Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line
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The Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line is a major railway route in the Indian state of West Bengal that connects Kolkata’s Howrah station with New Jalpaiguri, serving as a key corridor between southern and northern Bengal.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Farakka–Malda section of Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway line
ⓘ
railway route ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
Kolkata
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siliguri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
northern Bengal
ⓘ
southern Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Darjeeling region via New Jalpaiguri
ⓘ
Sikkim region via New Jalpaiguri ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| electrification | 25 kV AC overhead ⓘ |
| electrified | yes ⓘ |
| endPoint | New Jalpaiguri Junction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | broad gauge ⓘ |
| hasTerminalStation |
Howrah Junction
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Jalpaiguri Junction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importance |
key corridor between Kolkata and North Bengal
ⓘ
main access route to Northeast India from Kolkata ⓘ |
| locatedIn | West Bengal ⓘ |
| majorJunctionOnRoute |
Barddhaman Junction
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bolpur Shantiniketan NERFINISHED ⓘ Kishanganj NERFINISHED ⓘ Malda Town NERFINISHED ⓘ New Farakka Junction NERFINISHED ⓘ Rampurhat Junction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Indian Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCorridor | Howrah–New Jalpaiguri–Guwahati route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Birbhum district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Darjeeling district NERFINISHED ⓘ Hooghly district NERFINISHED ⓘ Malda district NERFINISHED ⓘ Murshidabad district NERFINISHED ⓘ Purba Bardhaman district NERFINISHED ⓘ Uttar Dinajpur district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayDivision |
Howrah railway division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Katihar railway division NERFINISHED ⓘ Malda railway division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Eastern India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesCity |
Howrah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kolkata metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ Siliguri metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesState | West Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startPoint |
Howrah Junction
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Howrah railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | double line ⓘ |
| usedFor |
express trains
ⓘ
freight trains ⓘ long-distance passenger trains ⓘ |
| zone |
Eastern Railway zone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northeast Frontier Railway zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.