New Jalpaiguri
New Jalpaiguri is a railway station in Siliguri city in the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal.LocationSiliguri Urban Area, situated in the foothills of the Himalayas, is spread over the districts of Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri. New Jalpaiguri railway station is located in Jalpaiguri district. Siliguri is the largest and the fastest growing city in North Bengal and is considered to be the gateway to north-eastern India.HistoryThe partition of India in 1947 completely disrupted communication links of North Bengal and Assam with southern parts of West Bengal. Earlier, the links were through the eastern part of Bengal, which became a part of Pakistan in 1947 on partition of India. Siliguri gained in importance as the gateway to North Bengal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Assam.Around 1949, Siliguri Junction station, a new station north of the old Siliguri Town station, came up with several metre gauge lines converging on it. In addition there was the narrow gauge Darjeeling Himalayan Railway running from Siliguri Town station to Darjeeling via Siliguri Junction. The Assam Rail Link Project, completed in 1950, linked the railways in Assam, with a metre gauge line to Kishanganj. The line running across North Bengal, spanned the Teesta, Torsha, and Sankosh rivers.
