Barsoi–New Farakka section

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Barsoi–New Farakka section (including Old Malda-Singhabad branch line)
broad gauge
Old gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge
Operating speedup to 110 km/h (68 mph)
Route map

Legend
km
Up arrow
Katihar–Siliguri line
Right arrow
Barsoi–Radhikapur line
127
Barsoi
122
 Mukuria
Left arrow
Katihar–Siliguri line
117
 Bhawanipur Bihar Halt
113
 Azamnagar Road
108
 Kamalpur Halt
105
 Khurial
102
Babhangaon Halt
Bihar
West Bengal
border
Left arrow
Katihar–Siliguri line
98
 Kumedpur Junction
91
 Harischandrapur
86
 Milangarh
81
 Bhaluka Road
77
 Malahar
71
 Samsi
67
 Sripur Halt
62
 Kumarganj
58
 Mahananda Bridge
Mahananda River
Right arrow
Eklakhi–Balurghat branch line
55
Eklakhi
48
 Adina
41
0
 Old Malda Junction
5
 Malda Court
13
 Mochia
15
 Bulbulchandi
25
 Singhabad
India
Bangladesh
border
 Rohanpur
Down arrow
Old Malda–Abdulpur line
 Mahananda River
35
 Malda Town
NH81-IN.svg NH 81
27
 Gour Malda
21
 Jamirghata
14
 Khaltipur
6
 Chamagram
Farakka Barrage
across Ganges
0
New Farakka
Left arrow
Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop Right arrow
km
Source: India Rail Info[1]

The Barsoi–New Farakka section is an Indian railway line connecting Barsoi with New Farakka junction on the Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line. This 126-kilometre (78 mi) track is under the jurisdiction of Eastern Railway and Northeast Frontier Railway.

History

With the partition of India in 1947, a major portion of the Calcutta–Siliguri line ran through East Pakistan, now Bangladesh. With several rail links in Bihar, the attention was on those links, and new links were developed. However, one hurdle stood out. There was no bridge across the

Barsoi to Kishanganj and finally narrow gauge to Sliguri.[2]
In 1949 Kishanganj-Siliguri section was converted to metre gauge.

In the early 1960s, when

broad gauge new line was constructed from Khejuria Ghat (near present-day Chamagram station), on the north bank of the Ganga to Malda Town by 1961. This Kumedpur-Barsoi section was built in 1959. The entire section from Barsoi to Khejuriaghat was completed and connected by 1962. Steamer services connected the north and south banks of the river thereby linking North & South Bengal[3]

The 2,240 m (7,350 ft) long Farakka Barrage, which carries a Rail-cum-Road bridge across the Ganges was opened in 1971 thereby directly linking the Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop to Malda Town, New Jalpaiguri and other railway stations in North Bengal.[4] Consequently, Tildanga-Farakka Ghat & Chamagram-Khejuria Ghat lines were dismantled. The current Rail-cum-Road bridge will be made solely a Railway bridge for New Farakka-Malda Town 3rd Line construction. A new Road bridge on NH 12 is being made at Farakka, which will span 2,401 m (7,877 ft) across the river.

Branch lines

The Old Malda–Abdulpur section is used up to Singhabad on the Indian side. Bangladesh started export of fertilizer to Nepal utilizing the Rohanpur–Singhabad transit point in November 2011.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Old Malda Singhabad Passenger 55710". India Rail Info.
  2. ^ "my school i wish". Madhyamgram Re-visited after 15 years. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  3. ISBN 81-7022-089-0. Retrieved 2 May 2013. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help
    )
  4. ISBN 978-0-8213-5352-3
    . Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Bangladesh export to Nepal thru India resumes tomorrow". Priyo Internet Life. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
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