New Jalpaiguri Train Station – Gateway to the Land Of Tea, Timber and Tourism

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This narrow stretch of land located at the intersection of the Sikkim – Darjeeling Himalayas and the Gangetic plains of West Bengal is a nature lover’s paradise. This place is often known as the land of tea, timber and tourism owing to its mystical forests, lush green tea plantations and plenty of places for sightseeing. There is so much that this place offers to tourists that it is visited by tourists all the year round from all parts of India.As more than 60 percent of the population prefer train travel from one city to another as it is the most cost effective and comfortable mode of transport. Here is all the information regarding the New Jalpaiguri railway station which might come in handy while making train reservations from or to this beautiful city.

Location and railway lines

Located at the New Jalpaiguri road in Bhaktinagar, Siliguri in the Jalpaiguri district of west Bengal the New Jalpaiguri train station is well connected to all the major places such s restaurants, hotels, business places as well as tourist attractions in the region via public transport system. This station comes under the North –East Frontier Railway zone of the Indian railways. There are several railway lines namely the Darjeeling Himalayan railway, Howrah – New Jalpaiguri line, Haldibari – New Jalpaiguri line, New Jalpaiguri – Alipurduar – Samuktala Road line and the Barauni – Guwahati line that are operational under this railway station.

The airports located close to the New Jalpaiguri train station are the Bagdogra Airport and the Darjeeling Airport. The New Jalpaiguri Train Station to airport distancefor the Bagdogra Airport is 11.35 kilometres only. However the Darjeeling airport is located at a distance of 20.51 kilometres from this railway station.

Platform Information

Established in the year 1961 i.e. more than 55 years back, the New Jalpaiguri train station comprises of 8 platforms out of which 2 are narrow gauge and 6 are broad gauge. The New Jalpaiguri Train Station codeis NJP. It comes in handy while making online reservations via the irctc website or via popular travel portals that also offer the entire train list that operates from this station. This station serves the twin city metropolis of Jalpaiguri and Siliguri.  

Station Amenities

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You can expect all the modern amenities from the New Jalpaiguri station. New Jalpaiguri Train Station facilitiesinclude computerized reservation counters, good restaurants that serve vegetarian as well as non – vegetarian food, books and newspaper stalls, free wi – fi corners, charging points and parking facility. There are also ample of retiring rooms at the station. there are 2 air conditioned double bed retiring rooms, 6 non – air conditioned double bed retiring rooms, one dormitory with 3 beds and also a large 12 bedded dormitory. You can also use the New Jalpaiguri Train Station luggage storagefacility in the cloak room at the station. apart from this there are a number of budget station lodges, hotels and also luxurious hotels availability in the vicinity of the New Jalpaiguri railway station which you can book online well in advance along with your train ticket bookings.