New Alipurduar is one of the four railway stations that serve Alipurduar city in Alipurduar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Its station code is NOQ. The other three adjacent railway stations are (station code APDJ), Alipurduar Court (station code APDC) and Alipurduar (station code APD).
History During British rule, all links from the northern part of Bengal and Assam to the rest of India were through the eastern part of Bengal. The most important connection was the Calcutta–Parbatipur–Haldibari–Siliguri link, first established in 1878 and then developed in stages (for details see Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line). During the nineteenth century, Lalmonirhat was linked to the Dooars. In pre-independence days, a railway track running via Radhikapur, Biral, Parbatipur, Tista, Gitaldaha and Golokganj connected Fakiragram in Assam with Katihar in Bihar.
With the partition of India in 1947, all these links were lost. Indian Railways took up the Assam Link Project in 1948 to build a rail link between Fakiragram and Kishanganj. Fakiragram was connected to the Indian railway system in 1950 through the Indian portion of north Bengal with a track. The New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section was partly new construction, partly old line converted to broad gauge in 1966. The 265 km long broad gauge Siliguri–Jogihopa railway line was constructed between 1963 and 1965.
Importance over other adjacent stations Most of the long-distance trains from other parts of India pass through and stop at New Alipurdur railway junction as it is connected with double track to Assam and the rest of Bengal. The older Alipurduar Junction was on metre-gauge track that was converted to broad gauge much later and fewer trains pass through Alipurduar Jn station. This station is the biggest railway station in Alipurduar, with more than 90 trains stopping daily and three trains daily originating.
Major trains Kamakhya–Howrah Vande Bharat Sleeper Express New Jalpaiguri - Guwahati Vande Bharat Express New Delhi–Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express (via New Tinsukia) New Delhi–Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express (via Moranhat) New Delhi–Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express (via Rangapara North) Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal–Kamakhya AC Superfast Express Dibrugarh - Gomti Nagar Amrit Bharat Express Silchar - Thiruvananthapuram Aronai Superfast Express Silchar–Coimbatore Superfast Express Silchar - Sealdah Kanchanjunga Express Dibrugarh–Kanyakumari Vivek Express Dibrugarh–Amritsar Express Dibrugarh–Chandigarh Express Dibrugarh - Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Superfast Express Dibrugarh-Lalgarh Avadh Assam Express Dibrugarh–Kolkata Superfast Express Dibrugarh-Howrah Kamrup Express via Guwahati Dibrugarh–Howrah Kamrup Express Via Rangapara North Dibrugarh - Rajendra Nagar Terminal Express Silghat Town - Tambaram Nagaon Express Silghat Town - Kolkata Kaziranga Express Agartala - Sealdah Kanchanjunga Express Agartala - Kolkata Garib Rath Express New Tinsukia–SMVT Bengaluru Superfast Express New Tinsukia–Rajendra Nagar Weekly Express New Tinsukia - Darbhanga Jivacch Link Express New Tinsukia–Tambaram Express Guwahati - Jammu Tawi Lohit Express Guwahati- Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Kaziranga Superfast Express Guwahati-Bikaner ExpressBihar: AC coach of Guwahati-Bikaner Express derails after hitting truck Guwahati - Okha Dwarka Express Guwahati - Barmer Express Guwahati-Jammu Tawi Amarnath Express Guwahati - Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express Guwahati-Howrah Saraighat Superfast Express Guwahati - Kolkata Garib Rath Express Kamakhya–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express Kamakhya–Gandhidham Superfast Express Kamakhya - Jodhpur, Bhagat Ki Kothi Express Kamakhya - Charlapalli Amrit Bharat Express Kamakhya - Delhi Brahmaputra Mail Kamakhya - Puri Express (via Adra) Kamakhya–Gaya Express Kamakhya - Delhi Northeast Express New Alipurduar - Sealdah Padatik Superfast Express New Alipurduar - SMVT Bangalore Amrit Bharat Express Silchar–Secunderabad Express Bamanhat - Sealdah Uttar Banga Express New Jalpaiguri - Guwahati Express New Jalpaiguri - Bongaigaon Express New Alipurdiar - Sealdah Teesta Torsha Express Alipurduar–Kamakhya Intercity Express Dibrugarh - Deogarh Express
*Other trains are available from nearby Alipurduar Junction railway station (APDJ).
See also
North Eastern Railway Connectivity Project North Western Railway zone
References
External links New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section Northeast Frontier Railway zone Alipurduar junction railway station Alipurduar