Azimganj Junction railway station

ActiveStation codeAZ Zone(s) Eastern Railway Division(s) HowrahHistoryOpened1863ElectrifiedYesPrevious namesEast Indian RailwayServices

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Dahapara Dham towards Katwa Junction		Eastern Railway zone Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop		Azimganj City towards Barharwa Junction
Terminus		Eastern Railway zone Nalhati-Azimganj branch line		Gosaingram towards Nalhati
Dahapara Dham towards Howrah		Eastern Railway zone Howrah-New Jalpaiguri line(via BAK loop)		Azimganj City towards New Jalpaiguri

Location
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Azimganj Junction railway station is a railway station on the Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop and is located in Azimganj City of Murshidabad district lying west of Bhagirathi, a part of the Hooghly river in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Jiaganj Azimganj municipality.

History

In 1863, the Indian Branch Railway Company, a private company opened the Nalhati–Azimganj branch line.^[2] The 27 kilometres (17 mi) track was initially a 4 ft (1,219 mm) gauge line. The track was subsequently converted to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge. The Indian Branch Railway Company was purchased by the Government of India in 1872 and the line was renamed Nalhati State Railway. It became a part of the East Indian Railway Company in 1892.^[3]

In 1913, the Hooghly–Katwa Railway constructed a line from Bandel to Katwa, and the Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa Railway constructed the Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop line.^[4]

With the construction of the Farakka Barrage and opening of the railway bridge in 1971, the railway communication picture of the area completely changed. Azimganj junction emerged as an important station in the links to New Jalpaiguri.^[4]

Major trains

Some of the important trains that runs from Azimganj junction are :

• Howrah–Malda Town InterCity Express (via Azimganj)
• Kamakhya–Puri Weekly Express
• Howrah–Azimganj Kavi Guru Express
• Teesta Torsha Express
• Ganadevata Express
• Hatey Bazare Express
• Kolkata–Radhikapur Express
• Paharia Express
• Katihar–Howrah Weekly Express
• Teesta–Torsa Link Express
• Nabadwip Dham–Malda Town Express
• Kamrup Express
• Howrah–Balurghat Express
• Kolkata–Guwahati Garib Rath Express
• Dibrugarh–Kolkata Chitpur Express

References

External links

• Trains at Azimganj