Katihar railway station
| Katihar Indian RailwayJunction Station | |
|---|---|
| Station statistics | |
| Address |
National Highway 81, Katihar, Bihar India |
| Coordinates | 25°32′55″N 87°33′58″E / 25.54869°N 87.56615°ECoordinates: 25°32′55″N 87°33′58″E / 25.54869°N 87.56615°E |
| Elevation | 35 metres (115 ft) |
| Line(s) |
Barauni-Katihar section of Barauni-Guwahati line Katihar-Siliguri line |
| Structure type | Standard on ground |
| Parking | Available |
| Baggage check | Not available |
| Other information | |
| Opened | 1889 |
| Station code | KIR |
| Division(s) | Katihar |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operator | North East Frontier Railway |
| Formerly | East Indian Railway |
| Location | |
  Katihar railway station Location in Bihar
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Katihar railway station serves Katihar city in Katihar district in the Indian state of Bihar.
History
East Indian Railway Company opened the Manihari-Katihar-Kasba section in 1888 and the North Bengal Railway opened the Katihar-Raiganj section the same year. EIR opnened the Barsoi-Kishanganj section in 1889. All these lines were 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) wide metre gauge lines. Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, operating 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge lines, extended their operations from Siliguri to Kishanganj in 1915.[1]
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.[2] the importance of katihar station grew because of the jute mill in the region.
Gauge conversion
In the early 1960s, when Farakka Barrage was being constructed, Indian Railways took the initiative to extend 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge rail link from Kolkata.[2]
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 Malda, New Jalpaiguri and other railway stations in North Bengal.[3][1]
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 was suspended and conversion work completed early in 2011.[5][6][7]
Amenities
Katihar railway station has five two-bedded retiring rooms and a six-bedded dormitory.[8]NFR purposed elevated stairs,metal detector door and X-RAY machine for baggage checking facilities in katihar station.the work is under process and shall be completed in 2014.After completion,katihar will became the first in bihar to have these facilities.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 R.P.Saxena. "Indian Railway History timeline". Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "India: the complex history of the junctions at Siliguri and New Jalpaiguri". IRFCA. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
- ↑ Salman, Salman M. A.; Uprety, Kishor (2002). Conflict and cooperation on South Asia's international rivers: a legal perspective. World Bank Publications. pp. 135–136. ISBN 978-0-8213-5352-3. Retrieved 2011-07-05.
- ↑ Rajendra Saxena. "Details of New line, Gauge conversion & Doubling constructed after independence & in progress on Indian Railways". item No. 18. irse. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
- ↑ "Delayed but new route helps trains". The Telegraph, 29 September 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
- ↑ "Railways to partially restore Siliguri-Bagdogra service". Times of India, 16 March 2010. 2010-03-16. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
- ↑ "IRFCA photo gallery". IRFCA. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
- ↑ "Retiring rooms in North East Frontier Railway". Indian Railways. Retrieved 2013-03-02.
External links
| Preceding station | Indian Railway | Following station | ||
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| Terminus | Northeast Frontier Railway zone Katihar-Siliguri line |
Dandkhora |
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| Terminus | Northeast Frontier Railway zone Katihar-Barsoi branch line |
Kumedpur |
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| Terminus | Northeast Frontier Railway zone Barauni-Katihar section |
Semapur |
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| Terminus | Northeast Frontier Railway zone Katihar-Teznarayanpur branch line |
Mansi |
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| Terminus | Northeast Frontier Railway zone Katihar-Jogbani branch line |
Dalan |
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