Raiganj railway station
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Raiganj Railway Station
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| Indian Railway Station | |
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| Location | State Highway 10A, Raiganj, West Bengal India |
| Coordinates | 25°37′07″N 88°07′43″E / 25.6187°N 88.1285°ECoordinates: 25°37′07″N 88°07′43″E / 25.6187°N 88.1285°E |
| Elevation | 37 metres (121 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | Northeast Frontier Railway |
| Line(s) | Barsoi-Radikapur branch line |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Tracks | 3 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard on ground |
| Parking | Available |
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| Station code | RGJ |
| Zone(s) | Northeast Frontier Railway |
| Division(s) | Katihar |
| History | |
| Opened | 1889 |
| Electrified | No |
| Previous names | Assam Behar State Railway |
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Raiganj railway station serves Raiganj city in Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Katihar was connected to Parbatipur, now in Bangladesh, in 1889, by Assam Behar State Railway.
With the partition of India links with East Pakistan were lost. The Barsoi-Radhikapur sector became a branch line. In the early 1960s, when Farakka Barrage was being constructed, a more radical change was made. Indian Railways created a new broad-gauge rail link from Calcutta.
The 2,240 m (7,350 ft) long Farakka Barrage carries a rail-cum-road bridge across the Ganges. The rail bridge was opened in 1971 thereby linking the Barharwa-Azimganj-Katwa loop to Mala Town, New Jalpaiguri and other railway stations in North Bengal.
Raiganj railway station is on the Barsoi-Radhikapur branch line. One express train Radhikapur Express is available for reaching Kolkata and a link superfast express train Radhikapur-Anandvihar Express is available for going to New Delhi. Besides these couple of Katihar bound local passenger trains and a Siliguri bound DMU passenger can also be availed. Present C.M of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee during her reign as a railways minister announced couple of railways projects for Raiganj which will definitely boost the communication.
Raiganj is pretty backward in terms of railway communication. The station is situated on Barsoi-Radhikapur branch line and only a handful of trains pass. But, the railway ministry has sanctioned couple of projects which will convert Raiganj railway station to a Railway Junction. The projects when completed will provide direct links to Malda Town railway station and also to Dalkolha railway station and thus will greatly boost the communication. The projects are in initial stages and only 30% of work has been completed.
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