Never too far
Well connected by bus and train
RAILWAYS
Raiganj lacks in Railways connectivity. Katihar was connected to Parbatipur, now in Bangladesh, in 1889, by Assam Behar State Railway.
With the partition of India links with East Pakistan were lost. The Barsoi-Radhikapur sector became a branch line. In the early 1960s, when Farakka Barrage was being constructed, a more radical change was made. Indian Railways created a new broad-gauge rail link from Calcutta. But, the nail on the coffin had been hammered in the mid 60s, when the broad gauge railway line, instead of being placed at Dalkhola-Malda via Raiganj, was moved to to Dalkhola-Barsoi-Malda. The rail communication, which went into a coma, got some oxygen in 2006 with the introduction of Radhikapur-Kolkata daily express train.
Present C.M of West bengal Mamata Banerjeeduring her reign as a railways minister announced couple of railways projects for Raiganj which will definitely boost the communication.
- Raiganj-Dalkhola line (43.43 km)
- Raiganj-Itahar-Gazole line
Trains at Raiganj
Station Code:- RGJ (Katihar Division)
Trains at a glance
Raiganj Station
NBSTC & Private Bus Service
Raiganj is well connected by buses to few major cities thanks to NBSTC and private bus services. NH 34 and SH 10A are its lifelines. SH 10A connects it to Kaliaganj, Balurghat, Hili. Buses are available all day long to Balurghat, Siliguri, Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar, Coochbehar, Malda, Kolkata and few other important cities. Overnight bus facilities are available mostly to Kolkata, Dhubri.