Dhubri railway station explained

Dhubri
Type: Indian Railways station
Style:Indian Railways
Address:Ward No.14, Station Road, Bidyapara, Dhubri, Assam
Country:India
Elevation:30m (100feet)
Line:
Structure:Standard on ground
Platform:1
Parking:Yes
Bicycle:No
Opened:1903
Closed:1988
Rebuilt:2010
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:Northeast Frontier Railway
Status:Functioning
Former:Eastern Bengal Railway
Map Type:India Assam#India
Map Dot Label:Dhubri

Dhubri is the terminal railway station on the Fakiragram–Dhubri branch line. It also links to the New Cooch Behar–Golokganj branch line. A new line is being laid to connect Dhubri with Jogighopa. It is located on the west bank of the Brahmaputra in Dhubri district in the Indian state of Assam. Important trains like Alipurduar–Silghat Town Rajya Rani Express,[1] Siliguri–Dhubri Intercity Express[2] are available from Dhubri. It lies under Alipurduar railway division of Northeast Frontier Railway zone.

Geography

Dhubri district occupies the south-west corner of Assam. It borders on Bangladesh, and the Indian states of West Bengal and Meghalaya. The Brahmaputra divides the district into two parts. Tributaries of the Brahmaputra such as Gangadhar, Gaurang, Tipkai, Champamoti in the north and Jinjiram, Jinari and Kaloo in the south are all major contributors of floods in the area.[3] [4]

History

The Fakiragram–Dhubri line was opened in September 2010 after conversion to broad gauge. Dhubri railway station had initially been opened in 1904. Flood waters had washed away the tracks in 1988. The 66km (41miles) long line was ready after gauge conversion in 2010.[5] [6]

Up to the sixties there was a -wide metre-gauge railway link from Cooch Behar to Dhubri via Golokganj. It was then known as the Assam Line Railway Service. It also connected East Pakistan, even after partition. However, collapse of the rail-cum-road bridge over the Gadadhar in the seventies ended that link. The bridge has been rebuilt and the track laid again as broad gauge.[7] Dhubri-New Jalpaiguri Inter-city Express via Alipurduar Jn was introduced in February 2012.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 05418/Silghat Town - Alipurduar Rajya Rani Special. indiarailinfo.com.
  2. Web site: Siliguri-Dhubri Intercity Express. indiarailinfo.com.
  3. Web site: Dhubri district at a glance . Dhubri district administration . 11 May 2013 . 12 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130512122951/http://dhubri.nic.in/ . dead .
  4. Web site: District Disaster Management Plan of Dhubri. Dhubri district administration . 11 May 2013.
  5. Web site: Mamata flags off two trains- Dhubri-Kamakhya link after 22-year wait . https://archive.today/20130630094651/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100914/jsp/northeast/story_12931692.jsp. dead. 30 June 2013. The Telegraph. 14 September 2010. 11 May 2013.
  6. Web site: 23 yr wait for train to end soon . https://archive.today/20130630095036/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100407/jsp/northeast/story_12303319.jsp . dead . 30 June 2013 . The Telegraph. 7 April 2010. 11 May 2013 .
  7. Web site: Dhubri-Bengal Link Soon. https://archive.today/20120913212105/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111229/jsp/northeast/story_14936704.jsp . dead . 13 September 2012 . The Telegraph. 29 December 2011. 11 May 2013 .
  8. Web site: Two new trains flagged off. https://archive.today/20130630094316/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120212/jsp/northeast/story_15123443.jsp%23.UYzeD0qDet8 . dead . 30 June 2013 . The Telegraph. 12 February 2012. 11 May 2013 .