Matigara | |
Native Name: | মাটিগাড়া |
Type: | Passenger train station |
Style: | Indian Railways |
Address: | Asian highway 02,National highway 31, near Matigara Bazar, Darjeeling, West Bengal |
Country: | India |
Elevation: | 120m (390feet) |
Line: | Katihar–Siliguri line |
Structure: | Standard at ground |
Other: | Auto rickshaw, E-Rikshaw, Bus, Taxi, Cabs, bike taxi |
Platform: | 1 [1 broad gauge and 1 metre gauge] |
Tracks: | 2 |
Parking: | Available |
Electrified: | In progress |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Operator: | North East Frontier Railway |
Status: | Functioning |
Former: | North Bengal State Railway |
Map Type: | India West Bengal#India |
Matigara Railway Station[1] is one of the railway stations that serve Siliguri in Darjeeling district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The other stations are: Siliguri Junction, New Jalpaiguri,,, and . This is a small station consisting of three platforms, among them one broad gauge platforms and one metre gauge platform. It is located at from Siliguri city centre and from Bagdogra Airport.
The train operation in this station is now closed for upgradation. But in the past time some local trains are stopped here. Few years ago Train Bus is running from Siliguri to Naxalbari is halt here but now due to less passenger, this Train Bus service also closed. Now Indian railway department is monitoring to develop the station and after that again start local tarin service from this station.[2]