Karimganj_Junction_railway_station

Karimganj Junction railway station

Karimganj Junction railway station

Railway station serving the city of Karimganj in Assam, India

Karimganj Junction Railway Station serves the Indian city of Karimganj in Assam. It belongs to Lumding railway division of Northeast Frontier Railway zone. It is located in Karimganj district. It is the second biggest railway station in Karimganj District, after Badarpur Junction. It is also one of the three railway stations serving the city of Karimganj, the others being Longai and New Karimganj. It is one of the oldest railway station in India built under Assam Bengal Railway. It is the main railway station of Karimganj Town. It consists of two platforms with a total of 12 halting trains. It serves as the main halt for all passenger trains from Silchar, Agartala, Dharmanagar, Dullabcherra, Badarpur, and Mahisasan. The station consists of a single diesel line.

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History

The station was first inaugurated in 1898 under Assam Bengal Railway. Assam Bengal Railway was incorporated in 1892 to serve British-owned tea plantations in Assam. Assam Bengal Railway had III sections & Karimganj Junction come under Section I named as Comilla–Akhaura–Kulaura–Badarpur section opened in 1896–1898 and finally extended to Lumding in 1903.[1]

  • Akhaura Jn. to Badarpur Jn. section under Assam Bengal Railway

Post gauge conversion

After gauge conversion, the station is connected to Tripura via the newly constructed New Karimganj railway station.[2][3][4] Following the construction of the New Karimganj railway station, railway traffic into Karimganj Junction has drastically reduced. All long-distance trains, including the Kanchenjunga Express, Humsafar Express, Rajdhani Express, Tripura Sundari Express, and Deoghar–Agartala Weekly Express, bypass the Karimganj Junction completely by short halting and passing through the New Karimganj railway station, instead.

Station facilities

The station contains two platforms serving several passengers. It also contains retiring rooms or passenger waiting rooms with proper sanitation facilities. The station is also upgraded with reservation facilities through ticket counters in the year 2003. Karimganj Junction is also upgraded with RailTel free WiFi facilities.[5][6][7]

Major trains

  • Backside entrance of the station (Platform 2)
  • Awareness Programme on Cleanliness in Karimganj Junction

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Indian Railway History – Assam Railways and Trading Company". IRFCA. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  2. [2]
    The last MG section of Northeast converted into BG
  3. [3]
    Entire NE converted into BG line: NFR
  4. [4]
    Strengthening railway infrastructure and boosting connectivity in North East
  5. [5]
    "PROVISION OF WI-FI AT STATIONS". nfr.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  6. [6]
    "Welcome to North East Frontier Railway / Indian Railways Portal". PRS functioning in various districts under the jurisdiction of North East Frontier Railway. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  7. [7]
    "Retiring Room Accommodation Rules". nfr.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 10 October 2019.


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