Changrabandha railway station

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
Platforms	2
Tracks	5
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Yes
Other information
Status	Line converted to broad gauge
Station code	CBD
Zone(s)	Northeast Frontier Railway
Division(s)	Alipurduar
History
Electrified	no
Previous names	Bengal Dooars Railway
Location Changrabandha Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Changrabandha Location in India Show map of India

v t e Domohani–Burimari line
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to Malbazar Domohani New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section ( 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge   ) Maynaguri Road 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge metre gauge changeover Changrabandha India Bangladesh border Burimari Burimari–Lalmonirhat–Parbatipur line

v t e New Mal–Changrabandha– New Cooch Behar line
Legend
km   New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line 0 New Mal Junction 3 Malbazar 11 Baradighi 17 Neora Naddi Neora River 33 Ramsai closed MG section 23 Lataguri 37 Domohani New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section to New Maynaguri (under construction) 43 Maynaguri Road closed MG section 46 Barnes Ghat 52 Bhotepati 59 New Changrabandha 62 Changrabandha closed MG section India Bangladesh border closed MG section 65 Burimari Burimari–Lalmonirhat–Parbatipur line (MG line) 75 Jamaldah Gopalpur 85 Nayarhat 95 Mathabhanga Jaldhaka River 111 Chapaguri Torsa River New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line 126 New Cooch Behar Junction Alipurduar–Bamanhat branch line New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section Fakiragram–Dhubri branch line km
Sources: [1]

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]}

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]

References

1. "Alipurduar Division System Map" (PDF). NFR Railway.
2. "Introducing Burimari". lonely planet. Archived from the original on 21 December 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
3. "Notification No. 63/94-Cus. (N.T.) dtd 21/11/1994 with amendments - Land Customs Stations and Routes for import and export of goods by land or inland water ways". Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
4. "Bengal Dooars Railway". Fibis. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
5. "Geography – International". IRFCA. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
6. "Train running on the newly converted New Mal Junction-Changrabandha to start". North East Frontier Railway. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
7. "75714 New Cooch Behar-Siliguri Jn DEMU (via Changrabandha)". IndiaRailInfo. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
8. "Lalmonirhat-burimari Route -45 trains derail in 5 months – Lack of sleepers, stone makes the run-down track risky". The Daily Star. 7 February 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
9. "Tk 14,531 crore BR projects to double capacity". Priyo Internet Life. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
10. "Inter-city trains from Lalmonirhat". Bangladesh Railway. Retrieved 13 May 2019.