Changrabandha railway station

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Changrabandha
Indian Railways station
General information
Location Changrabandha, Mekhliganj, Cooch Behar district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates 26°24′47″N88°55′09″E / 26.4131°N 88.9193°E / 26.4131; 88.9193
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Northeast Frontier Railway
Line(s) New Mal–Changrabandha–New Cooch Behar line
Platforms2
Tracks5
Construction
ParkingYes
Other information
StatusLine converted to broad gauge
Station codeCBD
Zone(s) Northeast Frontier Railway
Division(s) Alipurduar
History
Electrifiedno
Previous names Bengal Dooars Railway
Location
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Changrabandha
Location in West Bengal
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Changrabandha
Location in India

Changrabandha is a railway station serving the town of Changrabandha in Mekhliganj CD block, Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. [2] [3]

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History

The Lalmonirhat–Malbazar metre-gauge line was developed by the Bengal Dooars Railway in the closing years of the nineteenth century. [4] With the partition of India in 1947, the Indian side of the line terminated at Changrabandha and the Pakistani side, later Bangladeshi side, at Burimari. [5]

Present status

The line between New Mal Jn. and Changrabandha is now (2016) converted to broad gauge. The introduction of the train services was delayed as a result of delay in environmental clearance. However, a pair of DMUs have been introduced on this route from Siliguri to Changrabandha via New Mal Jn from 20 January 2016. [6] There is a train from New Cooch Behar to Siliguri Jn via Changrabandha. [7]

The Bangladeshi side of the line is still functional. [8] [9] The Karotua Express runs daily between Burimari and Lalmonirhat. There are 2 commuter trains daily between Burimari and Lalmonirhat. [10]

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  7. ↑ "75714 New Cooch Behar-Siliguri Jn DEMU (via Changrabandha)". IndiaRailInfo. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
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