Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line

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The Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line is a major railway route in the Indian state of West Bengal that connects Kolkata’s Howrah station with New Jalpaiguri, serving as a key corridor between southern and northern Bengal.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf railway line
railway route
connectsCity Kolkata
linked to: Calcutta

Siliguri
connectsRegion northern Bengal
southern Bengal
linked to: Southern Bangladesh
connectsTo Darjeeling region via New Jalpaiguri
Sikkim region via New Jalpaiguri
country India
electrification 25 kV AC overhead
electrified yes
endPoint New Jalpaiguri Junction
gauge broad gauge
hasTerminalStation Howrah Junction
New Jalpaiguri Junction
importance key corridor between Kolkata and North Bengal
main access route to Northeast India from Kolkata
locatedIn West Bengal
majorJunctionOnRoute Barddhaman Junction
Bolpur Shantiniketan
linked to: Bolpur

Kishanganj
Malda Town
linked to: Malda

New Farakka Junction
linked to: Farakka

Rampurhat Junction
operator Indian Railways
partOfCorridor Howrah–New Jalpaiguri–Guwahati route
passesThrough Birbhum district
Darjeeling district
linked to: Darjeeling

Hooghly district
Malda district
linked to: Malda

Murshidabad district
linked to: Murshidabad

Purba Bardhaman district
linked to: Bardhaman district

Uttar Dinajpur district
railwayDivision Howrah railway division
Katihar railway division
Malda railway division
region Eastern India
linked to: eastern India
servesCity Howrah
Kolkata metropolitan area
Siliguri metropolitan area
linked to: Siliguri
servesState West Bengal
startPoint Howrah Junction
Howrah railway station
trackConfiguration double line
usedFor express trains
freight trains
long-distance passenger trains
zone Eastern Railway zone
Northeast Frontier Railway zone

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Bolpur Shantiniketan railway station railwayLine Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line
Bolpur railwayLine Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line
Farakka locatedOn Farakka–Malda section of Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line
linked to: Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line
Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line partOfCorridor Howrah–New Jalpaiguri–Guwahati route
linked to: Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line
Rampurhat railwayLine Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line
Malda Town railway station railwayLine Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line
Malda Town railway station railwayLine Malda Town–New Jalpaiguri section
linked to: Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line
Malda railway division hasRailwayLine Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line (portion)
linked to: Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line
Katihar Junction railwayLine Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line
Katihar railway division hasLine Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line
English Bazar hasRailwayConnectivityOn Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line
subject linked to: English Bazaar
Kishanganj railway station lineUsed Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line
Kishanganj railway station lineUsed Howrah–New Jalpaiguri–New Jalpaiguri–Guwahati route
linked to: Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line
Kishanganj railway station locatedOn Howrah–New Jalpaiguri section
linked to: Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line