Cooch Behar railway station

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कोचबिहार
COOCHBEHAR

কোচবিহার
Passenger train station
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General information
LocationCooch Behar, West Bengal
India
Coordinates 26°19′07″N89°27′23″E / 26.31871°N 89.45631°E / 26.31871; 89.45631
Elevation42 metres (138 ft)
Operated byNortheast Frontier Railway
Line(s) Alipurduar–Bamanhat branch line
Platforms1
Tracks1
ConnectionsE-rickshaw, Bus
Construction
Structure typeStandard on Ground
Parking BSicon PARKING.svg Available
Bicycle facilities BSicon BICYCLE.svg Available
Accessible Wheelchair symbol.svg Yes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeCOB
Zone(s) Northeast Frontier Railway
Division(s) Alipurduar
History
Opened1901(123 years ago) (1901)
ElectrifiedNo
Previous names Cooch Behar State Railway
Services
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Location
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कोचबिहार
COOCHBEHAR
Location in West Bengal
Cooch Behar railway station

Cooch Behar railway station (also referred to as Old Cooch Behar railway station) serves Cooch Behar in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

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History

Cooch Behar State Railway built a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm)-wide narrow-gauge railway from the southern bank of the Torsa opposite Cooch Behar town to Gitaldaha, a station on the tracks of Eastern Bengal Railway in 1894. Cooch Behar town was connected in 1901 after a bridge was built on the Torsa. It was converted to 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in)-wide metre gauge in 1910. [1] Northeast Frontier Railway converted the Alipurduar–Bamanhat branch line to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge in 2007. [2] [3]

Infrastructure and amenities

The railway station is equipped with basic passenger facilities such as a waiting room and toilet. The station offers free Wi-Fi provided by RailTel. [4] In 2023, a 'One Station One Product' store was opened to provide a market for local artisanship. [5]

Trains

Six trains stop at Cooch Behar railway station. Both up and down trains are mentioned below. [6]

Preceding station Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg Indian Railways Following station
New Cooch Behar
towards Alipurduar
Northeast Frontier Railway zone
Alipurduar–Bamanhat branch line
Dewanhat
towards Bamanhat

Railway heritage museum

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Façade of the Cooch Behar Railway Museum

The more than a century old Cooch Behar railway station has been accorded a heritage status [7] and a new building was built to accommodate a Railway Heritage Museum. [8] [9] The railway museum is a minuscule version of the National Rail Museum located in New Delhi and is based on the architecture of the Madan Mohan temple in Cooch Behar. [10] [11]

There are four open galleries in the museum with different themes related to Indian Railways and Cooch Behar State Railway. The external garden area has numerous instruments and machinery related to railways. A coach restaurant was also inaugurated near the museum which was later closed due to operational reasons. The coach is now placed next to the railway station as a display. [12]

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