Siliguri Junction railway station

Siliguri Junction
Regional rail & Commuter rail station
Siliguri Junction Railway Station Complex
General information
Location	Hill Cart Road, Pradhan Nagar, Siliguri–734001, Darjeeling district, West Bengal India
Coordinates	26°43′24″N 88°24′50″E / 26.7234°N 88.4138°E / 26.7234; 88.4138
Elevation	120 metres (390 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Northeast Frontier Railways
Line(s)	New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Katihar–Siliguri line
Platforms	5 Broad-gauge 1 Narrow-gauge
Tracks	10
Construction
Structure type	Standard on ground
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Available
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	SGUJ
Zone(s)	Northeast Frontier Railway zone
Division(s)	Katihar
History
Opened	1949; 75 years ago (1949)
Electrified	January 10, 2020; 4 years ago (2020-01-10)[1]
Passengers
50,000/Day ( high)
Location Siliguri Junction Location in Siliguri

v t e Railways in the Siliguri area
Legend
Sivok–Rangpo line to Rangpo, Sikkim ( under construction ) New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar– Samuktala line 21 km 13 mi Sivok 10 km 6 mi Gulma Darjeeling Himalayan Railway narrow-gauge railway to Darjeeling 8 km 5 mi Siliguri Junction 12 km 7 mi Matigara Mahananda River 6 km 4 mi Siliguri Town New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section and New Jalpaiguri—Haldibari line 0 New Jalpaiguri 5 km 3 mi Rangapani New Jalpaiguri–Howrah line via Barsoi 18 km 11 mi Bagdogra Bagdogra Airport Siliguri–Katihar Line via Thakurganj

Siliguri Junction (station code:- SGUJ) is one of the major and second largest railway station that serve the city of Siliguri located in Darjeeling district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The station has two types of gauges visible i.e. 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge, & 610 mm (2 ft) narrow-gauge tracks for Darjeeling Himalayan Railway. It was opened in 1949. It formerly had the distinction of having three gauges visible but the metre-gauge line from Aluabari Road to Siliguri Junction was converted later into broad gauge. A few years ago^[when?], the trains used to run between Siliguri Junction to Naksalbari on the metre-gauge line. Siliguri Junction lies on three railway lines New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line, Katihar–Siliguri line and Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Line. This railway station also has its own locomotive shed i.e Diesel Loco Shed, Siliguri