Bamanhat railway station

Bamanhat railway station serves Bamanhat in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Bamanhat
Indian Railways station
LocationVillage: Bamanhat, PS: Dinhata, District: Cooch Behar, West Bengal
India
Coordinates26.0706°N 89.5862°E / 26.0706; 89.5862
Elevation38 metres (125 ft)
Line(s)Alipurduar–Bamanhat branch line
Construction
Structure typeAt ground
ParkingNot required
Other information
Station codeBXT
Zone(s) North East Frontier Railway
Division(s) Alipurduar
History
Previous namesEastern Bengal Railway
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
Northeast Frontier Railway zoneTerminus
Location
Bamanhat
Location in West Bengal
Bamanhat
Location in India

History
Places in the south-eastern portion of Dinhata subdivision in Cooch Behar district, western part of Dhubri district, northern part of Kurigram district and northern part of Lalmonirhat district, all linked with development of railways in the area
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, RS: railway station
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Before partition of India in 1947, there was a rail link to Lalmonirhat Junction, now in Bangladesh, through Geetaldaha and Mogalhat. Even in 1955 the line was there when there were talks between India and Pakistan for resumption of rail links.[1][2] Up to the 1960s there was a railway link from Cooch Behar to Dhubri via Golokganj. It was then known as the Assam Line Railway Service. The links were disturbed with bridges being washed away. The entire area had metre-gauge tracks.[3] Northeast Frontier Railway converted the Alipurduar–Bamanhat branch line to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) road gauge in 2007.[4] The Alipuduar-Bamanhat branch line up to Geetaldaha was earlier part of Cooch Behar State Railway. The Geetaldaha-Bamanhat sector was part of what was called the Assam Line Railway Service.

Prior to the partition of India, the prestigious Assam Mail used to travel from Santahar to Guwahati.[5]

The map alongside presents the position as it stands today (2020). The international border was not there when the railways were first laid in the area in the 19th-20th century. It came up in 1947. Since then, it has been an effort to live up to the new realities. The map is 'Interactive' (the larger version) – it means that all the places shown in the map are linked in the full screen map.

Station

It is located near the India–Bangladesh border and handles around 15,000 passengers daily.[6]

References
  1. "Geography – International". IRFCA. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  2. "Agreement between Government of Pakistan and Government of India regarding resumption of rail traffic (1955)". India Treaty Series. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  3. "Dhubri-Bengal Link Soon". The Telegraph. 29 December 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  4. Srivastava, V.P. "Role of Engineering Deptt in Meeting Corporate Objectives of Indian Railways" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  5. "Trains of fame and locos with a name – Part 2". IRFCA. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  6. "Indian Rail Enquiry". Retrieved 5 February 2013.


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