 COOCHBEHAR | |||||||
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| General information | |||||||
| Location | Cooch Behar,West Bengal India | ||||||
| Coordinates | 26°19′07″N89°27′23″E / 26.31871°N 89.45631°E /26.31871; 89.45631 | ||||||
| Elevation | 42 metres (138 ft) | ||||||
| System | Passenger train station | ||||||
| Operated by | Northeast Frontier Railway | ||||||
| Line | Alipurduar–Bamanhat branch line | ||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||
| Connections | E-rickshaw, Bus | ||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||
| Parking |  Available | ||||||
| Bicycle facilities |  Available | ||||||
| Accessible |  Yes | ||||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||||
| Station code | COB | ||||||
| Zone(s) | Northeast Frontier Railway | ||||||
| Division(s) | Alipurduar | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 1901 (124 years ago) (1901) | ||||||
| Electrified | No | ||||||
| Previous names | Cooch Behar State Railway | ||||||
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Cooch Behar railway station (also referred to as Old Cooch Behar railway station) servesCooch Behar inCooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Cooch Behar State Railway built a2 ft 6 in (762 mm)-widenarrow-gauge railway from the southern bank of theTorsa opposite Cooch Behar town toGitaldaha, a station on the tracks ofEastern Bengal Railway in 1894. Cooch Behar town was connected in 1901 after a bridge was built on the Torsa. It was converted to1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)-widemetre gauge in 1910.[1] Northeast Frontier Railway converted the Alipurduar–Bamanhat branch line to5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)broad gauge in 2007.[2][3]
The railway station is equipped with basic passenger facilities such as a waiting room and toilet. The station offers free Wi-Fi provided byRailTel.[4] In 2023, a 'One Station One Product' store was opened to provide a market for local artisanship.[5]
Six trains stop at Cooch Behar railway station. Both up and down trains are mentioned below.[6]
| Preceding station |  Indian Railways | Following station | ||
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| New Cooch Behar towardsAlipurduar | Northeast Frontier Railway zone Alipurduar–Bamanhat branch line | Dewanhat towardsBamanhat | ||
The more than a century old Cooch Behar railway station has been accorded a heritage status[7] and a new building was built to accommodate a Railway Heritage Museum.[8][9] The railway museum is a minuscule version of theNational Rail Museum located inNew Delhi and is based on the architecture of the Madan Mohan temple in Cooch Behar.[10][11]
There are four open galleries in the museum with different themes related toIndian Railways and Cooch Behar State Railway. The external garden area has numerous instruments and machinery related to railways. A coach restaurant was also inaugurated near the museum which was later closed due to operational reasons. The coach is now placed next to the railway station as a display.[12]
Cooch Behar travel guide from Wikivoyage
