Busy Station
More than a hundred trains pass through New Jalpaiguri station. Seven express trains and six passenger trains originate and terminate here as of August 2012. New Jalpaiguri handles such prestigious trains as Guwahati Rajdhani Express, Brahmaputra Mail and Darjeeling Mail.Trains with longest East-West run in India include Guwahati-Trivandrum Express covering 3,474 km, Guwahati-Okha Express covering 3,222 km, and Guwahati-Dadar Express covering 2,657 km. All these trains pass through New Jalpaiguri junction.
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