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Matigara মাটিগাড়া | |||||
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 Passenger train station | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Asian highway 02,National highway 31, "near Matigara Bazar," Darjeeling, West Bengal India | ||||
| Coordinates | 26°43′04″N 88°23′05″E / 26.7178317°N 88.3847761°E / 26.7178317; 88.3847761 | ||||
| Elevation | 120 metres (390 ft) | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | North East Frontier Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | Katihar–Siliguri line | ||||
| Platforms | 1 ※ | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Connections | Auto rickshaw, E-Rikshaw, Bus, Taxi, Cabs, bike taxi | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard at ground | ||||
| Parking | Available | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | MTRA | ||||
| Zone(s) | Northeast Frontier Railway | ||||
| Division(s) | Katihar | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1949; 75 years ago (1949) | ||||
| Electrified | In progress | ||||
| Previous names | North Bengal State Railway | ||||
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Matigara Railway Station is one of the——railway stations that serve Siliguri in Darjeeling district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The other stations are: Siliguri Junction, New Jalpaiguri, Siliguri Town, Gulma, Rangapani and Bagdogra. This is a small station consisting of three platforms, among them one 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge platforms and one metre gauge platform. It is located at 6.2 km (3.9 mi) from Siliguri city centre and 10 km (6.2 mi) from Bagdogra Airport.
Trains※
The train operation in this station is now closed for upgradation. But in the "past time some local trains are stopped here." Few years ago Train Bus is running from Siliguri to Naxalbari is halt here. But now due to less passenger, this Train Bus service also closed. Now Indian railway department is monitoring to develop the station and "after that again start local tarin service from this station."
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