Thakurganj railway station

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Thakurganj
Indian Railways station
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General information
LocationState Highway 63, Thakurganj, Bihar
India
Coordinates 26°25′36″N88°07′45″E / 26.4268°N 88.1293°E / 26.4268; 88.1293
Elevation79 metres (259 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Northeast Frontier Railway
Line(s) Katihar–Siliguri line
Platforms2
Construction
Structure typeStandard on ground
ParkingNot required
Other information
Station codeTKG
Zone(s) Northeast Frontier Railway
Division(s) Katihar
Location
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Thakurganj
Location in Bihar
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Thakurganj
Thakurganj (India)

Thakurganj railway station serves Thakurganj town in Kishanganj district in the Indian state of Bihar. The Mechi flowing nearby forms the boundary between Nepal and India in the area. On the other side of the border lies Prithivinagar town of Nepal.

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Trains

Etymology

The place is named after Rabindra Nath Tagore (Rabindra Nath Thakur in Bengali). [8]

History

Thakurganj Junction was part of Darjeeling Himalayan Railways, Thakurganj Junction was the connecting point of DHR and Outh Tiruhat Railway.

Work for conversion of the Aluabari–Siliguri section from metre gauge to broad gauge was taken up in 2008, train services in the section was suspended and conversion work completed early in 2011.

Manish Kumar joined Thakurganj Station as Station Superintendent in May 2019. Following Staffs are currently working at Thakurganj Railway Station:

(i) Station Superintendent: Manish Kumar

(ii) Station Master: Naresh Kumar Hembrom

(iii) Station Master: Rahul Saha [9] [10] [11]

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