Haldibari–New Jalpaiguri line
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The Haldibari–New Jalpaiguri line connecting
Gauge changes
The Siliguri–Haldibari line has gone through two successive gauge changes. The line was initially built in
Haldibari–Chilahati section
There were regular services running through the Haldibari-Chilahati section until the
In the Joint Statement issued on the occasion of the visit of the Prime Minister of India to Bangladesh, on 7 September 2011, it was stated: " Bangladesh Prime Minister expressed her appreciation to the Indian Prime Minister for amendment of the MoU between the Bangladesh and Indian Railways allowing Rohanpur-Singabad as an additional route for both bulk and container cargo for Nepalese rail transit traffic. Bangladesh side also appreciated the assistance from India for the movement of fertilizers from Bangladesh to Nepal by rail route. They also agreed to re-establish rail connections between Chilahati–Haldibari and Kulaura–Mahishashan in the spirit of encouraging revival of old linkages and transport routes between the two countries."[3]
The Haldibari-Chilhati section was reopened on 17 December 2020. The railway link was inaugurated by the Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina, in a virtual bilateral summit.[4][5][6]
Electrification
The New Jalpaiguri–Raninagar Jalpaiguri section was completely electrified in 2021 as a part of the Katihar-Guwahati route electrification.[7] The Raninagar Jalpaiguri-Haldibari section's electrification was completed in 10 January 2024.[8]
References
- ^ "India: the complex history of the junctions at Siliguri and New Jalpaiguri". IRFCA. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ^ "New rail transit route thru India gets govt nod". Priyo Internet Life. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ^ "Joint Statement on the occasion of the visit of the PM of India to Bangladesh, 7 September 2011". Item No. 40. Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
- ^ "Number of rail links between India-Bangladesh rises to five: Haldibari-Chilahati railway line inaugurated". Financial Express. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ "Chilahati-Haldibari rail route opens after 55 years". The Telegraph, 20 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "Haldibari-Chilahati Rail Link: India, Bangladesh Reopen Cross-border route after 55years". NDTV Profit, 18 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "Indian Railways completes electrification of track upto Guwahati in north-east India". 12 October 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ "NFR: Electrification works in full swing". 10 March 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
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