New Bongaigaon Junction railway station


New Bongaigaon Junction
Regional Rail & Commuter Rail Station
General information
LocationDangtol Road, New Bongaigaon Railway Colony, New Bongaigaon-783381, Assam
 India
Coordinates26°28′33″N 90°33′47″E / 26.4757°N 90.5630°E / 26.4757; 90.5630
Elevation58 metres (190 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byNortheast Frontier Railway
Line(s)
Platforms7 (1,1A,1B,2,3,4,5)
Tracks12
ConnectionsAuto-rickshaw Stand
Construction
Structure typeOver Tunia River
ParkingParking Available
Bicycle facilitiesBicycle facilities Available
AccessibleDisabled access Yes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeNBQ
Zone(s) Northeast Frontier Railway
Division(s) Rangiya
History
Opened1965
Electrified Yes
Previous namesAssam Bengal Railway
Passengers
50K/Day (Increase high)
Services
Waiting RoomCafeteriaCloak RoomElevatorCCTV SurveillanceWifiRetiring Room
Location
Map

New Bongaigaon Junction is a railway junction station of Barauni–Guwahati line, and New Bongaigaon–Jogihopa–Kamakhya line of Northeast Frontier Railway. The one and only railway station in India which is located over a river named Tunia. It is the largest railway station with Carriage & Wagon Workshop in Rangiya railway division.

History

Construction of the 265 km (165 mi)-long 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) 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 2022.[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 Bongaigaon 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]

Gallery

  • Front of the station from another side
    Front of the station from another side
  • New Bongaigaon Junction station night view with decorated light
    New Bongaigaon Junction station night view with decorated light
  • Platform No. 3/2 of New Bongaigaon Junction Station
    Platform No. 3/2 of New Bongaigaon Junction Station

Major trains

  1. New Jalpaiguri - Guwahati Vande Bharat Express
  2. Dibrugarh - New Delhi Rajdhani Express (Via New Tinsukia)[10]
  3. Dibrugarh - New Delhi Rajdhani Express (Via Moranhat)[11]
  4. Dibrugarh - New Delhi Rajdhani Express (Via Rangapara North)[12]
  5. Agartala - Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Humsafar Express[13]
  6. Naharlagun - Anand Vihar Terminal AC Superfast Express
  7. Kamakhya - Lokmanya Tilak Terminus AC Superfast Express
  8. Kamakhya - Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal AC Superfast Express
  9. Guwahati - New Delhi Poorvattar Sampark Kranti Superfast Express
  10. Silchar–New Delhi Poorvottar Sampark Kranti Superfast Express
  11. Silchar - Thiruvananthapuram Aronai Superfast Express[14]
  12. Silchar - Coimbatore Superfast Express[15]
  13. Silchar - Sealdah Kanchanjunga Express[16]
  14. Dibrugarh–Kanyakumari Vivek Express
  15. New Tinsukia–Chennai Tambaram Express[17]
  16. New Tinsukia–Amritsar Express
  17. Dibrugarh–Chandigarh Express
  18. Dibrugarh - Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Superfast Express[18]
  19. Dibrugarh-Lalgarh Avadh Assam Express[19]
  20. Dibrugarh–Kolkata Superfast Express
  21. Dibrugarh-Howrah Kamrup Express via Guwahati[20]
  22. Dibrugarh–Howrah Kamrup Express Via Rangapara North[21]
  23. Silghat Town - Tambaram Nagaon Express[22]
  24. Silghat Town - Kolkata Kaziranga Express
  25. Agartala - Firozpur Tripura Sundari Express
  26. Agartala - Deoghar Weekly Express
  27. Agartala - Sealdah Kanchanjunga Express[23]
  28. New Tinsukia–SMVT Bengaluru Superfast Express
  29. Dibrugarh–Rajendra Nagar Weekly Express
  30. Guwahati - Jammu Tawi Lohit Express[24]
  31. Guwahati- Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Kaziranga Superfast Express[25]
  32. Guwahati - Bikaner Express[26][27]
  33. Guwahati - Okha Dwarka Express
  34. Guwahati - Barmer Express
  35. Guwahati–Secunderabad Express
  36. Guwahati-Jammu Tawi Amarnath Express[28]
  37. Guwahati - Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express[29]
  38. Guwahati-Howrah Saraighat Superfast Express
  39. Guwahati - Kolkata Garib Rath Express
  40. Kamakhya–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express[30]
  41. Kamakhya–Gandhidham Superfast Express
  42. Kamakhya - Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Karmabhoomi Express.[31]
  43. Kamakhya - Udaipur City Kavi Guru Express[32]
  44. Kamakhya - Jodhpur, Bhagat Ki Kothi Express
  45. Kamakhya - Delhi Brahmaputra Mail[33]
  46. Kamakhya - Dr. Ambedkar Nagar Express[34]
  47. Kamakhya - Ranchi Express[35]
  48. Kamakhya - Puri Express via Howrah[36]
  49. Kamakhya - Puri Express (via Adra)
  50. Kamakhya–Gaya Express
  51. Kamakhya–Anand Vihar Express[37]
  52. Kamakhya - Delhi Northeast Express
  53. Kamakhya - Gomti Nagar Express
  54. Kamakhya - Rajendra Nagar Terminal Capital Express[38]
  55. Kamakhya - Alipurduar Intercity Express
  56. New Jalpaiguri - Bongaigaon Express
  57. Alipurduar–Silghat Town Rajya Rani Express
  58. Alipurduar–Lumding Intercity Express

References

  1. ^ Moonis Raza & Yash Aggarwal (1986). Transport Geography of India: Commodity Flow and the Regional Structure of Indian Economy. Concept Publishing Company, A-15/16 Commercial Block, Mohan Garden, New Delhi – 110059. ISBN 81-7022-089-0. Retrieved 12 May 2013. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. ^ "IR History: Part V (1970–1995)". IRFCA. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  3. ^ "50 years of Saraighat bridge". The Times of India. 7 November 2012. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  4. ^ "CCEA approves Rs. 506 crores for Barauni–Katihar–Guwahati section". Projects Today. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  5. ^ "Vision 2020 – A Blue Print for Railway Electrification Programme" (PDF). Ministry of Railways, Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Rajya Sabha unstarred question no. 1677 to be answered on 7 December 2012". Ministry of Railways. Archived from the original on 14 January 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  7. ^ "Rail budget 2013: Wait for electric trains in India's North-East gets longer". First post economy. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  8. ^ "Retiring rooms in Northeast Frontier Railway". Indian Railways. Archived from the original on 19 November 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  9. ^ "C&W Workshop, New Bongaigaon". C&W Workshop. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  10. ^ "New Delhi–Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express (Via New Tinsukia)". indiarailinfo.com.
  11. ^ "New Delhi–Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express (Via Moranhat)". indiarailinfo.com.
  12. ^ "New Delhi–Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express (Via Rangapara North)". indiarailinfo.com.
  13. ^ "SMVT Bangalore-Agartala Humsafar Express". indiarailinfo.com.
  14. ^ "Tiruvananthapuram-Silchar Aronai Express". indiarailinfo.com.
  15. ^ "Silchar-Coimbatore Express". confirmtkt.com.
  16. ^ "Sealdah Silchar Kanchanjunga Express". indiarailinfo.com.
  17. ^ "New Tinsukia Tambaram Express". indiarailinfo.com.
  18. ^ "Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Guwahati Express via Katihar". indiarailinfo.com.
  19. ^ "15609⇒15909/Avadh Assam Express (PT)". indiarailinfo.com.
  20. ^ "Dibrugarh Howrah Kamrup Express via Guwahati". indiarailinfo.com.
  21. ^ "Dibrugarh Howrah Kamrup Express via Rangapara North". indiarailinfo.com.
  22. ^ "Tambaram-Silghat Town Nagaon Express". indiarailinfo.com.
  23. ^ "Sealdah Agartala Kanchanjunga Express". indiarailinfo.com.
  24. ^ "Guwahati-Jammu Tawi Lohit Express". indiarailinfo.com.
  25. ^ "Guwahati-Bengaluru Cantt Kaziranga Express". indiarailinfo.com.
  26. ^ Mishra, Sudhanshu (25 March 2013). "Train without engine travels 20 km in Barmer". India Today. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  27. ^ Bihar: AC coach of Guwahati-Bikaner Express derails after hitting truck
  28. ^ "Guwahati-Jammu Tawi Amarnath Express". indiarailinfo.com.
  29. ^ "15647/Mumbai LTT - Guwahati Express (Via Malda Town) (PT)". indiarailinfo.com.
  30. ^ "15655/Kamakhya - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express". indiarailinfo.com.
  31. ^ "Kamakhya Mumbai LTT Karmabhoomi Express". indiarailinfo.com.
  32. ^ "Udaipur City Kamakhya Kavi Guru Express". indiarailinfo.com.
  33. ^ "Dibrugarh Delhi Brahmaputra Mail". indiarailinfo.com.
  34. ^ "19305/Dr. Ambedkar Nagar - Kamakhya Weekly Express (PT) - Indore to Kamakhya WR/Western Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  35. ^ "15661/Ranchi - Kamakhya Weekly Express - Ranchi to Kamakhya NFR/Northeast Frontier Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  36. ^ "Puri Kamakhya Express". indiarailinfo.com.
  37. ^ "15621/Kamakhya - Anand Vihar Terminal Weekly Express (PT) - Kamakhya to Anand Vihar Terminal NFR/Northeast Frontier Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  38. ^ "13248/Rajendra Nagar Terminal - Kamakhya Capital Express - Patna to Kamakhya ECR/East Central Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 13 September 2021.

External links

  • New Bongaigaon Junction railway station at the India Rail Info
External videos
video icon New Bongaigaon railway station
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Dangtal
towards ?
Northeast Frontier Railway zone Bongaigaon
towards ?
Terminus Northeast Frontier Railway zone
Bongaigaon–Jogihopa–Amakhya line
 Majgaon
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