Bamanhat railway station

{{Infobox station

| name = Bamanhat

| native_name = বামনহাট

| type = 30px Indian Railways station

| style = Indian Railways

| image =

| image_caption =

| address = Village: Bamanhat, PS: sahebganj, District: Cooch Behar, West Bengal

| country = India

| coordinates = {{Coord|26.0706|89.5862|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}

| elevation = {{convert|38|m|ft}}

| line = Alipurduar–Bamanhat branch line

| other =

| structure = At grade

| platform = 3

| tracks = 3

| parking = Not required

| opened =

| closed =

| rebuilt =

| electrified =

| accessible =

| code = {{Indian railway code

| code = BXT

| zone = North East Frontier Railway

| division = {{rwd|Alipurduar}}

}}

| owned =

| operator =

| status =

| former = Eastern Bengal Railway

| passengers =

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| map_type = India West Bengal#India

| map_dot_label = Bamanhat

| map_caption = Location in West Bengal##Location in India

| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Indian Railways

|line=Northeast Frontier Railway zone|left=New Gitaldaha|right=|type=Alipurduar–Bamanhat branch line}}

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Bamanhat railway station serves the town of Bamanhat lying in Alipurduar–Bamanhat branch line, Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The station is part of Alipurduar railway division of Northeast Frontier Railway zone.

Trains

=Major trains=

Sealdah-Bamanhat Uttar Banga Express{{Cite web|title=Sealdah Bamanhat Uttar Banga Express|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/train/-train-uttar-banga-express-13147/1185/325/551|website=indiarailinfo.com}}
Siliguri Bamanhat Intercity Express.{{Cite web|title=Siliguri-Bamanhat Intercity Express|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/train/-train-siliguri-bamanhat-express-15467/17335/445/7550|website=indiarailinfo.com}}

Apart from these major trains, some local and DEMU trains too originates from Bamanhat and connects different parts of North Bengal.

History

{{OSM Location map

| width=370| height=320| zoom=10

| coord={{coord|26|4|0|N|89|40|40|E}}| float=left|caption=Places in the south-eastern portion of Dinhata subdivision in Cooch Behar district, western part of Dhubri district, northern part of Kurigram district and northern part of Lalmonirhat district, all linked with development of railways in the area

CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, RS: railway station
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

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|mark-coord2={{coord|26|4|14|N|89|35|10|E}}| label-pos2=left|label2=Bamanhat| numbered2=RS| mark-title2= Bamanhat railway station (RS)|shape-color2=black| label-size2=13|label-color2=black

|mark-coord3={{coord|26|0|54|N|89|28|35|E}}| label-pos3=right|label3=Gitaldaha (old)| numbered3=RS| mark-title3= Gitaldaha (old) (RS)

|mark-coord4={{coord|25|59|32|N|89|27|6|E}}| label-pos4=right|label4=Mogalhat| numbered4=RS| mark-title4= Mogalhat railway station (RS)

|mark-coord5={{coord|25|54|10|N|89|26|30|E}}| label-pos5=right|label5=Lalmonirhat| numbered5=RS| mark-title5= Lalmonirhat railway station (RS)

|mark-coord6={{coord|26|6|24|N|89|40|6|E}}| label-pos6=bottom|label6=Bhurungamari| numbered6=R| mark-title6= Bhurungamari Upazila (R)

|mark-coord7={{coord|26|6|17|N|89|46|52|E}}| label-pos7=top|label7=Sonahat| labela7= Land Port| numbered7=R| mark-title7= Sonahat (R)

|mark-coord8={{coord|26|6|29|N|89|50|40|E}}| label-pos8=right|label8= Golokganj| numbered8=RS| mark-title8= Golokganj railway station (R)

|mark-coord9={{coord|25|57|0|N|89|28|0|E}}|label9= Dharla River| label-color9 = #77A1CB| label-angle9=55| label-pos9=top| label-size9=10| mark-size9=0| mark-title9=none

|mark-coord10={{coord|26|6|0|N|89|43|0|E}}|label10= Dudhkumar| label-color10 = #77A1CB| label-angle10=65| label-pos10=top| label-size10=10| mark-size10=0| mark-title10=none

|mark-coord11={{coord|26|3|30|N|89|43|0|E}}|label11= River| label-color11 = #77A1CB| label-angle11=100| label-pos11=top| label-size11=10| mark-size11=0| mark-title11=none

|mark-coord12={{coord|26|12|0|N|89|49|0|E}}|label12= Gangadhar River| label-color12 = #77A1CB| label-angle12=95| label-pos12=top| label-size12=11| mark-size12=0| mark-title12=none

|mark-coord13={{coord|25|55|10|N|89|47|0|E}}|label13= Brahmaputra |labela13= River| label-color13 = #77A1CB| label-angle13=120| label-pos13=top| label-size13=10| mark-size13=0| mark-title13=none

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|arc-coordB={{coord|26|9|30|N|89|29|0|E}}|arc-textB= WEST BENGAL| arc-text-colorB=hard grey| arc-angleB=-60| arc-gapB=3.5| arc-radiusB=0.4

|arc-coordC={{coord|25|56|0|N|89|33|0|E}}|arc-textC= BANGLADESH| arc-text-colorC=hard grey| arc-angleC=-25| arc-gapC=5.0| arc-radiusC=0.4}}

Before partition of India in 1947, there was a rail link to Lalmonirhat Junction, now in Bangladesh, through Geetaldaha and Mogalhat. Even in 1955 the line was there when there were talks between India and Pakistan for resumption of rail links.{{cite web |url=http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-inter.html |title=Geography – International |work=IRFCA |access-date=22 February 2013}}{{cite web| url = http://www.commonlii.org/in/other/treaties/INTSer/1955/4.html |title = Agreement between Government of Pakistan and Government of India regarding resumption of rail traffic (1955) |publisher=India Treaty Series| access-date =21 February 2013}}

Up to the 1960s there was a railway link from {{stnlnk|Cooch Behar}} to {{stnlnk|Dhubri}} via {{stnlnk|Golokganj}}. It was then known as the Assam Line Railway Service. The links were disturbed with bridges being washed away. The entire area had metre-gauge tracks.{{cite news|url= http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111229/jsp/northeast/story_14936704.jsp |archive-url= https://archive.today/20120913212105/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111229/jsp/northeast/story_14936704.jsp |url-status= dead |archive-date= 13 September 2012 |title= Dhubri-Bengal Link Soon| newspaper= The Telegraph| date=29 December 2011| access-date=2 February 2012}}

Northeast Frontier Railway converted the Alipurduar–Bamanhat branch line to {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} broad gauge in 2007.{{cite web| url=http://wiki.iricen.gov.in/doku/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=11301:vps.pdf| title=Role of Engineering Deptt in Meeting Corporate Objectives of Indian Railways| first=V.P.| last=Srivastava| access-date=21 February 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330160317/http://wiki.iricen.gov.in/doku/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=11301:vps.pdf| archive-date=30 March 2014| url-status=dead}} The Alipuduar-Bamanhat branch line up to Geetaldaha was earlier part of Cooch Behar State Railway. The Geetaldaha-Bamanhat sector was part of what was called the Assam Line Railway Service.

Prior to the partition of India, the prestigious Assam Mail used to travel from Santahar to Guwahati.{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/articles/isrs/fnrm3-fame-name.html |title = Trains of fame and locos with a name – Part 2| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 2012-02-07 }}

The map alongside presents the position as it stands today (2020). The international border was not there when the railways were first laid in the area in the 19th-20th century. It came up in 1947. Since then, it has been an effort to live up to the new realities. The map is 'Interactive' (the larger version) – it means that all the places shown in the map are linked in the full screen map.

Station

It is located near the India–Bangladesh border and handles around 15,000 passengers daily.{{cite web| url=http://railenquiry.in/stationinfo/BXT/Bamanhat| title=Indian Rail Enquiry| access-date=5 February 2013}}

References

External links

[http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/bamanhat-bxt/7550 Trains at Bamanhat]

Category:Alipurduar railway division

Category:Railway stations in Cooch Behar district