Changrabandha railway station
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Changrabandha
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| Indian Railway Station | |
| Location | Vill: Changrabandha, PS: Mekhliganj, Distt: Cooch Behar, West Bengal India |
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| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | Northeast Frontier Railway |
| Line(s) | New Mal Jn - Changrabandha Line |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Tracks | New Mal Jn - Changrabandha Line |
| Other information | |
| Status | Line converted to broad gauge |
| Station code | CBD |
| Zone(s) | Northeast Frontier Railway |
| Division(s) | Alipurduar |
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| Electrified | no |
| Previous names | Bengal Dooars Railway |
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Changrabandha (Bengali: চ্যাংড়াবান্ধা ) is a land border crossing point and a defunct rail transit point on the India-Bangladesh border in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The corresponding point on the Bangladesh side is Burimari in Lalmonirhat District.[1][2]
The headquarters of Mekhliganj community development block is located at Changrabandha.[3]
History
The Lalmonirhat-Malbazar metre gauge line was developed by the Bengal Dooars Railway in the closing years of the nineteenth century.[4] With the partition of India in 1947, the Indian side of the line terminated at Changrabandha and the Pakistani side, later Bangladeshi side, at Burimari.[5]
Present status
The line between New Mal Jn. and Changrabandha is now (2016) converted to Broad Gauge. The introduction of the train services were delayed as a result of delay in environmental clearance. However a pair of DMUs have been introduced on this route from Siliguri to Changrabandha via New Mal Jn from 20 January 2016.[6]
The Bangladeshi side of the line is still functional but the track is in bad shape with frequent derailments. There are two local trains in a day running at a limited speed of 8–14 km per hour (as against 45 km per hour in normal sections).[7][8] Bangladesh Railway has planned for rehabilitation of the line.[9]
Direct buses are available between Siliguri and Changrabandha, and between Dhaka and Burimari.[10]
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