Raiganj রায়গঞ্জ | |
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Indian Railways station | |
General information | |
Location | State Highway 10A, Raiganj, West Bengal India |
Coordinates | 25°37′07″N88°07′43″E / 25.6187°N 88.1285°E |
Elevation | 37 metres (121 ft) |
Owned by | Indian Railways |
Operated by | Northeast Frontier Railway |
Line(s) | Barsoi–Radhikapur branch line |
Platforms | 2 |
Tracks | 3 |
Construction | |
Structure type | Standard on ground |
Parking | Available |
Other information | |
Station code | RGJ |
Zone(s) | Northeast Frontier Railway |
Division(s) | Katihar |
History | |
Opened | 1889 |
Electrified | Yes |
Previous names | Assam Behar State Railway |
Location | |
Raiganj railway station serves Raiganj city in Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Katihar was connected to Parbatipur, now in Bangladesh, in 1889, by Assam Behar State Railway. [1]
With the partition of India, links with East Pakistan were lost. The Barsoi–Radhikapur sector became a branch line. In the early 1960s, when Farakka Barrage was being constructed, a more radical change was made. Indian Railways created a new broad-gauge rail link from Calcutta. [2]
The 2,240 m (7,350 ft)-long Farakka Barrage carries a rail-cum-road bridge across the Ganges. The rail bridge was opened in 1971, linking the Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop to Mala Town, New Jalpaiguri and other railway stations in North Bengal. [3]
Raiganj railway station is on the Barsoi–Radhikapur branch line. One express train Radhikapur Express & Kulik Express are available for reaching Kolkata. Besides these couple of Katihar bound local passenger trains and a Siliguri-bound DMU passenger and Radhikapur - Telta DMU can also be availed. Present C.M of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee during her reign as a railways minister announced couple of railways projects for Raiganj which will definitely boost the communication.
Raiganj is pretty backward in terms of railway communication. The station is situated on Barsoi–Radhikapur branch line and only a handful of trains pass. But, the railway ministry has sanctioned couple of projects which will convert Raiganj railway station to a Railway Junction. The projects when completed will provide direct links to Malda Town railway station and also to Dalkhola railway station and thus will greatly boost the communication. The projects are in initial stages and only 30% of work has been completed. [6] [7] [8] [9]
Raiganj railway station has the following amenities:
There are a total of 2 platforms and 3 tracks. The platforms are connected by foot overbridge.
G | Street level | Exit/Entrance & ticket counter |
P1 | FOB, Side platform, No-1 doors will open on the left/right | |
Track 1 | ||
Track 2 | ||
Track 3 | ||
FOB, Island platform, No- 2 doors will open on the left/right | ||
Raiganj track layout | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station with three tracks and two side platforms |
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