New Alipurduar railway station

New Alipurduar
New Alipurduar railway station
General information
Location	New Alipurduar, West Bengal India
Coordinates	26°31′25″N89°32′01″E / 26.5237°N 89.5335°E / 26.5237; 89.5335
Elevation	46 metres (150ft)
System	Indian Railways station
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	North East Frontier Railway
Line	Barauni–Guwahati line
Platforms	3 (more under construction)
Tracks	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	NOQ
Zone(s)	North East Frontier Railway
Division(s)	Alipurduar
History
Electrified	Yes, 2021
Previous names	Assam Bengal Railway
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station New Baneswar towards ? Northeast Frontier Railway zone New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section Samuktala Road Junction towards ?
Location New Alipurduar Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal New Alipurduar Location in India Show map of India

New Alipurduar is one of the four railway stations that serve Alipurduar city in Alipurduar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Its station code is NOQ. The other three adjacent railway stations are Alipurduar Junction (station code APDJ), Alipurduar Court (station code APDC) and Alipurduar (station code APD). ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

History

During British rule, all links from the northern part of Bengal and Assam to the rest of India were through the eastern part of Bengal. The most important connection was the Calcutta–Parbatipur–Haldibari–Siliguri link, first established in 1878 and then developed in stages (for details see Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line). During the nineteenth century, Lalmonirhat was linked to the Dooars. In pre-independence days, a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge railway track running via Radhikapur, Biral, Parbatipur, Tista, Gitaldaha and Golokganj connected Fakiragram in Assam with Katihar in Bihar.

With the partition of India in 1947, all these links were lost. Indian Railways took up the Assam Link Project in 1948 to build a rail link between Fakiragram and Kishanganj. Fakiragram was connected to the Indian railway system in 1950 through the Indian portion of north Bengal with a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge track. The New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section was partly new construction, partly old line converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge in 1966. The 265 km long 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge Siliguri–Jogihopa railway line was constructed between 1963 and 1965.

Railway map, Northeast Zone

Importance over other adjacent stations

Most of the long-distance trains from other parts of India pass through and stop at New Alipurdur railway junction as it is connected with double track to Assam and the rest of Bengal. The older Alipurduar Junction was on metre-gauge track that was converted to broad gauge much later and fewer trains pass through Alipurduar Jn station. This station is the biggest railway station in Alipurduar, with more than 90 trains stopping daily and three trains daily originating.^{[ clarification needed ]}

Major trains

1. New Jalpaiguri - Guwahati Vande Bharat Express
2. New Delhi–Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express (via New Tinsukia) ^[5]
3. New Delhi–Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express (via Moranhat) ^[6]
4. New Delhi–Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express (via Rangapara North) ^[7]
5. Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal–Kamakhya AC Superfast Express
6. Silchar - Thiruvananthapuram Aronai Superfast Express ^[8]
7. Silchar–Coimbatore Superfast Express ^[9]
8. Silchar - Sealdah Kanchanjunga Express ^[10]
9. Dibrugarh–Kanyakumari Vivek Express
10. Dibrugarh–Amritsar Express
11. Dibrugarh–Chandigarh Express
12. Dibrugarh - Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Superfast Express ^[11]
13. Dibrugarh-Lalgarh Avadh Assam Express ^[12]
14. Dibrugarh–Kolkata Superfast Express
15. Dibrugarh-Howrah Kamrup Express via Guwahati ^[13]
16. Dibrugarh–Howrah Kamrup Express Via Rangapara North ^[14]
17. Dibrugarh - Rajendra Nagar Terminal Express
18. Silghat Town - Tambaram Nagaon Express ^[15]
19. Silghat Town - Kolkata Kaziranga Express
20. Agartala - Sealdah Kanchanjunga Express ^[16]
21. Agartala - Kolkata Garib Rath Express
22. New Tinsukia–SMVT Bengaluru Superfast Express
23. New Tinsukia–Rajendra Nagar Weekly Express
24. New Tinsukia–Tambaram Express ^[17]
25. Guwahati - Jammu Tawi Lohit Express ^[18]
26. Guwahati- Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Kaziranga Superfast Express ^[19]
27. Guwahati-Bikaner Express ^{[20] [21]}
28. Guwahati - Okha Dwarka Express
29. Guwahati - Barmer Express
30. Guwahati-Jammu Tawi Amarnath Express ^[22]
31. Guwahati - Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express ^[23]
32. Guwahati-Howrah Saraighat Superfast Express
33. Guwahati - Kolkata Garib Rath Express
34. Kamakhya–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express ^[24]
35. Kamakhya–Gandhidham Superfast Express
36. Kamakhya - Jodhpur, Bhagat Ki Kothi Express
37. Kamakhya - Delhi Brahmaputra Mail ^[25]
38. Kamakhya - Puri Express (via Adra)
39. Kamakhya–Gaya Express
40. Kamakhya - Delhi Northeast Express
41. New Alipurduar - Sealdah Padatik Superfast Express
42. Silchar–Secunderabad Express
43. Bamanhat - Sealdah Uttar Banga Express ^[26]
44. New Jalpaiguri - Bongaigaon Express
45. New Alipurdiar - Sealdah Teesta Torsha Express ^[27]
46. Dibrugarh - Deogarh Express

See also

• North Eastern Railway Connectivity Project
• North Western Railway zone

References

1. "নিউ আলিপুরদুয়ার স্টেশনে রেল অবরোধ তৃণমূলের". bengali.abplive.com. 4 January 2017.
2. "Railway Protection Force of NFR rescues 21 trafficked persons in 6 days". sentinelassam.com. 25 July 2022.
3. "Free Wi-Fi & Beautification: Railways to Give India's 'Doors' a Large Boost". thebetterindia.com. 6 December 2017.
4. "New Alipurduar (NOQ) Station Trains Delay History". railenquiry.in.
5. "New Delhi–Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express (via New Tinsukia)". indiarailinfo.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
6. "New Delhi–Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express (via Moranhat)". indiarailinfo.com. Archived from the original on 30 October 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
7. "New Delhi–Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express (via Rangapara North)". indiarailinfo.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
8. "Tiruvananthapuram-Silchar Aronai Express". indiarailinfo.com.
9. "Silchar–Coimbatore Superfast Express". indiarailinfo.com.
10. "Sealdah Silchar Kanchanjunga Express". indiarailinfo.com.
11. "Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Guwahati Express via Katihar". indiarailinfo.com.
12. "15609⇒15909/Avadh Assam Express (PT)". indiarailinfo.com.
13. "Dibrugarh Howrah Kamrup Express via Guwahati". indiarailinfo.com.
14. "Dibrugarh Howrah Kamrup Express via Rangapara North". indiarailinfo.com. Archived from the original on 15 June 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
15. "Tambaram-Silghat Town Nagaon Express". indiarailinfo.com.
16. "Sealdah Agartala Kanchanjunga Express". indiarailinfo.com.
17. "New Tinsukia–Tambaram Express". indiarailinfo.com.
18. "Guwahati-Jammu Tawi Lohit Express". indiarailinfo.com.
19. "Guwahati-Bengaluru Cantt Kaziranga Express". indiarailinfo.com.
20. Mishra, Sudhanshu (25 March 2013). "Train without engine travels 20 km in Barmer". India Today. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
21. Bihar: AC coach of Guwahati-Bikaner Express derails after hitting truck
22. "Guwahati-Jammu Tawi Amarnath Express". indiarailinfo.com.
23. "15647/Mumbai LTT - Guwahati Express (via Malda Town) (PT)". indiarailinfo.com.
24. "15655/Kamakhya - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express". indiarailinfo.com.
25. "Dibrugarh Delhi Brahmaputra Mail". indiarailinfo.com.
26. "Sealdah Bamanhat Uttar Banga Express". indiarailinfo.com.
27. "Teesta Torsha Express". indiarailinfo.com.

External links

• New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section
• Northeast Frontier Railway zone
• Alipurduar junction railway station
• Alipurduar