Dhubri is the terminal railway station on the Fakiragram–Dhubri branch line. It also links to the New Cooch Behar–Golokganj branch line. A new line is being laid to connect Dhubri with Jogighopa. It is located on the west bank of the Brahmaputra in Dhubri district in the Indian state of Assam. Important trains like Alipurduar–Silghat Town Rajya Rani Express,[1] Siliguri–Dhubri Intercity Express[2] are available from Dhubri. It lies under Alipurduar railway division of Northeast Frontier Railway zone.
Dhubri | |||||
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 Indian Railways station | |||||
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| Location | Ward No.14, Station Road, Bidyapara, Dhubri, Assam India | ||||
| Coordinates | 26°01′23″N 89°58′39″E / 26.0230°N 89.9776°E | ||||
| Elevation | 30 metres (98 ft) | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | Northeast Frontier Railway | ||||
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| Platforms | 1 | ||||
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| Structure type | Standard on ground | ||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | DBB | ||||
| Division(s) | Alipurduar | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1903 | ||||
| Closed | 1988 | ||||
| Rebuilt | 2010 | ||||
| Previous names | Eastern Bengal Railway | ||||
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Geography
editDhubri district occupies the south-west corner of Assam. It borders on Bangladesh, and the Indian states of West Bengal and Meghalaya. The Brahmaputra divides the district into two parts. Tributaries of the Brahmaputra such as Gangadhar, Gaurang, Tipkai, Champamoti in the north and Jinjiram, Jinari and Kaloo in the south are all major contributors of floods in the area.[3][4]
History
editThe Fakiragram–Dhubri line was opened in September 2010 after conversion to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge. Dhubri railway station had initially been opened in 1904. Flood waters had washed away the tracks in 1988. The 66 kilometres (41 mi) long line was ready after gauge conversion in 2010.[5][6]
Up to the sixties there was a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)-wide metre-gauge railway link from Cooch Behar to Dhubri via Golokganj. It was then known as the Assam Line Railway Service. It also connected East Pakistan, even after partition. However, collapse of the rail-cum-road bridge over the Gadadhar in the seventies ended that link. The bridge has been rebuilt and the track laid again as broad gauge.[7] Dhubri-New Jalpaiguri Inter-city Express via Alipurduar Jn was introduced in February 2012.[8]
References
edit- ^ "05418/Silghat Town - Alipurduar Rajya Rani Special". indiarailinfo.com.
- ^ "Siliguri-Dhubri Intercity Express". indiarailinfo.com.
- ^ "Dhubri district at a glance". Dhubri district administration. Archived from the original on 12 May 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ^ "District Disaster Management Plan of Dhubri" (PDF). Dhubri district administration. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ^ "Mamata flags off two trains- Dhubri-Kamakhya link after 22-year wait". The Telegraph. 14 September 2010. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ^ "23 yr wait for train to end soon". The Telegraph. 7 April 2010. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ^ "Dhubri-Bengal Link Soon". The Telegraph. 29 December 2011. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ^ "Two new trains flagged off". The Telegraph. 12 February 2012. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
External links
edit- Dhubri railway station at the India Rail Info
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| Terminus | Northeast Frontier Railway zone | Gauripur towards ?
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