Siliguri Town railway station

Siliguri Town railway station
Passenger train station
Siliguri Town railway station
General information
Location	Bagha Jatin Road, College Para, Siliguri, Distt:Darjeeling, West Bengal India
Coordinates	26°42′26″N88°25′45″E / 26.7071°N 88.4292°E / 26.7071; 88.4292
Elevation	120 metres (390 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	North East Frontier Railway
Line(s)	New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line, Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
Platforms	3 [2 broad gauge and 1 narrow gauge]
Tracks	4
Connections	Auto rickshaw, E-rickshaw, Bus, Taxi, Cabs
Construction
Structure type	Standard at ground
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	SGUT
Division(s)	Katihar
History
Opened	1878;147 years ago (1878)
Electrified	Yes [1] (From 2020)
Previous names	North Bengal State Railway Station
Location Siliguri Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Siliguri Location in India Show map of India

v t e Railways in the Siliguri area
Legend
Sivok–Rangpo line to Rangpo & Sikkim (under construction) New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar– Samuktala line 21 km 13 mi Sivok 10 km 6 mi Gulma Darjeeling Himalayan Railway narrow-gauge railway to Darjeeling 8 km 5 mi Siliguri Junction 12 km 7 mi Matigara Mahananda River 6 km 4 mi Siliguri Town New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section and New Jalpaiguri—Haldibari line 0 New Jalpaiguri 5 km 3 mi Rangapani New Jalpaiguri–Howrah line via Barsoi 18 km 11 mi Bagdogra Bagdogra Airport Siliguri–Katihar Line via Thakurganj

Siliguri Townrailway station serves Siliguri in Darjeeling district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The other important stations serving the metropolis are Siliguri Junction , Bagdogra, Gulma, Rangapani, Matigara and New Jalpaiguri Junction . This is a small station consisting of three platforms, among them two broad-gauge platforms and one narrow-gauge platform. The legendary 43 up and 44 dn Siliguri – Kolkata bound Darjeeling Mail has also started its first journey from this legendary station. This station is located almost at the centre of the city. It opened in 1878.

History

Siliguri Town railway station in 1881

In 1878, the railway line from Calcutta (later called Sealdah) station to Siliguri was in two stages – 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge from Calcutta to Damookeah Ghat, on the southern bank of the Padma, across the river in a ferry and then 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge to Siliguri. In 1881, the 610 mm (2 ft) narrow-gauge line from Siliguri to Darjeeling was added. In 1926, with the Hardinge Bridge in position, the entire Calcutta–Siliguri line was converted to 1,676 mm broad gauge and in 1947, following the partition of India the line was severed, as a major portion of the line ran through East Pakistan. ^[2]

In the post-partition era, with makeshift arrangements via Barsoi and Kishanganj being metre gauge and narrow gauge, the focus shifted in 1949 to a new Siliguri Junction railway station and later still, in 1961 to the new broad-gauge station at New Jalpaiguri. ^[2]

Trains

Mostly unreserved trains along with some important trains like Jogbani–Siliguri Town Intercity Express etc are available at this station.

References

1. "Electric loco set to start from NJP" . Retrieved 10 January 2020.
2. Alastair Boobyer. "India: the complex history of the junctions at Siliguri and New Jalpaiguri". IRFCA. Retrieved 10 December 2011.

External links

• Trains at Siliguri Town railway station

Siliguri travel guide from Wikivoyage

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
New Jalpaiguri towards ?		Northeast Frontier Railway zone New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line		Siliguri Junction towards ?
New Jalpaiguri towards Darjeeling		Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Siliguri–Darjeeling narrow-gauge line		Siliguri Junction towards New Jalpaiguri Junction