Siliguri Town railway station

শিলিগুড়ি টাউন রেলওয়ে স্টেশন
Passenger train station
Siliguri Town railway station
General information
LocationBagha Jatin Road, College Para, Siliguri, Distt:Darjeeling, West Bengal
India
Coordinates26°42′26″N 88°25′45″E / 26.7071°N 88.4292°E / 26.7071; 88.4292
Elevation120 metres (390 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byNorth East Frontier Railway
Line(s)New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line, Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
Platforms3 [2 broad gauge and 1 narrow gauge]
Tracks4
ConnectionsAuto rickshaw, E-rickshaw, Bus, Taxi, Cabs
Construction
Structure typeStandard at ground
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeSGUT
Division(s) Katihar
History
Opened1880 (1880)
ElectrifiedYes[1](From 2020)
Previous namesNorth Bengal State Railway Station
Location
Siliguri is located in West Bengal
Siliguri
Siliguri
Location in West Bengal
Siliguri is located in India
Siliguri
Siliguri
Location in India

Siliguri Town is one of the railway stations that serve Siliguri in Darjeeling district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The other important stations 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. This station is located almost at the centre of the city. It was opened in 1880.

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 are available at this station.

References

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

Siliguri travel guide from Wikivoyage

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