Cooch Behar railway station explained



Native Name:কোচবিহার
Type:Passenger train station
Style:Indian Railways
Address:Cooch Behar, West Bengal
Country:India
Elevation:42m (138feet)
Line:Alipurduar–Bamanhat branch line
Other:E-rickshaw, Bus
Structure:Standard on Ground
Platform:1
Tracks:1
Parking: Available
Bicycle: Available
Electrified:No
Accessible: Yes
Operator:Northeast Frontier Railway
Status:Functioning
Former:Cooch Behar State Railway
Map Type:India West Bengal
Mapframe:Yes

Cooch Behar railway station (also referred to as Old Cooch Behar railway station) serves Cooch Behar in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

History

See main article: Cooch Behar State Railway. Cooch Behar State Railway built a -wide narrow-gauge railway from the southern bank of the Torsa opposite Cooch Behar town to Gitaldaha, a station on the tracks of Eastern Bengal Railway in 1894. Cooch Behar town was connected in 1901 after a bridge was built on the Torsa. It was converted to -wide metre gauge in 1910.[1] Northeast Frontier Railway converted the Alipurduar–Bamanhat branch line to broad gauge in 2007.[2] [3]

Infrastructure and amenities

The railway station is equipped with basic passenger facilities such as a waiting room and toilet. The station offers free Wi-Fi provided by RailTel.[4] In 2023, a 'One Station One Product' store was opened to provide a market for local artisanship.[5]

Trains

Six trains stop at Cooch Behar railway station. Both up and down trains are mentioned below.[6]

Railway heritage museum

The more than a century old Cooch Behar railway station has been accorded a heritage status[7] and a new building was built to accommodate a Railway Heritage Museum.[8] [9] The railway museum is a minuscule version of the National Rail Museum located in New Delhi and is based on the architecture of the Madan Mohan temple in Cooch Behar.[10] [11]

There are four open galleries in the museum with different themes related to Indian Railways and Cooch Behar State Railway. The external garden area has numerous instruments and machinery related to railways. A coach restaurant was also inaugurated near the museum which was later closed due to operational reasons. The coach is now placed next to the railway station as a display.[12]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Cooch Behar State Railways (1903). "The Cooch Behar state and its land revenue settlements" by H. N. Chaudhuri, Cooch Behar State Press, 1903 – Review by R Sivaramakrishnan. IRFCA. 2013-02-19. 28 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121028181432/http://irfca.org/docs/history/cooch-behar-railway.html. live.
  2. Web site: Role of Engineering Deptt in Meeting Corporate Objectives of Indian Railways . V.P. . Srivastava . 2013-02-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140330160317/http://wiki.iricen.gov.in/doku/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=11301:vps.pdf . 30 March 2014 . dead .
  3. Bepari . Sahel . Adhikari . Dr. Madhab Chandra . Railway expansion in the Princely State of Cooch Behar: A Case Study of Maharaja Nripendra Narayan . Journal of People's History and Culture . 7 . 2 . 2 . 2395-7379 . Garia Society for Studies of Marginal People . 21 October 2023 . 14 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220714085534/https://www.gsmp.in/uploads/journal/20220302040435.pdf . live .
  4. Web site: Full scale Superlative RailWire Wi-Fi Experience . 2023-10-21 . RailTel . 7 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230307204023/https://www.railtelindia.com/key-projects/station-wi-fi-project.html . live .
  5. Web site: 728 Railway stations are covered with 785 One Station One Product outlets in 21 States and 3 Union Territories across the country . 2023-10-21 . pib.gov.in . 21 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231021074937/https://pib.gov.in/ErrorPage.html?aspxerrorpath=/pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx . live .
  6. Web site: Kagyung . Biplob . 6 Departures from Cooch Behar NFR/Northeast Frontier Zone - Railway Enquiry . 2023-10-21 . indiarailinfo.com . 14 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230314084704/https://indiarailinfo.com/departures/cooch-behar-cob/7543 . live .
  7. Web site: List of Heritage buildings / templet / precincts / sites etc of Cooch Behar Town . PDF . 2023-10-21 . West Bengal Heritage Commission . 3 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230503105610/https://wbhc.in/files/contents/coochbehar_heritage_place_list_15_03_2022.pdf . live .
  8. Web site: Construction of Railway Heritage Museum starts . Cooch Behar Calling . 2013-02-19 . 5 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305055038/http://coochbeharcalling.blogspot.in/2011/03/construction-of-railway-heritage-museum.html . live .
  9. Web site: Track Record . Bora . Bijay Sankar . The Tribune, 21 November 2010 . 2013-02-19 . 14 January 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130114223220/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20101121/spectrum/main1.htm . live .
  10. Web site: Rail Museum at Cooch Behar . live . 2023-10-21 . Northeast Frontier Railway zone . 5 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230705124014/https://nfr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?fontColor=black&backgroundColor=LIGHTSTEELBLUE&lang=0&id=0,6,655,657,1369 .
  11. Web site: Temple of heritage . 2023-10-21 . www.telegraphindia.com . en . 21 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231021074928/https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/temple-of-heritage/cid/1524317 . live .
  12. Web site: 2018 . Rail Museum at Cooch Behar . live . 22 August 2023 . Northeast Frontier Railway zone . PDF . 29 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230429102221/https://nfr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1631531900173-Heritage.pdf .

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