New Farakka railway station
New Farakka | |
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Indian Railway Station Junction station | |
| Location |
Farrakka Barrage Township, Murshidabad, West Bengal India |
| Coordinates | 24°47′42″N 87°54′56″E / 24.7949°N 87.9156°ECoordinates: 24°47′42″N 87°54′56″E / 24.7949°N 87.9156°E |
| Line(s) | Barharwa-Azimganj-Katwa loop |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | NFK |
| Zone(s) | Eastern Railway |
| Division(s) | Malda |
| History | |
| Opened | 1971 |
| Electrified | In Progress |
| Location | |
  Location of New Farakka railway station in West Bengal | |
New Farakka (Bengali: নিউ ফারাক্কা) is a railway station on the Howrah-New Jalpaiguri line and is located in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. New Farakka railway station lies south of the Farakka Barrage.
Farakka Barrage
The 2,240 metres (7,350 ft) long Farakka Barrage carries a rail-cum-road bridge across the Ganges. The rail bridge was thrown open to the public in 1971, thereby linking the towns of Murshidabad district to Malda, New Jalpaiguri and other railway stations in North Bengal.[1][2]
Trains
- Kamrup Express
- Uttar Banga Express
- Kanchan Kanya Express
- Kolkata-Radhikapur-Kolkata Express
- Hatey Bazare Express
- Kolkata-Jogbani-Kolkata Express
- Brahmaputra Mail
- Dibrugarh-Chennai Egmore-Dibrugarh Weekly Express
- Guwahati-Chennai Egmore-Guwahati Express
- Guwahati-Mumbai LTT-Guwahati Express
- Kamakhya-Ranchi express
- Malda Town-Surat-Malda Town Express
- Malda Town-Howrah Intercity Express (via Rampurhat)
- Howrah-Malda Town-Howrah Intercity Express (via Azimganj)
- Kolkata-Balurghat Tebhaga Express
- Gour Express
- Farakka Express
- Patna-Malda Town Express
- Jhajha-Dibrugarh weekly
- Nabadwip dham-Malda Town Express
- Malda Town-New Delhi Express
- Sealdah-Guwahati Kanchajunga express
- Digha-Malda Express
- Puri-Kamakhya weekly
- Secundrbad-Guwahati Express
- Malda Town Shahibgaung passenger
- Kamakhya-Gaya express Weekly
- Teesta-Torsa Express
- Balurghat-Howrah express
- Malda Town-Jamalpur-Malda Town Intercity Express
- Howrah-Malda Town-Howrah Fast Passenger (via Azimganj)
- Saraighat Express
- Howrah - New Jalpaiguri Shatabdi
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ R.P.Saxena. "Indian Railway History timeline". Retrieved 2011-11-20.
 Kanchanjunga Express crossing Farakka Barrage |
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