Kishanganj railway station

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Kishanganj Indian Railway Station
Station statistics
Address	NH 31, Kishanganj, Bihar India
Coordinates	26°05′53″N 87°57′01″E / 26.09802°N 87.95017°E / 26.09802; 87.95017Coordinates: 26°05′53″N 87°57′01″E / 26.09802°N 87.95017°E / 26.09802; 87.95017
Elevation	53 metres (174 ft)
Line(s)	Howrah-New Jalpaiguri line Katihar-Siliguri line Barauni-Guwahati line
Structure type	Standard on ground
Platforms	4?
Parking	Available
Baggage check	Not available
Other information
Opened	1915
Station code	KNE
Division(s)	Katihar
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operator	North East Frontier Railway
Formerly	Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
Location
Location of Kishanganj railway station in Bihar

Kishanganj railway station serves Kishanganj city in Kishanganj district in the Indian state of Bihar.

History

Darjeeling Himalayan Railway extended its 2 ft (610 mm) wide narrow gauge line from Siliguri to Kishanganj in 1915.^[1] In 1948-50, the Kishanganj branch of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway was taken over for the purpose of completing the Assam Rail Link project, converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide metre gauge and connected to the North Eastern Railway network at Barsoi.^[2]^[1]The railway lines in the area started being converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge from the early 1960s.^[1]

Amenities

Kishanganj railway station has the following amenities:computerized railway reservation system, waiting room, retiring room vegetarian and non-vegetarian refreshment room, and bookstall.^[3]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Alastair Boobyer. "India: the complex history of the junctions at Siliguri and New Jalpaiguri". IRFCA. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
↑ "IR History: Part IV (1947-1970)". irfca. Retrieved 2013-02-24.
↑ "Kishanganj Railway Station". Make My Trip. Retrieved 2013-02-24.

External links

Trains at Kishanganj railway station

Preceding station		Indian Railway		Following station
Panjipara		Northeast Frontier Railway zone Katihar-Siliguri line		Hatwar

Purnia division topics

General

Districts

Locations
other than cities and towns

Community development blocks

Bhawanipur

Rivers

Transport

NH 31
NH 57
NH 81
Barauni-Katihar section
Katihar–Siliguri line
Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines
Barauni-Guwahati line

Railway stations

Lok Sabha constituencies

Vidhan Sabha constituencies

Araria	Narpatganj Raniganj Forbesganj Araria Jokihat Sikti

Kishanganj	Bahadurganj Thakurganj Kishanganj Kochadhaman

Purnia	Amour Baisi Kasba Banmankhi Rupauli Dhamdaha Purnia

Katihar	Katihar Kadwa Balrampur Pranpur Manihari Barari Korha

Former Vidhan Sabha constituencies

Barsoi

See also

Cities and towns in Purnia Division
People from Araria
Villages in Araria district
Villages in Katihar district
Villages in Purnia district
Bihar topics

Other Divisions

Bhagalpur
Darbhanga
Kosi
Magadh
Munger
Patna
Saran
Tirhut

v t e Railway stations in Bihar

East Central Railway¹	Bakhtiyarpur Junction Barauni Junction Barh Barhiya Bhabua Road Danapur Darbhanga Dehri-on-Sone Desari Fatuha Gaya Junction Gulzarbagh Hajipur Junction Hathidah Junction Jamui Jhajha Khusropur Kiul Junction Laheriasarai Lakhisarai Junction Laukaha Bazar Mokama Junction Muzaffarpur Junction Narkatiaganj Junction Patliputra Junction Patna Junction Patna Sahib Rajendra Nagar Terminal Son Nagar Sonpur Junction

North East Frontier Railway¹	Barsoi Katihar Kishanganj Thakurganj

Eastern Railways¹	Jamalpur Junction

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