Sevoke

Sevoke (also Sevok or Sivok) is a town near Siliguri in the Darjeeling District of West Bengal, India. It is a part of Dooars. Many army and BSF camps are located in the area. The Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in this area. National Highway 31 passes through the town. NH 31A connects this town to Gangtok.[1]

Transport facility

Although it has its own railway station, on the New Jalpaiguri-Alipurduar-Samuktala Road Line, the nearest major railway junction is at New Jalpaiguri. The nearest airport is the Bagdogra airport 23 km away. Sevoke is located on the way to Gangtok/Kalimpong and Dooars on the NH 31 from Siliguri.[1] It is a hill station in which one can go to enjoy nature. Green hills,floras,monkey and lots and lots of view points are really enjoyable.

New Sikkim Railway Project

A new railway line project from Sevoke to Rangpo in Sikkim has been announced which is expected to be completed in 2015.

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