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New Farakka Junction is a railway station on the Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line and is located in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. New Farakka Junction railway station lies south of the Farakka Barrage.

Farakka Barrage

The 2,240-metre-long (7,350 ft) Farakka Barrage carries a rail-cum-road bridge across the Ganges. The rail bridge was thrown open to the public in 1971, thereby linking the towns of Murshidabad district to Malda, New Jalpaiguri and other railway stations in North Bengal.[1][2]

Trains

Number of halting trains: 87

References

  1. ^ Salman, Salman M. A.; Uprety, Kishor (2002). Conflict and cooperation on South Asia's international rivers: a legal perspective. World Bank Publications. pp. 135–136. ISBN 978-0-8213-5352-3. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  2. ^ Saxena, R. P. "Indian Railway History timeline". Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2011.