New Domohani railway station

New Domohani railway station (Station code:NQH) is a railway junction station which serves Domohani, and lies along the bank of River Teesta, the other station is Domohani railway station (station code DOI) which lies in New Mal–Changrabandha–New Cooch Behar line in Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal. New Domohani station lies in New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section of Barauni–Guwahati line of Northeast Frontier Railway in Alipurduar railway division.

New Domohani
Indian Railways junction station
General information
LocationStation Halt, Domohani, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, India
India
Coordinates26°34′10″N 88°47′09″E / 26.5695°N 88.7858°E / 26.5695; 88.7858
Elevation84 metres (276 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byNortheast Frontier Railway
Line(s)New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section
Platforms2
Tracks5
Construction
Structure typeStandard on ground
ParkingAvailable
Other information
Station codeNQH
Zone(s) NFR
Division(s) Alipurduar
History
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesNorth Bengal State Railway
Passengers
approx 2,538,009 passengers per year
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Jalpaiguri Road
towards ?
Northeast Frontier Railway zone New Maynaguri Junction
towards ?
Location
New Domohani railway station is located in West Bengal
New Domohani railway station
New Domohani railway station
Location in West Bengal

History

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The old Domohani railway station which is situated around 2 km northwest of the new station was the Jalpaiguri headquarters of the erstwhile Bengal Dooars Railway, which was functional from 1891 to 1941. This important station was the centre for the railway timber industry which was fed by the forests of Lataguri. Wooden railway sleepers laid all over the subcontinent was shipped from north Bengal originating from this railway head. Freight and passenger services connected this station with other regions in Bengal Duars and the rest of eastern Bengal, with the headquarters at Lalmonirhat, now in Bangladesh thus giving it access to the Calcutta main route. Located on the eastern bank of the Teesta, timber was loaded and assembled here from throughout Bengal Dooars and ferried across the Teesta to Jalpaiguri near present-day Paharpur More and from Jalpaiguri it was transported to the Calcutta mainline. Now dried of its economic potential in the Indian nation state, this once bustling railway station is now defunct.

Construction of the 265 km (165 mi)-long 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge Siliguri–Jogihopa line, between 1963 and 1965, created broad-gauge railway links in North Bengal and Assam.[1]

Accident

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On 13 January 2022, Thursday, train number 15633 Bikaner–Guwahati Express, travelling from Bikaner Junction to Guwahati railway station got derailed between New Domohani and New Maynaguri railway station near Siliguri in West Bengal at around 4:30pm.[2] [3]

References

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  1. ^ Raza, Moonis; Aggarwal, Yash. Transport Geography of India: Commodity Flow and the Regional Structure of Indian Economy. New Delhi: Concept Publishing Company. p. 60. ISBN 81-7022-089-0. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Breaking news live updates: Death toll rises to 5 in Bikaner-Guwahati train accident". The Times of India.
  3. ^ "Death toll rises to 7 as Bikaner-Guwahati Express train derails in Bengal's Jalpaiguri". indiatoday.in.