Jalpaiguri Road railway station

Jalpaiguri Road
Indian Railways junction station
Platforms on each end of tracks
General information
LocationRailway Road, Patkata Colony, Danguajhar, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal
India
Coordinates26°33′34″N 88°42′35″E / 26.5594°N 88.7097°E / 26.5594; 88.7097
Elevation84 metres (276 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byNortheast Frontier Railway
Line(s)Barauni–Guwahati line, New Mal–Changrabandha–New Cooch Behar line, New Jalpaiguri–Haldibari line, New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section
Platforms3
Tracks5
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeJPE
Zone(s) NFR
Division(s) Jalpaiguri
History
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesNorth Bengal State Railway
Passengers
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Location
Jalpaiguri Road
Location in West Bengal
Jalpaiguri Road
Location in India

Jalpaiguri Road railway station is one of the four railway station serving Jalpaiguri city in Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The others are: Jalpaiguri City, Mohitnagar/Jalpaiguri Halt, and Raninagar Jalpaiguri Junction railway station. Jalpaiguri is a newly built station, connecting the Barauni–Guwahati line and the New Mal–New Changrabandha–New Cooch Behar line. Jalpaiguri Road Railway Station (JPE) was established in 1964. Operated by Northeast Frontier Railway. Jalpaiguri Road Railway Station (JPE) is located almost in the middle of the district. The nearest road to Jalpaiguri Road station is "Jalpaiguri - Siliguri State highway" and Four-lane East-West Corridor (National Highway) at a distance of 1 km. This station is part of the re-development project under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme.