Thakurganj railway station
# Thakurganj railway station

Thakurganj railway station serves Thakurganj town in Kishanganj district in the Indian state of Bihar. The Mechi flowing nearby forms the boundary between Nepal and India in the area. On the other side of the border lies Prithivinagar town of Nepal.

## Trains

* Delhi-Alipurduar Mahananda Express
* Sealdah-Alipurduar Kanchan Kanya Express
* New Jalpaiguri - Ranchi Weekly Express
* Kamakhya-Patna Capital Express
* Siliguri Junction-Balurghat Express
* Siliguri Junction-Katihar Express
* New Jalpaiguri -Rajendra Nagar Capital Express
* Radhikapur–Siliguri Junction DEMU
* Siliguri Junction–Malda Court DEMU
* Siliguri Junction–Katihar DEMU

## Etymology

The place is named after Rabindra Nath Tagore (Rabindra Nath Thakur in Bengali).

## History

Thakurganj Junction was part of Darjeeling Himalayan Railways, Thakurganj Junction was the connecting point of DHR and Outh Tiruhat Railway.

Work for conversion of the Aluabari–Siliguri section from metre gauge to broad gauge was taken up in 2008, train services in the section was suspended and conversion work completed early in 2011.

Manish Kumar joined Thakurganj Station as Station Superintendent in May 2019. Following Staffs are currently working at Thakurganj Railway Station:

(i) Station Superintendent: Manish Kumar

(ii) Station Master: Naresh Kumar Hembrom

(iii) Station Master: Rahul Saha

