Thakurganj railway station

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Thakurganj Indian Railway Station
Station statistics
Address	State Highway 63, Thakurganj, Bihar India
Coordinates	26°25′36″N 88°07′45″E / 26.4268°N 88.1293°E / 26.4268; 88.1293Coordinates: 26°25′36″N 88°07′45″E / 26.4268°N 88.1293°E / 26.4268; 88.1293
Elevation	79 metres (259 ft)
Line(s)	Katihar-Siliguri line
Structure type	Standard on ground
Platforms	2?
Parking	Not required
Baggage check	Not available
Other information
Station code	TKG
Division(s)	Katihar
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operator	North East Frontier Railway
Location
Location of Thakurganj railway station in Bihar

Thakurganj railway station serves Thakurganj town in Kishanganj district in the Indian state of Bihar. The Mechi flowing nearby forms the boundary between Nepal and India in the area. On the other side of the border, Prithivinagar is a village development committee in Jhapa District of Nepal.

Etymology

The place is named after Rabindra Nath Tagore (Rabindra Nath Thakur in Bengali).^[1]

History

Work for conversion of the Aluabari-Siliguri section from metre gauge to broad gauge was taken up in 2008, train services in the section was suspended and conversion work completed early in 2011.^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

↑ "Thakurganj - Bihar – A Lovely Village". Retrieved 2013-03-03.
↑ "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.
↑ Alam, Mudassir. "Rail movement begins on Kishanganj-Thakurganj-Siliguri Section". KishanganjBihar.com. Retrieved 2013-03-02.

External links

Trains at Thakurganj

Preceding station		Indian Railway		Following station
Talabpur		Northeast Frontier Railway zone Katihar-Siliguri line		Piprithan

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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