Lalmonirhat (Bengali: লালমনিরহাট) is a railway junction in Lalmonirhat District of Rangpur Division in Bangladesh.

History

North Bengal State Railway opened a metre gauge line from Parbatipur to Kaunia in 1879. Two narrow gauge lines were laid by Eastern Bengal Railway from Kaunia to Dharla River, thereby creating the Kaunia–Dharlla State Railway. The Kaunia Dharla railway lines were converted to metre gauge in 1901. The Kaunia-Dharla line was extended to Amingaon in 1908.^[1][2]

By the turn of the century Lalmonirhat had emerged as an important railway centre. Bengal Dooars Railway constructed a line to Malbazar. Links were established with Assam, with the Golokganj-Amingaon line coming up.^[1]

Prior to the partition of India, the prestigious Assam Mail used to travel from Santahar to Guwahati via Lalmonirhat.^[3]

Burimari–Lalmonirhat– Parbatipur line
to Changrabandha India Bangladesh border Burimari Patgram Alauddin Nagar Baura Barkatha Hatibandha Sahid Borhan Nagar Bhotmari Tush Bhandar Kakina Namurirhat Aditmari to Geetaldaha broken bridge across Dharla River India Bangladesh border Mogalhat Lalmonirhat Junction Mahendranagar Ramna Bazar Balabari Ulipur Panchor Mazhar Old Kurigram Kurigram Rajarhat Singhardabari Hat Tista Junction Teesta River Kaunia Santahar–Kaunia line Mirbag Rangpur Shyampur Auliaganj Badarganj Kholahati Parbatipur Junction Chilahati–Parbatipur– Santahar–Darshana line
Source: Bangladesh Railway Route Map

Domohani–Lalmonirhat line
to Malbazar Domohani New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section ( 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge   ) Maynaguri Road 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge metre gauge changeover Changrabandha India Bangladesh border Burimari Kaligonj Lalmonirhat Burimari–Lalmonirhat–Parbatipur line

Defunct Lalmonirhat–Geetaldaha line
Technical Track gauge Metre gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
km to Burimari–Lalmonirhat–Parbatipur line Lalmonirhat Mogalhat Bangladesh India Dharla River with broken bridge Gitaldaha to Golokganj

Note: The map alongside presents the position as it stands today (2020). The international border was not there when the railways were first laid in the area in the 19th–20th century. It came up in 1947. Since then, it has been an effort to live up to the new realities. The map is 'Interactive' (the larger version) – it means that all the places shown in the map are linked in the full screen map.

Trains

Lalmoni Express and Karotoa Express Intercity trains are running from this station. Among Lalmoni Express most important because it connects to Capital Dhaka. Karoto Express runs between Santahare Junction (via Bogura-Gaibandha) to Burimari the land port. Also, some commuter, local mail and Shuttle trains run services between Rangpur, Dinajpur, Kurigram, Perbottipur Junction, Bogura, Gaibandha, Santahare Junction etc.

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