Siliguri Town railway station | |||||
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 Siliguri Town railway station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Bagha Jatin Road, College Para, Siliguri, Distt:Darjeeling, West Bengal India | ||||
| Coordinates | 26°42′26″N88°25′45″E / 26.7071°N 88.4292°E /26.7071; 88.4292 | ||||
| Elevation | 120 metres (390 ft) | ||||
| System |  Passenger train station | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | North East Frontier Railway | ||||
| Lines | New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line,Darjeeling Himalayan Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 3 [2 broad gauge and 1 narrow gauge] | ||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||
| Connections | Auto rickshaw, E-rickshaw, Bus, Taxi, Cabs | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard at ground | ||||
| Parking | Available | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | SGUT | ||||
| Division(s) | Katihar | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1878; 147 years ago (1878) | ||||
| Electrified | Yes[1](From 2020) | ||||
| Previous names | North Bengal State Railway Station | ||||
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Siliguri Townrailway station servesSiliguri inDarjeeling district in the Indian state ofWest Bengal. The other important stations serving the metropolis areSiliguri Junction,Bagdogra,Gulma,Rangapani,Matigara andNew Jalpaiguri Junction. This is a small station consisting of three platforms, among them twobroad-gauge platforms and onenarrow-gauge platform. The legendary 43 up and 44 dn Siliguri – Kolkata bound Darjeeling Mail has also started its first journey from this legendary station. This station is located almost at the centre of the city. It opened in 1878.
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 thePadma, across the river in a ferry and then1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)metre gauge to Siliguri. In 1881, the610 mm (2 ft)narrow-gauge line fromSiliguri to Darjeeling was added. In 1926, with theHardinge Bridge in position, the entire Calcutta–Siliguri line was converted to1,676 mm broad gauge and in 1947, following thepartition 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 viaBarsoi andKishanganj being metre gauge and narrow gauge, the focus shifted in 1949 to a newSiliguri Junction railway station and later still, in 1961 to the new broad-gauge station atNew Jalpaiguri.[2]
Mostly unreserved trains along with some important trains likeJogbani–Siliguri Town Intercity Express etc are available at this station.
Siliguri travel guide from Wikivoyage
| Preceding station |  Indian Railways | Following station | ||
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| New Jalpaiguri towards ? | Northeast Frontier Railway zone | Siliguri Junction towards ? | ||
| New Jalpaiguri towardsDarjeeling | Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Siliguri–Darjeeling narrow-gauge line | Siliguri Junction towardsNew Jalpaiguri Junction | ||
