)]]
Now all the railway tracks in Alipurduar city are broad gauge.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}
*[[Dr. Ambedkar Nagar–Kamakhya Weekly Express]]
==Connections==
*[[Mahananda Express]]
There are multiple trains originating and halting in Alipurduar railway station, they are as follows:
*[[Kamakhya–Anand Vihar Weekly Express]]
*[[SMVT Bengaluru–Alipurduar Amrit Bharat Express|Sir M Visvesvaraya Terminal - Alipurduar Amrit Bharat Express]]
*[[Guwahati–Rajendra Nagar Capital Express]]
*[[Panvel–Alipurduar Amrit Bharat Express]]
*[[Dr. Ambedkar Nagar–Kamakhya Weekly Express|Dr. Ambedkar Nagar–Kamakhya Express]]
*[[Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Kamakhya Karmabhoomi Express]]
*[[Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Kamakhya Karmabhoomi Express]]
*[[Dibrugarh–Kanyakumari Vivek Express]]
*[[Kamakhya–Anand Vihar Weekly Express|Kamakhya–Anand Vihar Express]]
*[[Kanchan Kanya Express]]
*[[Jhajha–Dibrugarh Weekly Express]]
*[[Udaipur City–Kamakhya Kavi Guru Express]]
*[[Udaipur City–Kamakhya Kavi Guru Express]]
*[[New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar Tourist Express]]
*[[Ranchi–Kamakhya Express]]
*[[Ranchi–Kamakhya Express]]
*[[New Tinsukia–Bengaluru Weekly Express]]
*[[Puri–Kamakhya Weekly Express (via Howrah)|Puri–Kamakhya Express via Howrah]]
*[[Mahananda Express|Delhi Junction - Alipurduar Mahananda Express]]
*[[Kanchan Kanya Express|Sealdah - Alipurduar Kanchan Kanya Express]]
*[[Kamakhya–Arrah Junction Capital Express]]
*[[Jhajha–Dibrugarh Weekly Express|Jhajha–Dibrugarh Express]]
*[[Alipurduar - Secunderabad Express]]
*[[Alipurduar–Silghat Town Rajya Rani Express]]
*[[Alipurduar–Silghat Town Rajya Rani Express]]
*[[Siliguri–Alipurduar Intercity Express|Siliguri Junction - Alipurduar Intercity Express]]
*[[Siliguri–Dhubri Intercity Express|Siliguri Junction - Dhubri Intercity Express]]
*[[Siliguri Bamanhat Intercity Express|Siliguri Junction - Bamanhat Express]]
*[[Alipurduar–Lumding Intercity Express]]
*[[Alipurduar–Lumding Intercity Express]]
*[[Alipurduar–Kamakhya Intercity Express]]
*[[Alipurduar–Kamakhya Intercity Express]]
*[[Siliguri–Alipurduar Intercity Express]]


==History==
==Other adjacent stations==
The [[Cooch Behar State Railway]] built a {{track gauge|2ft6in}} [[narrow-gauge railway]] from [[Geetaldaha]] on the [[Eastern Bengal Railway]] to Jainti in 1901. The line passed through Alipurduar. It was converted to {{track gauge|1000mm}} [[metre gauge]] in 1910.
Two adjacent local railway stations are Alipurduar (station code APD) and Alipurduar Court (station code APDC). Long-distance trains do not stop there.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}


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 to construct a {{convert|229|km|mi|adj=mid|long}} {{track gauge|1000mm}} [[metre-gauge railway]] linking [[Fakiragram]] with [[Kishanganj]] in [[Bihar]] via Alipurduar.<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| access-date = 2013-02-22 }}</ref> The first train ran on the route on 26 January 1950. The route was converted to {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] in 2003–2006.<ref name=iricen>{{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 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>
Most of the long-distance trains from other parts of India pass through and stop at New Alipurduar railway junction (station code NOQ) constructed in the early 1950s as it is connected with double track to Assam and the rest of Bengal. The older Alipurduar station was on metre-gauge track that was converted to broad gauge much later in 2006 and fewer trains pass through Alipurduar station.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}


Now all the railway tracks in Alipurduar city are broad gauge.
The two junctions are on different lines and only one short-distance train Alipurduar–Kamakhya InterCity Express (train number 15471) runs between the two junctions.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}


==Other adjacent stations==
Northeast Frontier Railway converted the Alipurduar–Bamanhat branch line to {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] in 2007.<ref name=iricen />
Two adjacent local railway stations are Alipurduar (station code APD) and Alipurduar Court (station code APDC). Long-distance trains do not stop there.
 
Most of the long-distance trains from other parts of India pass through and stop at New Alipurdur railway junction (station code NOQ) constructed in early 1950s as it is connected with double track to Assam and the rest of Bengal. The older Alipurduar station was on metre-gauge track that was converted to broad gauge much later in 2006 and fewer trains pass through Alipurduar station.


The two junctions are on different lines and only one short-distance train Alipurduar–Kamakhya InterCity Express (train number 15471) runs between the two junctions.
==See also ==


Northeast Frontier Railway converted the Alipurduar–Bamanhat branch line to {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] in 2007.<ref name=iricen />
* [[North Eastern Railway Connectivity Project]]
* [[North Western Railway zone]]
* [[Panvel–Alipurduar Amrit Bharat Express]]


== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/alipur-duar-junction-apdj/449 Trains at Alipurduar Junction]
* {{IndiaRailInfo|449}}
* {{Wikivoyage-inline|Alipurduar}}
* {{Wikivoyage inline|Alipurduar}}


{{Alipurduar topics}}
{{Alipurduar topics}}
{{Railway stations in West Bengal}}
{{Railway stations in West Bengal}}


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[[Category:Railway stations in Alipurduar district]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Alipurduar district]]
[[Category:Railway junction stations in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Railway junction stations in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Transport in Alipurduar]]
[[Category:Transport in Alipurduar]]

Latest revision as of 20:01, 20 February 2026


Not to be confused with Alipurduar Railway Junction.

Alipurduar Junction
Regional Rail & Light Rail Station
Alipurduar Junction railway station
LocationBF Road, Alipurduar, West Bengal
India
Coordinates26°31′25″N 89°32′01″E / 26.5237°N 89.5335°E / 26.5237; 89.5335
Elevation53 metres (174 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byNortheast Frontier Railway
Line(s)
Platforms5
Tracks12
ConnectionsAuto-rickshaw & E-rickshaw
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingParking Available
Bicycle facilitiesBicycle facilities Available
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeAPDJ
Zone(s) North East Frontier Railway
Division(s) Alipurduar
History
Opened1901; 125 years ago (1901)
ElectrifiedYes
Previous names
Passengers
30,000 per day (Increase high)
Location
Location in West Bengal
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Alipurduar Junction is one of the four railway stations that serve Alipurduar city in Alipurduar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Its station code is APDJ and it lies in New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line and Alipurduar–Bamanhat branch line. An adjacent railway junction is New Alipurduar (station code NOQ).

History[edit | edit source]

The Cooch Behar State Railway built a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow-gauge railway from Geetaldaha on the Eastern Bengal Railway to Jainti in 1901. The line passed through Alipurduar. It was converted to 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge in 1910.[citation needed]

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 to construct a 229-kilometre-long (142 mi) 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre-gauge railway linking Fakiragram with Kishanganj in Bihar via Alipurduar.[1] The first train ran on the route on 26 January 1950. The route was converted to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge in 2003–2006.[2]

Now all the railway tracks in Alipurduar city are broad gauge.[citation needed]

Connections[edit | edit source]

There are multiple trains originating and halting in Alipurduar railway station, they are as follows:

Other adjacent stations[edit | edit source]

Two adjacent local railway stations are Alipurduar (station code APD) and Alipurduar Court (station code APDC). Long-distance trains do not stop there.[citation needed]

Most of the long-distance trains from other parts of India pass through and stop at New Alipurduar railway junction (station code NOQ) constructed in the early 1950s as it is connected with double track to Assam and the rest of Bengal. The older Alipurduar station was on metre-gauge track that was converted to broad gauge much later in 2006 and fewer trains pass through Alipurduar station.[citation needed]

The two junctions are on different lines and only one short-distance train Alipurduar–Kamakhya InterCity Express (train number 15471) runs between the two junctions.[citation needed]

Northeast Frontier Railway converted the Alipurduar–Bamanhat branch line to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge in 2007.[2]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "History of NFR". Northeast Frontier Railway. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 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.

External links[edit | edit source]

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