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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Railway station serving the city of Karimganj in Assam, India}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}<br />
{{Infobox station<br />
| name = [[File:KXJ Nameplate.png|80px]] Karimganj Junction<br />
| name_lang = <br />
| type = [[Train station]]<br />
| style = Indian Railways<br />
| image = <br />
| image_caption = Karimganj Junction<br />
| address = Railway Colony, Station Rd, [[Karimganj|Karimganj Town]] 788710, [[Barak Valley]], [[Assam]]<br />
| country = India<br />
| map_type = India Assam#India<br />
| map_dot_label = Karimganj Junction<br />
| map_caption = Location in Assam##Location in India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|24.8603|92.3728|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
| line = *[[Lumding–Sabroom section]]<br />
*[[Silchar–Sabroom section]]<br />
| bus_stands = Karimganj Bus Stand<br />
| bus_operators = [[Assam State Transport Corporation]]<br />
| other = *[[Auto rickshaw]]<br />
*[[Electric rickshaw|E–Rickshaw]]<br />
*[[Cycle rickshaw]]<br />
| elevation = {{cvt|20|m}}<br />
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)<br />
| distance = *72 km from [[Silchar Airport]]<br />
*332 Km from [[Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport|Guwahati Airport]]<br />
*234 Km from [[Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport|Agartala Airport]]<br />
| platform = 2<br />
| depth = <br />
| levels = 01<br />
| tracks = 3;<br />
*2 passenger tracks <br />
*1 [[Locomotive|Loco]] reverse track<br />
| bus_routes = *[[National Highway 8 (India)|NH8]]<br />
Karimganj–Sabroom Road<br />
*[[National Highway 37 (India)|NH37]]<br />
Karimganj–Silchar Road<br />
| parking = Available<br />
| bicycle = Available 🚲<br />
| classification = NSG–4<br />
| website = [https://indiarailinfo.com/departures/karimganj-junction-kxj/3664 Karimganj Junction]<br />
| opened = {{start date and age|df=yes|1898}}<br />
| closed = {{start date and age|df=yes|2014}}<br />
| rebuilt = {{start date and age|df=yes|2015}}<br />
| electrified = Not available<br />
| ADA = Available♿<br />
| code = {{Indian railway code<br />
| code = KXJ<br />
| zone = [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone|Northeast Frontier Railway]]<br />
| division = {{rwd|Lumding}}<br />
}}<br />
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone|Northeast Frontier Railway]]<br />
| status = Functioning<br />
| former = [[Assam Bengal Railway]]<br />
| years = {{start date and age|df=yes|2003}}<br />
| events = Upgraded with reservation facilities through ticket counters<br />
| years1 = {{start date and age|df=yes|2014}}<br />
| events1 = Closed for gauge conversion<br />
| years2 = {{start date and age|df=yes|2015}}<br />
| events2 = Reopened after gauge conversion<br />
| years3 = {{start date and age|df=yes|2019}}<br />
| events3 = Upgraded with free WiFi facilities<br />
| passengers = 5000 approx<br />
| pass_year = 2018<br />
| pass_percent = -5<br />
| pass_system = Daily<br />
| mpassengers = <br />
| services = {{s-rail|title=Indian Railways}}<br />
{{s-line|system=Indian Railways|previous=New Karimganj|next=Suprakandi|line=Northeast Frontier Railway zone|branch= [[Silchar–Sabroom section]]|rows1=1}}<br />
| Disabled access = <br />
}}<br />
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|title = Railways around Karimganj<br />
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~~ ~~! !CONTg<br />
BHF~~0~~'''{{stnlnk|Lumding Junction}}'''<br />
~~ ~~! !CONTgq\ABZgr+r\<br />
HST~~10~~Manderdisa<br />
HST~~20~~Hatikhali<br />
HST~~26~~Dibolong<br />
HST~~31~~Dijaobra<br />
HST~~39~~Langting<br />
HST~~47~~Dihakho<br />
HST~~54~~Mupa<br />
HST~~59~~Kalachand<br />
HST~~64~~Maibang<br />
HST~~71~~Wadrengdisa<br />
HST~~74~~Daotuhaja<br />
HST~~83~~Phiding<br />
''abandoned MG route''~~ ~~! !eBS2+l!~POINTER+4\BS2+r<br />
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Migrendisa! !exHST\HST~~93~~Migrendisa<br />
Lower Halflong! !exHST\STR<br />
Bagetar! !exHST\BHF~~98~~'''{{stnlnk|New Haflong}}'''<br />
Halflong Hill! !exHST\STR<br />
Jatinga! !exHST\HST~~109~~Jatinga Lumpur<br />
Longrangajao! !exHST\STR<br />
Mailongdisa! !exHST\HST~~119~~New Harangajao<br />
Harangajao! !exHST\STR<br />
Ditokcherra! !exHST\HST~~127~~Ditokcherra<br />
''abandoned MG route''~~ ~~! !eBS2l!~POINTER+3\BS2r<br />
\STR\exCONTg~~ ~~ ~~''to [[Moreh, India|Moreh (planned)]]''<br />
~~km! !\STR\exHST~~{{stnlnk|Imphal}}<br />
\STR\exHST~~{{stnlnk|Phayeng}}<br />
Bandarkhal~~132! !\HST\exHST~~Haochong<br />
\STR\exHST~~{{stnlnk|Tupul}}<br />
\STR\exHST~~{{stnlnk|Noney}}<br />
\STR\exHST~~{{stnlnk|Khongsang}}<br />
Damchara~~140! !\HST\exHST~~{{stnlnk|Thingu}}<br />
\STR\exHST~~Kambiron<br />
\STR\exHST~~{{stnlnk|Kaimai Road}}<br />
Chandranathpur~~149! !\HST\KHSTxa~~67~~Vangaichungpao<br />
\STR\HST~~56~~{{stnlnk|Jiribam}}<br />
\STR\STR+GRZq~~ ~~ ~~{{BSsplit|[[Assam]]|[[Manipur]]|line=-}} border<br />
\STR\HST~~52~~Jirighat<br />
Bihara~~154! !\HST\HST~~42~~Kamranga<br />
\STR\HST~~36~~Shribar<br />
\STR\HST~~28~~Ranigaon<br />
Hilara~~158! !\HST\HST~~18~~Moinarband<br />
\STR\HST~~10~~New Silchar<br />
\\STR\ABZg+l\KBHFeq~~0~~'''{{stnlnk|Silchar}}'''<br />
\STR\HST~~6~~{{stnlnk|Arunachal Junction}}<br />
Sukritipur~~164! !\HST\HST~~9~~Srikona<br />
\STR\HST~~14~~Salchapara<br />
\\STR\ABZg+l\STR+r<br />
{{stnlnk|Katakhal Junction}}~~20! !\\STR\HST\HST~~30~~Algapur<br />
Panchgram~~25! !\\STR\HST\HST~~38~~Hailakandi<br />
Badarpur Ghat~~28! !\\STR\HST\HST~~46~~Monacherra<br />
\\KRWg+l\KRWr\HST~~54~~Lalabazar<br />
'''{{stnlnk|Badarpur Junction}}'''~~169! !\\BHF\\HST~~59~~Mahamadpur<br />
Rupasibari~~172! !\\HST\\HST~~67~~Katlicherra<br />
Bhanga~~178! !\\HST\\HST~~76~~Manipur Bagan<br />
Chargola~~184! !\\HST\\HST~~86~~Jamira<br />
New Karimganj~~187! !\\HST\\HST~~96~~Ramnathpur<br />
'''Karimganj Junction'''~~190! !kSTRc2\kBHF3+l\ABZgr+r\\STR+GRZq~~ ~~ ~~{{BSsplit|[[Assam]]|[[Mizoram]]|line=-}} border<br />
Longai~~193! !kHST+1\\STR\\KHSTxe~~103~~{{stnlnk|Bairabi}}<br />
[[Mahisasan railway station|Maishashan]]~~200! !KHSTxe\\STR\\exHST~~Hartoki<br />
{{BSsplit|India|[[Bangladesh]]|line=-}} border~~ ~~! !exSTR+GRZq!~exlZOLL\\STR\\exHST~~Kwanpui<br />
Suprakandi~~198! !exlCONTf@G\\HST\\exHST~~Maulkhang<br />
Nilambazar~~205! !\\HST\\exKHSTe~~Sairang<br />
Kayasthagram~~208! !HST<br />
Baraigram Junction~~212! !HST<br />
\ABZg2\STRc3<br />
Kanaibazar~~216! !\\HST!~STRc1\HST2+4\STRc3~~215~~Eraligul<br />
{{stnlnk|Patharkandi}}~~220! !\\HST\STRc1\HST+4~~219~~Phakhoagram<br />
Kalkhalighat~~224! !\\HST\\HST~~225~~Bazarghat<br />
Chand Khira Bagan~~230! !\\HST\\HST~~230~~{{stnlnk|Ratabari}}<br />
Tilbhum~~238! !\\HST\\HST~~233~~Anipur<br />
{{BSsplit|[[Assam]]|[[Tripura]]|line=-}} border~~ ~~! !\\STR+GRZq\\KHSTe~~240~~{{stnlnk|Dullabcherra}}<br />
Churaibari~~243! !HST<br />
Nadiapur~~250! !HST<br />
'''{{stnlnk|Dharmanagar}}'''~~256! !BHF<br />
Panisagar~~267! !HST<br />
Pencharthal~~278! !HST<br />
{{stnlnk|Kumarghat}}~~288! !HST<br />
Nalkata~~299! !HST<br />
Manu~~309! !HST<br />
S K Para~~312! !HST<br />
{{stnlnk|Jawaharnagar}}~~324! !HST<br />
{{stnlnk|Ambassa}}~~329! !HST<br />
Mungiakami~~347! !HST<br />
{{stnlnk|Teliamura}}~~358! !HST<br />
Jirania~~378! !HST<br />
Jogendra Nagar~~392! !HST<br />
''to [[Akhaura]] (proposed)''~~ ~~! !exCONT2\exSTRc3\STR\\<br />
{{BSsplit|[[Bangladesh]]|India|line=-}} border~~ ~~! !exSTRc1\exSTR2+4!~lGRZ3+1!~exlZOLL\eSTR+c3\\<br />
exSTRc1\eABZg+4\<br />
'''{{stnlnk|Agartala}}'''~~396! !BHF<br />
{{stnlnk|Sekerkote}}~~402! !HST<br />
{{stnlnk|Bishalgarh}}~~410! !HST<br />
{{stnlnk|Bishramganj}}~~423! !HST<br />
{{stnlnk|Udaipur}}~~438! !HST<br />
Garjee~~447! !HST<br />
{{stnlnk|Santir Bazar}}~~460! !HST<br />
HST~~470~~Belonia<br />
~~! !HST~~484~~{{stnlnk|Jolaibari}}<br />
HST~~492~~Thailik Twisa<br />
HST~~500~~{{stnlnk|Manu Bazar}}<br />
KHSTe~~509~~{{stnlnk|Sabroom}}<br />
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~~ ~~! !CONTg<br />
BHF~~0~~'''{{stnlnk|Karimganj Junction}}'''<br />
HST~~4~~Longai<br />
HST~~11~~[[Mahisasan railway station|Mahisasan]]<br />
HST~~14~~India–Bangladesh border<br />
HST~~18~~Shahabajpur<br />
HST~~25~~Muraul<br />
HST~~30~~Barlekha<br />
HST~~34~~Kathaltali<br />
HST~~38~~Dakshinbhag<br />
HST~~45~~Juri<br />
KHSTe~~57~~Kulaura Junction<br />
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'''Karimganj Junction railway station''' serves the Indian city of [[Karimganj]] in [[Assam]]. It belongs to [[Lumding railway division]] of [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone]]. It is located in [[Karimganj district]]. It is the second biggest railway station in Karimganj District, after {{stnlnk|Badarpur Junction}}. It is also one of the three railway stations serving the city of Karimganj, the others being Longai and New Karimganj. It is one of the oldest railway station in India built under [[Assam Bengal Railway]]. It is the main railway station of Karimganj Town. It consists of two [[Railway platform|platforms]] with a total of 12 halting trains. It serves as the main halt for all passenger trains from [[Silchar]], [[Agartala]], [[Dharmanagar]], [[Dullabcherra]], [[Badarpur, Assam|Badarpur]], and {{stnlnk|Mahisasan}}. The station consists of a single diesel line.<br />
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== History ==<br />
The station was first inaugurated in 1898 under [[Assam Bengal Railway]]. Assam Bengal Railway was incorporated in 1892 to serve British-owned tea plantations in Assam. Assam Bengal Railway had III sections & Karimganj Junction come under Section I named as Comilla–Akhaura–Kulaura–Badarpur section opened in 1896–1898 and finally extended to Lumding in 1903.<ref>{{cite web |title=Indian Railway History – Assam Railways and Trading Company |url=https://www.irfca.org/docs/history/ir-uklaw-assam.html |publisher=IRFCA |access-date=30 August 2019}}</ref><br />
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{{Gallery<br />
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|Old Karimganj Junction with metre-gauge trains; Agartala–Lumding Express<br />
|File:Akhaura Jn. & Badarpur Jn. Section under Assam Bengal Railway.jpg<br />
|Akhaura Jn. to Badarpur Jn. section under Assam Bengal Railway<br />
}}<br />
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== Post gauge conversion ==<br />
After gauge conversion, the station is connected to [[Tripura]] via the newly constructed New Karimganj railway station.<ref>[http://www.nfr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&id=0,4,268&dcd=1109&did=14909594003860F76A2E5C3D63A8276610402606745E2.web91 The last MG section of Northeast converted into BG]</ref><ref>[http://morungexpress.com/entire-ne-converted-bg-line-nfr/ Entire NE converted into BG line: NFR]</ref><ref>[http://www.easternpanorama.in/index.php/cover-story/3139-railway-transport Strengthening railway infrastructure and boosting connectivity in North East]</ref><br />
Following the construction of the New Karimganj railway station, railway traffic into Karimganj Junction has drastically reduced. All long-distance trains, including the [[Sealdah–Agartala Kanchenjunga Express|Kanchenjunga Express]], [[Bangalore Cantonment–Agartala Humsafar Express|Humsafar Express]], [[Agartala–Anand Vihar Terminal Rajdhani Express|Rajdhani Express]], [[Tripura Sundari Express]], and [[Deoghar–Agartala Weekly Express]], bypass the Karimganj Junction completely by short halting and passing through the New Karimganj railway station, instead.<br />
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== Station facilities ==<br />
The station contains two platforms serving several passengers. It also contains retiring rooms or passenger waiting rooms with proper sanitation facilities. The station is also upgraded with reservation facilities through ticket counters in the year 2003. Karimganj Junction is also upgraded with RailTel free WiFi facilities.<ref>{{cite web |title=PROVISION OF WI-FI AT STATIONS |url=https://nfr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&id=0,4,268&dcd=1440&did=1565953460937E976DAD181D3B332947A80AFD6C7EEA6 |website=nfr.indianrailways.gov.in |access-date=10 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Welcome to North East Frontier Railway / Indian Railways Portal |url=https://nfr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,2,399,407 |website=PRS functioning in various districts under the jurisdiction of North East Frontier Railway |access-date=10 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Retiring Room Accommodation Rules |url=https://nfr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,2,399,410 |website=nfr.indianrailways.gov.in |access-date=10 October 2019}}</ref><br />
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== Major trains ==<br />
* [[Agartala–Silchar Passenger|Agartala–Silchar Express]]<br />
* [[Silchar–Dharmanagar Passenger]]<br />
* [[Dullabcherra–Silchar Fast Passenger]]<br />
* [[Badarpur–Dullabcherra Passenger]]<br />
* [[Maishashan–Silchar Passenger]]<br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
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File:Backside entrance.jpg|Backside entrance of the station (Platform 2)<br />
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File:Karimganj.jpg|Awareness Programme on Cleanliness in Karimganj Junction<br />
</gallery><br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[List of railway junction stations in India|Railway junctions in India]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*[https://nfr.indianrailways.gov.in/ NFR official website]<br />
*[https://www.irctc.co.in/ IRCTC official website]<br />
*[http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/ Indian Railways official website]<br />
*[https://www.irfca.org/ IRFCA website]<br />
*[http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/ Railway Ministry official website]<br />
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