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Thakurganj
Indian Railways station
General information
LocationState Highway 63, Thakurganj, Bihar
India
Coordinates26°25′36N 88°07′45E / 26.4268°N 88.1293°E / 26.4268; 88.1293
Elevation79 metres (259 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byNortheast Frontier Railway
Line(s)Katihar–Siliguri line
Platforms2
Construction
Structure typeStandard on ground
ParkingNot required
Other information
Station codeTKG
Zone(s) Northeast Frontier Railway
Division(s) Katihar

Location

Thakurganj is located in Bihar
Thakurganj

Thakurganj

Location in Bihar

Thakurganj is located in India
Thakurganj

Thakurganj

Thakurganj (India)

Thakurganj railway station serves Thakurganj town in Kishanganj district in the Indian state of Bihar. The Mechi flowing nearby forms the boundary between Nepal and India in the area. On the other side of the border lies Prithivinagar town of Nepal.

Trains[edit]

Etymology[edit]

The place is named after Rabindra Nath Tagore (Rabindra Nath Thakur in Bengali).[8]

History[edit]

Thakurganj Junction was part of Darjeeling Himalayan Railways, Thakurganj Junction was the connecting point of DHR and Outh Tiruhat Railway.

Work for conversion of the Aluabari–Siliguri section from metre gauge to broad gauge was taken up in 2008, train services in the section was suspended and conversion work completed early in 2011.

Manish Kumar joined Thakurganj Station as Station Superintendent in May 2019. Following Staffs are currently working at Thakurganj Railway Station:

(i) Station Superintendent: Manish Kumar

(ii) Station Master: Naresh Kumar Hembrom

(iii) Station Master: Rahul Saha[9][10][11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "15484/Sikkim Mahananda Express - Old Delhi to Alipur Duar NFR/Northeast Frontier Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  • ^ "13149/Kanchan Kanya Express (PT) - Sealdah to Alipur Duar ER/Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  • ^ "New Jalpaiguri Ranchi Weekly Express". indiarailinfo.com.
  • ^ "13248/Rajendra Nagar Terminal - Kamakhya Capital Express - Patna to Kamakhya ECR/East Central Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  • ^ "Siliguri Balurghat Express". indiarailinfo.com.
  • ^ "Siliguri Katihar Express". indiarailinfo.com.
  • ^ "New Jalpaiguri Rajendra Nagar Capital Express". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  • ^ "Thakurganj – Bihar – A Lovely Village". Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  • ^ "Delayed but new route helps trains". The Telegraph. 29 September 2011. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  • ^ "Railways to partially restore Siliguri-Bagdogra service". The Times of India. 16 March 2010. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  • ^ Alam, Mudassir. "Rail movement begins on Kishanganj–Thakurganj–Siliguri Section". KishanganjBihar.com. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  • External links[edit]

    Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
    Talabpur
    towards ?
    Northeast Frontier Railway zone

    Katihar–Siliguri line

    Piprithan
    towards ?


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