Katihar Junction railway station

Coordinates: 25°32′55″N 87°33′58″E / 25.54869°N 87.56615°E / 25.54869; 87.56615
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Northeast Frontier Railway
Line(s)
Platforms8
Tracks14
ConnectionsTaxi, auto-rickshaw
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingParking Available
Bicycle facilitiesBicycle facilities Available
AccessibleDisabled access Yes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeKIR
Zone(s)
Northeast Frontier Railway
Division(s) Katihar
History
Opened1889
Electrified2016 Yes (April,2017)
Previous namesEast Indian Railway
Passengers
100K/day (Increase high)
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Northeast Frontier Railway zone
Terminus Barauni–Katihar section
Towards Jogbani North Bihar
Purnia
towards ?
Barauni
towards ?
New Jalpaiguri Delhi/UP
Barsoi
towards ?
Katihar–Siliguri line
Towards Malda Town Jharkhand
Kumedpur
towards ?
Terminus Barauni–Katihar section
Towards Manihari North Bihar
 Teznarayanpur
towards ?
Other services
Waiting RoomFood & DrinkFood PlazaLiftsCCTVEscalatorsRailwire Free WifiRetiring Rooms
Location
कटिहार जं. KATIHAR Jn. is located in Bihar
कटिहार जं. KATIHAR Jn.

कटिहार जं.
KATIHAR Jn.
Location in Bihar
Map
Interactive map

Katihar Junction railway station serves Katihar city in Katihar district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is an A Category railway station of Katihar Division. The Katihar Junction railway station is connected to most of the major cities in India by the railway network.

Katihar lies in between

ISO 14001:2015 for its clean and green environment throughout the station premises.[citation needed
]

History

narrow-gauge lines, extended their operations from Siliguri to Kishanganj
in 1915 and to Dalkhola.

Siliguri was connected to Kolkata via the eastern part of Bengal since 1878 (for details see Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line). However, with the partition of India in 1947, railway services in the region were completely disrupted. In 1949, the narrow-gauge Siliguri–Kishanganj section was upgraded to metre gauge. Thus there was a direct metre-gauge connection from Manihari to Siliguri via Katihar.[1] The importance of Katihar station grew because of the jute mill in the region.

Development

In the early 1960s, when

broad-gauge rail link from Kolkata.[1]

The 2,240 m (7,350 ft) long Farakka Barrage carries a rail-cum-road bridge across the

New Jalpaiguri and other railway stations in North Bengal.[2][3]

Gauge conversion work (from metre gauge to broad gauge) in the Barauni–Katihar section was taken up in 1978–79 and completed in 1982.[4]

The Siliguri–Katihar line was the last surviving

metre-gauge line in the area. The Aluabari Road–Katihar section already had a broad-gauge line running alongside the metre-gauge line. The Aluabari Road–Siliguri section needed to be converted. Conversion work was taken up in 2008; train services in the section were suspended and conversion work was completed early in 2011.[5][6][7]

Station facilities

The following services are available in Katihar Jn. railway station:

  • 10 (02 bedded) AC retiring rooms
  • 05 (02 bedded) non AC retiring rooms
  • 01 (08 bedded) AC dormitory
  • 04 (01 bedded) AC cabin dormitory
  • 01 (06 bedded) non AC dormitory
  • Executive lounge
  • High speed Google railwire free Wi-Fi service
  • Upper class/lower class waiting rooms with free Wi-Fi/AC/TV/charging points/drinking water & separate ladies'/gents' washrooms
  • Food plaza
  • Tea stall
  • FOB with 4X escalator/elevators 3X
  • CCTV surveillance

Platforms

There are eight functional platforms at Katihar Junction which are interconnected and have multiple foot overbridges.

Gallery

  • Katihar Station
    Dibrugarh Rajdhani arriving at Katihar Jn
  • Kamakhya–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus AC Express entering Katihar
    Katihar Station
  • 12423 Dibrugarh–New Delhi Rajdhani Express waiting to depart Katihar
    Kamakhya–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus AC Express entering Katihar
  • A Siliguri-based WDG-4 with a freight train entering Katihar Junction
    12423 Dibrugarh–New Delhi Rajdhani Express waiting to depart Katihar
  • A Siliguri-based WDG-4 with a freight train entering Katihar Junction
    A Siliguri-based WDG-4 with a freight train entering Katihar Junction

References

  1. ^ a b "India: the complex history of the junctions at Siliguri and New Jalpaiguri". IRFCA. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  2. ^ Saxena, R. P. "Indian Railway History timeline". Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  3. ISBN 978-0-8213-5352-3
    . Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  4. ^ Rajendra Saxena. "Details of New line, Gauge conversion & Doubling constructed after independence & in progress on Indian Railways". item No. 18. irse. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  5. ^ "Delayed but new route helps trains". The Telegraph. 29 September 2011. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  6. ^ "Railways to partially restore Siliguri–Bagdogra service". The Times of India. 16 March 2010. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  7. ^ "IRFCA photo gallery". IRFCA. Retrieved 10 December 2011.

External links

Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Terminus Northeast Frontier Railway zone Dandkhora
towards ?
Katihar–Barsoi branch line
Kumedpur
towards ?
Northeast Frontier Railway zone Semapur
towards ?
Katihar–Teznarayanpur branch line
Mansi
towards ?
Katihar–Jogbani branch line
 Dalan
towards ?
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