New Bongaigaon Junction railway station
New Bongaigaon | |
|---|---|
| Indian Railway Junction Station | |
 New Bongaigaon Junction station night view with decorated light | |
| Location |
Dangtol Road, New Bongaigaon, City - Bongaigaon, PIN - 783381, State - Assam India |
| Coordinates | 26°28′33″N 90°33′47″E / 26.4757°N 90.5630°ECoordinates: 26°28′33″N 90°33′47″E / 26.4757°N 90.5630°E |
| Elevation | 58 metres (190 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | Northeast Frontier Railway |
| Line(s) |
New Jalpaiguri-New Bongaigaon section New Bongaigaon-Guwahati section Barauni-Guwahati line New Bongaigaon–Jogihopa-Kamakhya line |
| Platforms | 5 |
| Tracks | 7 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard on ground |
| Parking | Yes |
| Bicycle facilities | Yes |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | NBQ |
| Division(s) | Rangiya railway division |
| History | |
| Opened | 1965 |
| Location | |
  New Bongaigaon railway station Location in Assam | |
New Bongaigaon is a junction railway station on the New Jalpaiguri-New Bongaigaon section and New Bongaigaon-Guwahati section of Barauni-Guwahati line, and New Bongaigaon–Jogihopa-Kamakhya line. It is located in Bongaigaon City in Bongaigaon district in the Indian state of Assam. This is the 2nd biggest railway station with wagon and carriage workshop in north east India after Guwahati railway station. It serves people from surrounding areas like Barpeta, Barpeta Road, Abhayapuri, Basugaon, Chirang district and others.
History
Construction of the 265 km (165 mi) long 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge Siliguri-Jogihopa line, between 1963 and 1965, brought broad gauge railways to Assam. It also was the reason for setting up the New Bongaigaon railway station.[1]
New railway track from New Bongaigaon to Guwahati was commissioned in 1984.[2]
Saraighat Bridge opened in 1962, initially carried a metre gauge track, which was later replaced by broad gauge.[3]
Electrification
Electrification of the Barauni-Katihar-Guwahati line was sanctioned in 2008.[4] In the document on Vision 2020 – A Blue Print for Railway Electrification Programme, in the list of ongoing projects the entire route km (836) is shown as balance work as on 1 April 2010.[5] The entire electrification project is scheduled to be completed by October, 2015.[6]
Track doubling
Doubling of the track between New Bongaigaon and Kamakhya via Rangia has been approved in the Railway Budget for 2013-14.[7] A double-line track is there between Samuktala Road and New Bongaigaon.[6]
Amenities
New Bongagaon has two double-bedded retiring rooms, computerized railway reservation system, waiting room and vegetarian and non vegetarian food stalls.[8]
Workshop
The Carriage and Wagon Workshop is located about 2 km west of New Bongaigaon railway station. It was set up in sixties and has maintenance, as well as manufacturing facilities.[9]
References
- ↑ Moonis Raza & Yash Aggarwal. "Transport Geography of India: Commodity Flow and the Regional Structure of Indian Economy". page 60. Concept Publishing Company, A-15/16 Commercial Block, Mohan Garden, New Delhi - 110059. ISBN 81-7022-089-0. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ↑ "IR History: Part V (1970-19950". IRFCA. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ↑ "50 years of Saraighat bridge". The Times of India, 7 November 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ↑ "CCEA approves Rs. 506 crores for Barauni-Katihar-Guwahati section". Projects Today. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ↑ "Vision 2020 – A Blue Print for Railway Electrification Programme" (PDF). Ministry of Railways, Government of India. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- 1 2 "Rajya Sabha unstarred question no. 1677 to be answered on 7 December 2012". Ministry of Railways. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ↑ "Rail budget 2013: Wait for electric trains in India’s North-East gets longer". First post economy. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ↑ "Retiring rooms in Northeast Frontier Railway". Indian Railways. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ↑ "C&W Workshop, New Bongaigaon". C&W Workshop. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
External links
 New Bongaigaon railway station |
| Preceding station | Indian Railway | Following station | ||
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Dangtal | Northeast Frontier Railway zone | Bongaigaon |
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| Terminus | Northeast Frontier Railway zone | Majgaon |
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