New Bongaigaon Junction railway station

New Bongaigaon Junction 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.

New Bongaigaon Junction নিউ বঙাইগাঁও জংছন
Indian Railways junction station
Location	New Bongaigaon, Bongaigaon, Assam India
Coordinates	26°28′33″N 90°33′47″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	7
Tracks	10
Construction
Structure type	Standard on ground
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	NBQ
Zone(s)	Northeast Frontier Railway
Division(s)	Rangiya
History
Opened	1965
Electrified	Under Construction
Location
New Bongaigaon Junction Location in Assam New Bongaigaon Junction Location in India

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 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

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

References

1. Moonis Raza & Yash Aggarwal (1986). 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.
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. 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. "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.

External links

• New Bongaigaon Junction railway station at the India Rail Info

External video
New Bongaigaon railway station

Preceding station		Indian Railways		Following station
Dangtal		Northeast Frontier Railway zone New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section and New Bongaigaon–Guwahati section		Bongaigaon
Terminus		Northeast Frontier Railway zone Bongaigaon–Jogihopa–Amakhya line		Majgaon