Apart from these major trains, some local and DEMU trains too originates from Bamanhat and connects different parts of North Bengal.
History
8km 5miles
A
S
S
A
M
W
E
S
T
B
E
N
G
A
L
B
A
N
G
L
A
D
E
S
H
Brahmaputra River
Gangadhar River
River
Dudhkumar
Dharla River
Golokganj
RS
Sonahat Land Port
R
Bhurungamari
R
Lalmonirhat
RS
Mogalhat
RS
Gitaldaha (old)
RS
Bamanhat
RS
New Gitaldaha
RS
Places in the south-eastern portion of Dinhata subdivision in Cooch Behar district, western part of Dhubri district, northern part of Kurigram district and northern part of Lalmonirhat district, all linked with development of railways in the areaCT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, RS: railway station Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Before partition of India in 1947, there was a rail link to Lalmonirhat Junction, now in Bangladesh, through Geetaldaha and Mogalhat. Even in 1955 the line was there when there were talks between India and Pakistan for resumption of rail links.[3][4]
Up to the 1960s there was a railway link from Cooch Behar to Dhubri via Golokganj. It was then known as the Assam Line Railway Service. The links were disturbed with bridges being washed away. The entire area had metre-gauge tracks.[5]
Northeast Frontier Railway converted the Alipurduar–Bamanhat branch line to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge in 2007.[6] The Alipuduar-Bamanhat branch line up to Geetaldaha was earlier part of Cooch Behar State Railway. The Geetaldaha-Bamanhat sector was part of what was called the Assam Line Railway Service.
The map alongside presents the position as it stands today (2020). The international border was not there when the railways were first laid in the area in the 19th-20th century. It came up in 1947. Since then, it has been an effort to live up to the new realities. The map is 'Interactive' (the larger version) – it means that all the places shown in the map are linked in the full screen map.
Station
It is located near the India–Bangladesh border and handles around 15,000 passengers daily.[8]
