Structure type Standard on ground Opened 1965 Platforms in use 5 | Tracks 7 Elevation 58 m Owner Indian Railways | |
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Location New Bongaigaon, Bongaigaon, AssamIndia Line(s) New Jalpaiguri-New Bongaigaon sectionNew Bongaigaon-Guwahati sectionBarauni-Guwahati lineNew Bongaigaon–Jogihopa-Kamakhya line Similar Kamakhya Junction railway st, Rangiya Junction railway st, New Cooch Behar Ju, Kishanganj railway station, New Alipurduar railway st | ||
New Bongaigaon Junction is a junction railway station on the New Jalpaiguri-New Bongaigaon section and New Bongaigaon-Guwahati section of Barauni-Guwahati line, and New Bongaigaon–Jogihopa-Kamakhya line. It is located in Bongaigaon City in Bongaigaon district in the Indian state of Assam. This is the 2nd biggest railway station with wagon and carriage workshop in north east India after Guwahati railway station. It serves people from surrounding areas like Barpeta, Barpeta Road, Abhayapuri, Basugaon, Chirang district and others.
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History
Construction of the 265 km (165 mi) long 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge Siliguri-Jogihopa line, between 1963 and 1965, brought broad gauge railways to Assam. It also was the reason for setting up the New Bongaigaon railway station.
New railway track from New Bongaigaon to Guwahati was commissioned in 1984.
Saraighat Bridge opened in 1962, initially carried a metre gauge track, which was later replaced by broad gauge.
Electrification
Electrification of the Barauni-Katihar-Guwahati line was sanctioned in 2008. In the document on Vision 2020 – A Blue Print for Railway Electrification Programme, in the list of ongoing projects the entire route km (836) is shown as balance work as on 1 April 2010. The entire electrification project is scheduled to be completed by October, 2015.
Track doubling
Doubling of the track between New Bongaigaon and Kamakhya via Rangia has been approved in the Railway Budget for 2013-14. A double-line track is there between Samuktala Road and New Bongaigaon.
Amenities
New Bongagaon has two double-bedded retiring rooms, computerized railway reservation system, waiting room and vegetarian and non vegetarian food stalls.
Workshop
The Carriage and Wagon Workshop is located about 2 km west of New Bongaigaon railway station. It was set up in sixties and has maintenance, as well as manufacturing facilities.