New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station

New Jalpaiguri Junction
Express train and Passenger train station
File:New Jalpaiguri Junction (NJP).jpg Night view of New Jalpaiguri Junction
Location	New Jalpaiguri Road, Bhaktinagar, Siliguri-734004, Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal India
Coordinates	26°40′57″N 88°26′38″E
Elevation	114.00 metres (374.02 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Northeast Frontier Railway zone
Line(s)	Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line, Haldibari–New Jalpaiguri line, New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line Barauni–Guwahati line New Jalpaiguri-New Bongaigaon line
Platforms	9 (2 narrow gauge, 7 broad gauge)
Tracks	45
Connections	Auto rickshaw, E-rickshaw, Bus, Taxi, Cabs, Bike taxi
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Available
Disabled access
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	NJP
Zone(s)	Northeast Frontier Railway zone
Division(s)	Katihar
History
Opened	1960 (1960)
Electrified	Yes(From 2020)
Passengers
60K/Day
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station Rangapani toward ? Northeast Frontier Railway zone Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line, New Jalpaiguri–Haldibari line, New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line Barauni–Guwahati line Siliguri Town toward ?
Location
Siliguri Location in West Bengal Siliguri Location in India

Template:Railways in Siliguri Template:Darjeeling Himalayan Railway New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station (station code NJP) established in 1960, is an A1 category broad gauge and narrow-gauge railway station under Katihar railway division of Northeast Frontier Railway zone. It is the largest as well as the busiest railway junction of Northeast India. This Junction is largest among the railway stations which serves the city of Siliguri, the largest metropolis of the North Bengal. The other stations are- Siliguri Junction, Gulma, Bagdogra, Matigara and Siliguri Town. New Jalpaiguri junction ranked 10th cleanest railway station in India in 2016 survey and came among the top 100 booking stations of Indian railway. New Jalpaiguri, as a railway station serves as the entry point to Sikkim, other countries like Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and the seven northeastern states (Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and Meghalaya). New Jalpaiguri Junction acts as a connecting base for the Northeastern states to the Indian mainland.

History

The partition of India in 1947 completely disrupted communication links in North Bengal and Assam with the southern parts of West Bengal. Earlier, the links were through the eastern part of Bengal, which became a part of Pakistan in 1947. Siliguri gained in importance as the gateway to North Bengal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Assam.

Around 1949, Siliguri Junction station, a new station north of the old Siliguri Town railway station, came up with several metre-gauge lines converging on it. In addition there was the narrow gauge Darjeeling Himalayan Railway running from Siliguri Town station to Darjeeling via Siliguri Junction. The Assam Rail Link Project, completed in 1950, linked the railways in Assam, with a metre-gauge line to Kishanganj. The line running across North Bengal, spanned the Teesta, Torsha, and Sankosh rivers.

In the early 1960s, Indian Railways started changing over from metre gauge to broad gauge and built a new 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge station south of Siliguri Town station. Since the new station was located in Jalpaiguri district, it was named New Jalpaiguri. By 1964, New Jalpaiguri became the most important railway station in the area. It had both broad gauge (to Kishanganj and Barsoi, and to Siliguri town and Siliguri junction) and metre gauge (to Siliguri town and Siliguri junction) tracks. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway narrow-gauge track was extended from Siliguri town station to the New Jaipaiguri station. The metre-gauge track from New Jaipaiguri to Siliguri town and Siliguri junction was later converted to broad gauge.

Effective political lobbying by the Siliguri politician Ashok Bhattacharya led to the establishment of this new railway station, which effectively serves the city of Siliguri, although it is located in the district of Jalpaiguri. The railway station was strategically named New Japaiguri as a bargaining chip to allay the residents of Jalpaiguri. The new station at New Jalpaiguri was not actually a necessity, up-gradation of existing railway stations at Raninagar Jalpaiguri Junction railway station, or the Jalpaiguri Road railway station would have served the same purpose. New Jalpaiguri was created strictly for further elevating the strategic importance of Siliguri, a town far smaller than Jalpaiguri in area as well as population. As a result, the residents of Jalpaiguri have been disadvantaged over the last few decades, as they have to travel to Siliguri for most long-distance trains, which don't even halt at the Jalpaiguri Road railway station.

Amenities

New Jalpaiguri railway station has two double-bedded air-conditioned (AC) retiring rooms, six double-bedded non-AC retiring rooms, one three-bedded dormitory and one twelve-bedded dormitory. Free High speed Google RailWire WiFi is available at this station. It has IRCTC and other private restaurants.

Services

The narrow gauge line and platform at the station

New Jalpaiguri Jn, which is commonly called as NJP is the largest as well as busiest railway junction of North East Frontier Zone, which serves as the lifeline of the Northeastern states . NJP acts as a connecting base for the Northeastern states to the Indian mainland. NJP is the railway station of the largest city of North Bengal (Siliguri), which is popularly referred as the gateway of northeast India. New Jalpaiguri railway station is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.

New Jalpaiguri is connected to almost all parts of the country (except Goa, Pune, Haridwar and Surat) and has been ranked 10th in the Cleanest Railway Stations of India recently. It has a good connection to Kolkata, Delhi and Guwahati and there are many other trains to different parts of India. New Jalpaiguri is the Busiest station in North Bengal and the Northeast Frontier Railway Zone. Eight Rajdhani Express, two Vistadome Special and one Shatabdi Express (New Jalpaiguri–Howrah Shatabdi Express) runs from this station.

Darjeeling-Himalayan railway

There is one narrow-gauge platform at this station which operates trains towards Darjeeling hills as a part of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway. This is the last terminal of the DHR Railways.

India-Bangladesh rail link

This station have international express train service between India and Bangladesh. Mitali Express train operate from New Jalpaiguri railway station to Dhaka Cantonment railway station. The Mitali Express train is an international express rail service which runs between the Indian city of Siliguri (New Jalpaiguri railway station) and the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka (Dhaka Cantonment railway station) every week.

Vistadome Specials

• New Jalpaiguri Alipurduar Tourist Vistadome Special originates from this station and passes through the beautiful Doars region of North Bengal.
• DHR Vistadome Special on Narrow Gauge also originates from this station and passes through hills of Darjeeling.

Connections

Buses

The North Bengal State Transport Corporation operates bus services from NJP New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station to Siliguri city and sub urban areas, Also private buses runs between all over the city from NJP New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station

Cars

Many road is directly connected from Siliguri to New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station.

Ride aggregator services Uber, Rapido, Ola provide rides from the train station to various parts of the city. One can also book private cabs to go Darjeeling, Gangtok and all over hill areas. Apart from these numerous private taxi operators provide pre-paid and post-paid taxi services to the city. E-rickshaw, City auto facilities are available in the station.

See also

• Siliguri Junction railway station
• Siliguri Town railway station
• Siliguri
• Tenzing Norgay Bus Terminus
• Mitali Express
• Darjeeling Mail

External links

External video

Sealdah-New Cooch Behar Uttarbanga Express arriving at New Jalpaiguri

• New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station at the India Rail Info

Preceding station		Indian Railways		Following station
Rangapani toward ?		Northeast Frontier Railway zone Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line		Terminus
Siliguri Town toward [[Template:S-line/Indian Railways left/Darjeeling Himalayan Railway railway station|Template:S-line/Indian Railways left/Darjeeling Himalayan Railway]]		Darjeeling Himalayan Railway		Terminus
Siliguri Town toward ?		Northeast Frontier Railway zone New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line		Terminus
Ambari Falakata toward ?		Northeast Frontier Railway zone Haldibari–New Jalpaiguri line		Terminus
Rangapani toward ?		Northeast Frontier Railway zone Katihar–Guwahati line		Ambari Falakata toward ?