Barauni–Guwahati line

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Barauni–Guwahati line
A Humsafar train passes through Barauni–Guwahati line
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerIndian Railways
LocaleBihar, Assam
Termini
Stations
Service
Operator(s)East Central Railway,
broad gauge
ElectrificationYes
Operating speed110 km/h
Route map

Legend
km
to
Barauni–Gorakhpur,
Raxaul & Jainagar lines
to Mokama–Barauni section
0
 Barauni
NH28-IN.svg NH 28
Barauni–Katihar section
15
 Begusarai
to Hasanpur Road & Samastipur
61
 Khagaria
69
 Mansi
to Saharsa
NH31-IN.svg NH 31
128
 Naugachhia
Koshi River
to Teznarayanpur
185
Katihar
Katihar–Siliguri line
225
Barsoi
to Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line
Bihar
West Bengal
border
NH34-IN.svg NH 34
281
 Kishanganj
Bihar
West Bengal
border
Katihar–Siliguri line
to Siliguri via Thakurganj
Mahananda River
386
New Jalpaiguri
to
Samuktala line
New Jalpaiguri–
New Bongaigaon section
409
Jalpaiguri Junction
to Haldibari–New Jalpaiguri line
420
 Jalpaiguri Road
Teesta River
386
 New Maynaguri
Jaldhaka River
452
 Dhupguri
Torsa River
to
Alipurduar–Bamanhat branch line
497
 Ghoksadanga
519
New Cooch Behar
to
Alipurduar–Bamanhat branch line
542
 New Alipurduar
to
Samuktala Road line
Raidāk River
Sankosh River
 Assam–West Bengal border
to Fakiragram–Dhubri branch line
596
 Fakiragram Junction
Gourang River
606
 Kokrajhar
634
New Bongaigaon
New Bongaigaon–
Guwahati section
Beki River
676
 Barpeta Road
724
 Nalbari
Pagladiya River
740
Rangia
to Tezpur
Saraighat Bridge across
Brahmaputra River
to
New Bongaigaon
via Goalpara
798
 Kamakhya
to Pandu
804
 Guwahati
to Lumding

The Barauni–Guwahati railway line connects Barauni, Saharsa, Purnia and Katihar in the Indian state of Bihar and Bongaigaon, Kamakhya and Guwahati in Assam via Siliguri, Jalpaiguri, Cooch Behar and Alipurduar in West Bengal. It is a linkage of prime importance for Northeastern India with Capital of india.

Sections

The 784 km (487 mi)-long trunk line, been treated in more detail in smaller sections:

  1. Barauni–Katihar, Saharsa and Purnia sections
  2. Katihar–New Jalpaiguri, Thakurganj and Siliguri sections
  3. New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section
  4. New Bongaigaon–Guwahati section
  5. Jamalpur line

History

Pre-independence era

The earliest railway tracks in Assam were laid in the Dibrugarh area in 1882 for the transportation of tea and coal. The first passenger railway was also in that area.[1]

Linking Guwahati was the challenge. In response to the demands of tea planters in Assam for a rail link to Chittagong port, the Assam Bengal Railway started construction of a railway track on the eastern side of Bengal in 1891. A 150 km (93 mi) track between Chittagong and Comilla was opened to traffic in 1895. The Comilla–Akhaura–Kulaura–Badarpur section was opened in 1896–1898 and finally extended to Lumding in 1903.[2][3][4] The Assam Bengal Railway constructed a branch line to Guwahati, connecting the city to the eastern line in 1900.[5]

During the period 1884–1889, Assam Behar State Railway linked

Geetaldaha to Golokganj in Assam. During the 1900–1910 period, the Eastern Bengal Railway built the Golakganj–Amingaon branch line, thus connecting the western bank of the Brahmaputra to Bihar and the rest of India.[5] Katihar got linked to Barauni around the turn of the century.[5][6]

Assam Link project

With the

broad gauge in 1966. Broad gauge reached Guwahati in 1984.[8][9]

Bridges

Including major & minor bridges, approx. 100 Bridges falls in Barauni-Guwahati mainline.

The construction of the 2.025 km (1.258 mi)-long Rajendra Setu near Barauni in 1959 provided the first opportunity to link the railway tracks on the north and south banks of the Ganges.[10]

The 3.792 kilometres (2.356 mi)-long rail-cum-road bridge located at

Jamalpur Junction station on the Sahibganj loop line of Eastern Railway to the Barauni–Katihar section of East Central Railway.[11]

The 1,600 m (5,200 ft)-long Kosi River Bridge at Kursela connects Barauni & Katihar.

The 2,256.25 m (7,402.4 ft)-long Farakka Barrage carries a rail-cum-road bridge across the Ganges. The rail bridge was thrown open to the public in 1971, thereby linking Kolkata with North Bengal and Assam.[5][12]

The 1,024 metres (3,360 ft)-long

New Jalpaiguri with New Coochbehar section of Barauni - Guwahati
mainline.

The construction of the 1.495 km (0.929 mi)-long Saraighat Bridge, the first rail-cum-road bridge across the Brahmaputra, was an event of great excitement. Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first prime minister formally laid the foundation stone on 10 January 1960 and it was completed in 1962, connecting the two parts of the metre-gauge railways in Assam.[5][13]

The construction of the 2.304 km (1.432 mi)-long

New Bongaigaon - Rangiya - Guwahati
section.

Electrification

Electrification of the 784 km (487 mi)-long Barauni–Katihar–Guwahati section was sanctioned.[14] As of July 2021, Katihar - Srirampur Assam and Bongaigaon Kamakhya section has been electrified, and many electric passenger trains are going up to NCB.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Northeast Frontier Railway". Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
  2. ^ Fida, Quazi Abul (2012). "Railway". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  3. ^ "Report on the administration of North East India (1921-22)". p. 46. 1984. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  4. ISBN 9788183240987. Retrieved 16 December 2011. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help
    )
  5. ^ a b c d e f R. P. Saxena. "Indian Railway History Time line". Irse.bravehost.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Indian Railways line history 2. North Eastern Railway" (PDF). Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  7. ^ "Indian Railways History". Northeast Frontier Railway. IRSE. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  8. ^ "Some Milestones of NF Railway". Archived from the original on 24 November 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  9. ^ "Gauge conversion project in Assam". The Hindu Business Line. 24 May 2000. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  10. ^ "Indian railways history (after independence)". Indian Railways. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  11. ^ "Trains in India". PPPNOW.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  12. ISBN 978-0-8213-5352-3
    . Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  13. ^ "Bridges: The Spectacular Feat of Indian Railways" (PDF). National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  14. ^ "Electrification of 809 route Kilometers of Barauni–Katihar–Guwahati section of East Central and Northeast Frontier Railways". Press Information Bureau, 7 February 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  15. ^ "Railway electrification project to touch North East soon". Business Standard. 23 August 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2012.

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