Thakurganj | |
|---|---|
| Indian Railways station | |
| Location | State Highway 63, Thakurganj, Bihar India |
| Coordinates | 26°25′36″N 88°07′45″E / 26.4268°N 88.1293°E |
| Elevation | 79 metres (259 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | Northeast Frontier Railway |
| Line(s) | |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Tracks | 3 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At-grade |
| Parking | Available |
| Other information | |
| Status | Open |
| Station code | TKG |
| Zone(s) | Northeast Frontier Railway |
| Division(s) | Katihar |
| Electrified | Yes (2022) |
| Location | |
  Thakurganj Location in Bihar  Thakurganj Thakurganj (India) | |
Thakurganj Junction serves Thakurganj town in Kishanganj district in the Indian state of Bihar. The Mechi flowing nearby forms the boundary between Nepal and India in the area. On the other side of the border lies Prithivinagar town of Nepal. This railway station lies on Katihar–Siliguri line and Araria-Thakurganj-Galgalia railway line of Indian Railways.
Trains[edit | edit source]
- Delhi-Alipurduar Mahananda Express[1]
- Sealdah-Alipurduar Kanchan Kanya Express[2]
- New Jalpaiguri-Arrah Junction Capital Express
- New Jalpaiguri - Ranchi Weekly Express[3]
- Kamakhya–Arrah Junction Capital Express
- Siliguri Junction-Balurghat Express[4]
- Siliguri-Katihar Intercity Express (via Barsoi)[5]
- Siliguri - Katihar Intercity Express (via Purnea)
- Siliguri - Radhikapur Express
- Jogbani–Siliguri Town Intercity Express[6]
- Radhikapur–Siliguri Junction DEMU
- Siliguri Junction–Malda Court DEMU
- Siliguri Junction–Katihar DEMU
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The place is named after Rabindra Nath Tagore (Rabindra Nath Thakur in Bengali).[7]
History[edit | edit source]
Thakurganj Junction was part of Darjeeling Himalayan Railways, Thakurganj Junction was the connecting point of DHR and Outh Tiruhat Railway.
Work for conversion of the Aluabari–Siliguri section from metre gauge to broad gauge was taken up in 2008, train services in the section was suspended and conversion work completed early in 2011.
Rail Electrification in this line completed on 2022, and New Line project Arariya-Galgalia is under construction.
Manish Kumar joined Thakurganj Station as Station Superintendent in May 2019. Following Staffs are currently working at Thakurganj Railway Station:
(i) Station Superintendent: Manish Kumar
(ii) Station Master: Naresh Kumar Hembrom
(iii) Station Master: Rahul Saha
(iv) Station Master: Sonu Kumar Choudhary
(v) Commercial Superintendent: Ajay Kumar Singh
(vi) Senior CC: Rajkumar Ray
(vi) Porter: Bhupesh Kumar[8][9][10]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "15484/Sikkim Mahananda Express - Old Delhi to Alipur Duar NFR/Northeast Frontier Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ↑ "13149/Kanchan Kanya Express (PT) - Sealdah to Alipur Duar ER/Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ↑ "New Jalpaiguri Ranchi Weekly Express". indiarailinfo.com.
- ↑ "Siliguri Balurghat Express". indiarailinfo.com.
- ↑ "Siliguri Katihar Express". indiarailinfo.com.
- ↑ "Siliguri Jogbani Express". indiarailinfo.com.
- ↑ "Thakurganj – Bihar – A Lovely Village". Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ↑ "Delayed but new route helps trains". The Telegraph. 29 September 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Railways to partially restore Siliguri-Bagdogra service". The Times of India. 16 March 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Alam, Mudassir. "Rail movement begins on Kishanganj–Thakurganj–Siliguri Section". KishanganjBihar.com. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
External links[edit | edit source]
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