Thakurganj railway station

Thakurganj
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)	Katihar–Siliguri line
Platforms	2?
Construction
Structure type	Standard on ground
Parking	Not required
Other information
Station code	TKG
Zone(s)	Northeast Frontier Railway
Division(s)	Katihar
Location
	Thakurganj Location in Bihar Thakurganj Thakurganj (India)

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Thakurganj railway station 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, Prithivinagar is a village development committee in Jhapa District of Nepal.

Trains[edit]

Balurghat–Siliguri Intercity Express
Katihar−Siliguri Intercity Express
Radhikapur–Siliguri Junction DEMU
Siliguri Junction–Malda Court DEMU
Siliguri Junction–Katihar DEMU
NJP- Digha Paharia Express
APDJ–Delhi Mahanada Express
APDJ–Sealdah Kanchankanya Express

Etymology[edit]

The place is named after Rabindra Nath Tagore (Rabindra Nath Thakur in Bengali).^[1]

History[edit]

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.

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^[2]^[3]^[4]

References[edit]

↑ "Thakurganj – Bihar – A Lovely Village". Retrieved 3 March 2013.
↑ "Delayed but new route helps trains". The Telegraph. 29 September 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
↑ "Railways to partially restore Siliguri-Bagdogra service". The Times of India. 16 March 2010. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
↑ Alam, Mudassir. "Rail movement begins on Kishanganj–Thakurganj–Siliguri Section". KishanganjBihar.com. Retrieved 2 March 2013.

External links[edit]

Trains at Thakurganj

Preceding station		Indian Railways		Following station
Talabpur toward ?		Northeast Frontier Railway zone Katihar–Siliguri line		Piprithan toward ?

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[1] "Thakurganj – Bihar – A Lovely Village". Retrieved 3 March 2013.

[2] "Delayed but new route helps trains". The Telegraph. 29 September 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2011.

[3] "Railways to partially restore Siliguri-Bagdogra service". The Times of India. 16 March 2010. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2011.

[4] Alam, Mudassir. "Rail movement begins on Kishanganj–Thakurganj–Siliguri Section". KishanganjBihar.com. Retrieved 2 March 2013.

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