Kishanganj railway station
কিষাণগঞ্জ Kishanganj | |||||
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General information | |||||
Location | NH 27, Kishanganj- 855107, Bihar India | ||||
Coordinates | 26°05′53″N 87°57′01″E / 26.09802°N 87.95017°E | ||||
Elevation | 53.00 metres (173.88 ft) | ||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
Operated by | North East Frontier Railway | ||||
Line(s) | Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line Katihar–Siliguri line Barauni–Guwahati line | ||||
Platforms | 2 and one under construction | ||||
Tracks | 7 | ||||
Construction | |||||
Structure type | Standard on ground (Double line electrification construction) | ||||
Parking | Available | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Functional | ||||
Station code | KNE | ||||
Zone(s) | Northeast Frontier Railway | ||||
Division(s) | Katihar | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 1915 | ||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||
Previous names | Darjeeling Himalayan Railway | ||||
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Kishanganj railway station serves Kishanganj city in Kishanganj district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is one of the important railway station, as it lies on the important railway lines, they are Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line, Katihar–Siliguri line, and Barauni–Guwahati line. The famous Gaisal train disaster occurred at Gaisal railway station near Kishanganj.
History
[edit]Darjeeling Himalayan Railway extended its 2 ft (610 mm)-wide narrow-gauge line from Siliguri to Kishanganj in 1915.[1] In 1948–50, the Kishanganj branch of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway was taken over for the purpose of completing the Assam Rail Link project, converted to 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge and connected to the North Eastern Railway network at Barsoi.[1][2] The railway lines in the area started being converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)-wide 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge from the early 1960s.[1]
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Amenities
[edit]Kishanganj railway station has the following amenities: computerized railway reservation system, waiting room, free google wifi, retiring room vegetarian and non-vegetarian refreshment room, bookstall and Government Railway Police (G.R.P) office.[3]
Platforms
[edit]Kishanganj has two platforms and one under construction, one for Up and other for Down trains. A small platform is used for goods unloaded from freight trains. All the platforms are well connected with two foot overbridge (FOB).
Trains
[edit]Originating train
[edit]Halting trains
[edit]- New Jalpaiguri–Howrah Shatabdi Express
- New Delhi–Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express (Via New Tinsukia)[4]
- New Delhi–Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express (Via Moranhat)[5]
- New Delhi–Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express (Via Rangapara North)[6]
- Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal - Agartala Humsafar Express[7]
- New Jalpaiguri - Howrah AC Superfast Express
- Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Agartala AC Superfast Express
- Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal–Kamakhya AC Superfast Express
- Guwahati - New Delhi Poorvattar Sampark Kranti Superfast Express
- New Jalpaiguri - MGR Chennai Central Superfast Express
- New Jalpaiguri - Sealdah Superfast Darjeeling Mail
- New Jalpaiguri–New Delhi Superfast Express
- New Jalpaiguri–Amritsar Karmabhoomi Express
- New Jalpaiguri - Udaipur City SF Express
- New Jalpaiguri - Digha Paharia Express
- New Jalpaiguri - Sealdah Padatik Superfast Express
- New Jalpaiguri - Ranchi Weekly Express
- New Jalpaiguri -Rajendra Nagar Capital Express[8]
- New Jalpaiguri–Malda Town Express
- New Jalpaiguri - Sitamarhi Express
- Silchar - Thiruvananthapuram Aronai Superfast Express[9]
- Silchar - Coimbatore Superfast Express[10]
- Silchar–Secunderabad Express
- Silchar - Sealdah Kanchanjunga Express[11]
- Dibrugarh–Kanyakumari Vivek Express
- New Tinsukia–Chennai Tambaram Express[12]
- Dibrugarh - Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Superfast Express[13]
- Dibrugarh-Lalgarh Avadh Assam Express[14]
- Dibrugarh–Kolkata Superfast Express
- Dibrugarh-Howrah Kamrup Express via Guwahati[15]
- Dibrugarh–Howrah Kamrup Express Via Rangapara North[16]
- Silghat Town - Tambaram Nagaon Express[17]
- Silghat Town - Kolkata Kaziranga Express
- Agartala - Deoghar Weekly Express
- Sabroom - Sealdah Kanchanjunga Express[18]
- New Tinsukia–Bengaluru Weekly Express
- Dibrugarh–Rajendra Nagar Weekly Express
- Guwahati - Jammu Tawi Lohit Express[19]
- Guwahati- Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Kaziranga Superfast Express[20]
- Guwahati - Bikaner Express[21][22]
- Guwahati - Okha Dwarka Express
- Guwahati - Barmer Express
- Guwahati-Jammu Tawi Amarnath Express[23]
- Guwahati - Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express[24]
- Guwahati-Howrah Saraighat Superfast Express
- Guwahati - Kolkata Garib Rath Express
- Guwahati–Rajendra Nagar Capital Express
- Kamakhya - Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Karmabhoomi Express.[25]
- Kamakhya - Udaipur City Kavi Guru Express[26]
- Kamakhya - Jodhpur, Bhagat Ki Kothi Express
- Kamakhya - Delhi Brahmaputra Mail[27]
- Kamakhya - Dr. Ambedkar Nagar Express[28]
- Kamakhya - Ranchi Express[29]
- Kamakhya - Puri Express via Howrah[30]
- Kamakhya - Puri Express (via Adra)
- Kamakhya–Gaya Express
- Kamakhya–Anand Vihar Express[31]
- Kamakhya - Delhi Northeast Express
- Kamakhya - Pune Express
- Alipurduar - Delhi Mahananda Express[32]
- Alipurduar - Sealdah Kanchan Kanya Express[33]
- Alipurduar - Secunderabad Express[34]
- New Alipurdiar - Sealdah Teesta Torsha Express[35]
- Dibrugarh - Deogarh Express
- Bamanhat - Sealdah Uttar Banga Express[36]
- Kolkata - Haldibari Tri-Weekly Express
- Kamakhya-Patna Capital Express[37]
- Siliguri Junction-Balurghat Express[38]
- Siliguri - Radhikapur Express
- Siliguri Town - Jogbani Intercity Express
- Siliguri Junction-Katihar Express[39]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Alastair Boobyer. "India: the complex history of the junctions at Siliguri and New Jalpaiguri". IRFCA. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
- ^ "IR History: Part IV (1947–1970)". IRFCA. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ "Kishanganj Railway Station". Make My Trip. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ "New Delhi–Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express (Via New Tinsukia)". indiarailinfo.com.
- ^ "New Delhi–Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express (Via Moranhat)". indiarailinfo.com.
- ^ "New Delhi–Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express (Via Rangapara North)". indiarailinfo.com.
- ^ "SMVT Bangalore-Agartala Humsafar Express". indiarailinfo.com.
- ^ "New Jalpaiguri Rajendra Nagar Capital Express". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "Tiruvananthapuram-Silchar Aronai Express". indiarailinfo.com.
- ^ "Silchar-Coimbatore Express". confirmtkt.com.
- ^ "Sealdah Silchar Kanchanjunga Express". indiarailinfo.com.
- ^ "New Tinsukia Tambaram Express". indiarailinfo.com.
- ^ "Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Guwahati Express via Katihar". indiarailinfo.com.
- ^ "15609⇒15909/Avadh Assam Express (PT)". indiarailinfo.com.
- ^ "Dibrugarh Howrah Kamrup Express via Guwahati". indiarailinfo.com.
- ^ "Dibrugarh Howrah Kamrup Express via Rangapara North". indiarailinfo.com.
- ^ "Tambaram-Silghat Town Nagaon Express". indiarailinfo.com.
- ^ "Sealdah Agartala Kanchanjunga Express". indiarailinfo.com.
- ^ "Guwahati-Jammu Tawi Lohit Express". indiarailinfo.com.
- ^ "Guwahati-Bengaluru Cantt Kaziranga Express". indiarailinfo.com.
- ^ Mishra, Sudhanshu (25 March 2013). "Train without engine travels 20 km in Barmer". India Today. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ Bihar: AC coach of Guwahati-Bikaner Express derails after hitting truck
- ^ "Guwahati-Jammu Tawi Amarnath Express". indiarailinfo.com.
- ^ "15647/Mumbai LTT - Guwahati Express (Via Malda Town) (PT)". indiarailinfo.com.
- ^ "Kamakhya Mumbai LTT Karmabhoomi Express". indiarailinfo.com.
- ^ "Udaipur City Kamakhya Kavi Guru Express". indiarailinfo.com.
- ^ "Dibrugarh Delhi Brahmaputra Mail". indiarailinfo.com.
- ^ "19305/Dr. Ambedkar Nagar - Kamakhya Weekly Express (PT) - Indore to Kamakhya WR/Western Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "15661/Ranchi - Kamakhya Weekly Express - Ranchi to Kamakhya NFR/Northeast Frontier Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "Puri Kamakhya Express". indiarailinfo.com.
- ^ "15621/Kamakhya - Anand Vihar Terminal Weekly Express (PT) - Kamakhya to Anand Vihar Terminal NFR/Northeast Frontier Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "15484/Sikkim Mahananda Express - Old Delhi to Alipur Duar NFR/Northeast Frontier Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "13149/Kanchan Kanya Express (PT) - Sealdah to Alipur Duar ER/Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "Alipurduar Secunderabad Express". indiarailinfo.com.
- ^ "Teesta Torsha Express". indiarailinfo.com.
- ^ "Sealdah Bamanhat Uttar Banga Express". indiarailinfo.com.
- ^ "13248/Rajendra Nagar Terminal - Kamakhya Capital Express - Patna to Kamakhya ECR/East Central Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "Siliguri Balurghat Express". indiarailinfo.com.
- ^ "Siliguri Katihar Express". indiarailinfo.com.
External links
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