Araria–Thakurganj–Galgalia railway line

Araria–Thakurganj–Galgalia railway line is a railway line in Bihar. The line traverses out from Katihar–Siliguri line in Galgalia, and goes towards Thakurganj Junction and ends in Araria.

Araria–Thakurganj–Galgalia railway line
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Indian Railways
Locale	Bihar
Termini	Araria Galgalia
Stations	17
Service
Operator	Northeast Frontier Railway
History
Opened	2025
Technical
Line length	111 kilometres (69 mi)
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge

Route

The Araria–Thalurganj line acts as an alternate route between Kosi region of Bihar with northern part of West Bengal. The 111 kilometres (69 mi) lines has 17 stations en route. The line has 12 major bridges, notably on Mechi River, Kankai River & Ratua River. The Kankai River railway bridge is the longest in this line stretching to 900.25 metres (2,953.6 ft) length.

See also

• Katihar–Siliguri Intercity Express (via Purnea)
• New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line
• Katihar–Siliguri line