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Karimganj Junction Railway Station serves the Indian city of Karimganj in Assam. It belongs to Lumding railway division of Northeast Frontier Railway zone. It is located in Karimganj district. It is the fourth most busiest railway station in Barak Valley. It is also one of the three railway stations serving the city of Karimganj, the others being Longai and New Karimganj. It is one of the oldest railway station in India built in the year 1898 under Assam Bengal Railway. It consists of two platforms with a total of 15 halting trains. It serves as the main halt for all passenger trains from Silchar, Agartala, Dharmanagar, Dullabcherra, Badarpur, and Mahisasan. The station consists of a single Electric-Line.
History
The station was first inaugurated in 1898 under Assam Bengal Railway. Assam Bengal Railway was incorporated in 1892 to serve British-owned tea plantations in Assam. Assam Bengal Railway had III sections & Karimganj Junction come under Section I named as Comilla–Akhaura–Kulaura–Badarpur section opened in 1896–1898 and finally extended to Lumding in 1903.
Post gauge conversion
After gauge conversion, the station is connected to Tripura via the newly constructed New Karimganj railway station.
Following the construction of the New Karimganj railway station, railway traffic into Karimganj Junction has drastically reduced. All long-distance trains, including the Kanchenjunga Express, Humsafar Express, Rajdhani Express, Tripura Sundari Express, and Deoghar–Agartala Weekly Express, bypass the Karimganj Junction completely by short halting and passing through the New Karimganj railway station, instead.
Station facilities
The station contains two platforms serving several passengers. It also contains retiring rooms or passenger waiting rooms with proper sanitation facilities. The station is also upgraded with reservation facilities through ticket counters in the year 2003. Karimganj Junction is also upgraded with RailTel free WiFi facilities.
Major trains
Guwahati–Dullabcherra Express
Silchar – Dharmanagar Passenger
Dullabcherra – Silchar Passenger
Badarpur – Dullabcherra Passenger
Maishashan – Silchar Passenger
Karimganj – Agartala Demu
Gallery
See also
Railway junctions in India
References
External links
NFR official website
IRCTC official website
Indian Railways official website
IRFCA website
Railway Ministry official website
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Daftar kode pos di India
- Karimganj Junction railway station
- Karimganj district
- Northeast Frontier Railway zone
- List of railway junction stations in India
- List of railway stations in India
- Guwahati–Dullabcherra Express
- Dullabcherra railway station
- Mahisasan railway station
- Bangladesh Railway
- Agartala railway station
