Nilphamari railway station

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Nilphamari Railway Station

নীলফামারী রেলওয়ে স্টেশন
General information
Location Nilphamari, Nilphamari District, Rangpur Division
Bangladesh
Coordinates 25°57′10″N88°50′07″E / 25.95266°N 88.83524°E / 25.95266; 88.83524
Owned by Bangladesh Railway
Line(s) Chilahati–Parbatipur–Santahar–Darshana line
Platforms1
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOpened
Station codeNIL
Zone(s) West Zone
Division(s) Pakshi
History
Opened1878;147 years ago (1878)
Services
Preceding station Bangladesh Railway Following station
Toronbari
towards Chilahati
Chilahati–Parbatipur–Santahar–Darshana Nilphamari College
towards Darshana
Route map
Nilphamari railway station
Location
Nilphamari railway station

Nilphamari railway station is a railway station located in Nilphamari. This is one of the main station in Nilphamari District. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

History

During the British period all connections from southern parts of Bengal to North Bengal were through the eastern part of Bengal. From 1878, the railway route from Kolkata, then called Calcutta, was in two laps. The first lap was a 185 km journey along the Eastern Bengal State Railway from Calcutta Station (later renamed Sealdah) to Damookdeah Ghat on the southern bank of the Padma River, then across the river in a ferry and the second lap of the journey. A 336 km metre gauge line of the North Bengal Railway linked Saraghat on the northern bank of the Padma to Siliguri. [7]

The 1.8 km long Hardinge Bridge across the Padma came up in 1912. In 1926 the metre-gauge section north of the bridge was converted to broad gauge, and so the entire Calcutta - Siliguri route became broad-gauge. [7] The route thus ran: Sealdah-Ranaghat-Bheramara-Hardinge Bridge-Iswardi-Santahar-Hili-Parabtipur-Nilphamari-Haldibari-Jalpaiguri-Siliguri.

As of 2010, the 64 kilometres (40 mi) long Saidpur-Chilahati line was in such a bad shape that there was no fast train between Dhaka and Chilahati. In 2010, Taka 103.68 crore was sanctioned for the development of this line. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ প্রতিবেদক, নিজস্ব (2019-12-30). "নীলফামারী-ঢাকা রেলপথ নীলসাগরে আসন কমল ৯৩টি". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  2. ↑ "Attempt to tamper with rail line foiled in Nilphamari". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  3. ↑ "Nilphamari train derailment halts communications for six hours". The Daily Star. 2015-08-22. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  4. ↑ "Locals avert potential train accident after finding rail components removed in Nilphamari". The Daily Star. 2023-12-14. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  5. ↑ jagonews24.com. "উত্তরবঙ্গে নতুন ট্রেন 'নীলফামারী এক্সপ্রেস'". jagonews24.com. Archived from the original on 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2024-12-30.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ "52-year wait ends as PM opens Chilahati Express". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  7. 1 2 "[IRFCA] India: the complex history of the junctions at Siliguri and New Jalpaiguri". www.irfca.org. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  8. ↑ "Work of Saidpur-Chilahati railway project progresses". archive.ph. 2012-09-15. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
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