NEW JALPAIGURI Jn. নিউ জলপাইগুড়ি জংশন | |||||||||
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 Express train andPassenger train station | |||||||||
 New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station board | |||||||||
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| Location | New Jalpaiguri Road, Bhaktinagar,Siliguri-734004,Jalpaiguri district,West Bengal India | ||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°40′57″N88°26′38″E / 26.68250°N 88.44389°E /26.68250; 88.44389 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 114.00 metres (374.02 ft) | ||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||
| Operated by | Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) | ||||||||
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| Platforms | 8 (6 Broad Gauge/2 Narrow Gauge) | ||||||||
| Tracks | 45 | ||||||||
| Connections |  Cabs,Taxi, Auto-rickshaw, E-rickshaw | ||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||
| Parking |  Available | ||||||||
| Bicycle facilities |  Available | ||||||||
| Accessible |  Yes[1] | ||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||||||
| Station code | NJP | ||||||||
| Zone(s) | Northeast Frontier Railway | ||||||||
| Division(s) | Katihar | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| Opened | 1960; 65 years ago (1960)[2] | ||||||||
| Electrified |  Yes[3](July 2020) | ||||||||
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| 22M/Year | 60K/Day ( high) | ||||||||
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New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station (station codeNJP)[4] established in 1960,[5] is an A1 category[6] broad-gauge and narrow-gauge railway station underKatihar railway division ofNortheast Frontier Railway zone. It is the largest and the busiest railway junction of northern Bengal. This junction is largest among the railway stations which serve the city ofSiliguri, the largest metropolis of theNorth Bengal. The other stations are-Siliguri Junction,Gulma,Bagdogra,Matigara,Rangapani andSiliguri Town. New Jalpaiguri junction ranked 10th cleanest railway station in India in 2016 survey[7] and came among the top 100 booking stations of Indian railway.[8] New Jalpaiguri, as a railway station serves as the entry point toNorth Bengal,Sikkim, other countries likeNepal,Bhutan,Bangladesh and the seven northeastern states (Assam,Arunachal Pradesh,Nagaland,Manipur,Mizoram,Tripura andMeghalaya). New Jalpaiguri Junction acts as a connecting base of railways for the northeastern states to the Indian mainland.
Thepartition of India in 1947 completely disrupted railway communication links inNorth Bengal andAssam with the southern parts of West Bengal. Earlier, the links were through the eastern part of Bengal, which became a part of Pakistan in 1947. Siliguri gained in importance as the gateway to North Bengal,Sikkim andBhutan.[9]
Around 1949,Siliguri Junction station, a new station north of the oldSiliguri Town railway station, came up with several metre-gauge lines converging on it. In addition there was the narrow-gaugeDarjeeling Himalayan Railway running from Siliguri Town station toDarjeeling via Siliguri Junction. The Assam Rail Link Project, completed in 1950, linked the railways in Assam, with a metre-gauge line to Kishanganj. The line running across North Bengal, spanned the Teesta, Torsha, and Sankosh rivers.[9][10]
In the early 1960s, Indian Railways started changing over from metre gauge to broad gauge and built a new5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)broad-gauge station south of Siliguri Town station. Since the new station was located inJalpaiguri district, it was named New Jalpaiguri. By 1964, New Jalpaiguri became the most important railway station in the area. It had both broad gauge (toKishanganj andBarsoi, and to Siliguri town and Siliguri junction) and metre gauge (to Siliguri town and Siliguri junction) tracks. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway narrow-gauge track was extended from Siliguri town station to the New Jaipaiguri station.[9] The metre-gauge track from New Jaipaiguri to Siliguri town and Siliguri junction was later converted to broad gauge.
New Jalpaiguri railway station has two double-bedded air-conditioned (AC) retiring rooms, six double-bedded non-AC retiring rooms, one three-bedded dormitory and one twelve-bedded dormitory. Free High speedGoogleRailWire WiFi is available at this station.[11] It has IRCTC and other private restaurants.
New Jalpaiguri Jn, which is commonly called as NJP is the largest as well as busiest railway junction of North East Frontier Zone, which serves as the lifeline of the Northeastern states. NJP acts as a connecting base for the Northeastern states to the Indian mainland. NJP is the railway station of the largest city of North Bengal (Siliguri), which is popularly referred as the gateway of northeast India. New Jalpaiguri railway station is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.[12]
New Jalpaiguri is connected to almost all parts of the country (exceptPune,Haridwar,Rameswaram,Goa andSurat) and has been ranked 10th in the Cleanest Railway Stations of India recently. It has a good connection toKolkata,Delhi andGuwahati and there are many other trains to different parts of India. New Jalpaiguri is the Busiest station in North Bengal and the Northeast Frontier Railway Zone.
There is onenarrow-gauge platform at this station which operates trains towards Darjeeling hills as a part ofDarjeeling Himalayan Railway. This is the last terminal of the DHR Railways.
This station have international express train service betweenIndia andBangladesh.Mitali Express train operate fromNew Jalpaiguri railway station toDhaka Cantonment railway station.[13]TheMitali Express train is an international express rail service which runs between theIndian city ofSiliguri (New Jalpaiguri railway station) and theBangladeshi capitalDhaka (Dhaka Cantonment railway station) every week.[14]
TheNorth Bengal State Transport Corporation operates bus services from NJP New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station toSiliguri city and sub urban areas, Also private buses runs between all over the city from NJP New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station
Many road is directly connected from Siliguri to New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station.
Ride aggregator servicesUber,Rapido,Ola provide rides from the train station to various parts of the city. One can also book private cabs to go Darjeeling, Gangtok and all over hill areas. Apart from these numerous private taxi operators provide pre-paid and post-paid taxi services to the city. E-rickshaw, City auto facilities are available in the station.
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 Sealdah-New Cooch Behar Uttarbanga Express arriving at New Jalpaiguri |
Jalpaiguri travel guide from WikivoyageSiliguri travel guide from Wikivoyage| Preceding station |  Indian Railways | Following station | ||
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| Rangapani towards ? | Northeast Frontier Railway zone | Terminus | ||
| Siliguri Town towards ? | Darjeeling Himalayan Railway | |||
| Northeast Frontier Railway zone | ||||
| Ambari Falakata towards ? | Northeast Frontier Railway zone | |||
| Rangapani towards ? | Northeast Frontier Railway zone | Ambari Falakata towards ? | ||
