Nashipur Rail Bridge

Nashipur Rail Bridge or Nashipur – Azimganj Rail Bridge will connect Murshidabad railway station and Azimganj Junction railway station across the river Bhagirathi of district Murshidabad in West Bengal. The 785 meters long bridge existed during British regime and was later disbanded during World War II. Azimganj - Nalhati Railway line started in the year 1872. The bridge used to act as a NG branch line from Azimganj to Behrampore connecting Lalgola Krishnnagar NG line with Azimganj Nalhati BG line. [1]

Nashipur Rail Bridge
Coordinates24.2144°N 88.2640°E / 24.2144; 88.2640
CrossesBhagirathi River
LocaleMurshidabad, West Bengal, India
Location

This rail bridge on the Bhagirathi river will reduce travel time between South Bengal and North Bengal. As per railway officials the bridge would reduce the distance between Sealdah and New Jalpaiguri by about 21 km. The new bridge is 758 meters long. Due to difficulties of land acquisition this project halted for 13 years since 2010 (90% construction was completed at that time ).After 13 years, the dispute of the land of 476 metre has resolved and again construction started on 30th November,2022. Railway promised to complete the leftover construction before on August,2023. Darjeeling Mail (Sealdah-Haldibari) has been already planned to reroute through this new and historic railway line.

Land acquisition problem

More the 90% of the work has been completed but due to land acquisition problem the work is stopped.[2]

Due to the ongoing land acquisition problem for this track the Rs. 70 crore for this project of Indian Railways stands abandoned. The plots that need to be acquired are located between Azimganj railway junction and the right bank of the Bhagirathi in Mahinagar area of Murshidabad - Jiaganj block.

Rail Roko agitations has been organised since 1994 by Murshidabad District Railway Passengers Association over this long standing demand.[3]

As per "Anandabazar patrika" dated 9 October 2015, land Acquisition problem has been resolved & land has been submitted to the railway division to start work for approach line [4]

As per 24 Ghanta [5] news dated 16 March 2017 the work is going on with schedule speed & lying of track & electrification will be completed by year end.

Eastern railway is planning to introduce some trains in this route and proposal has been sent to railway board for "Darjeeling mail" also to divert through this route. As per railway board they are analysing the proposal but not yet decided.

According to "Ei Samay" and "Anandabazar Patrika", work has begun on the west approach to the bridge on 30 November 2022.[6][7]

See also

Jiaganj Azimganj

References
  1. "Need to expedite Nashipur – Azimganj Rail Bridge". Indiankanoon. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  2. "Job demand halts Rail Plan". The Telegraph India. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  3. "Right to Information". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
  4. "Rail bridge construction restarts". Anandabazar Patrika. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  5. "Darjeeling Mail likely to change route by year end". Times of India. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  6. ভট্টাচার্য, প্রদীপ. "Jiaganj | নশিপুর রেল সেতুর নির্মাণ কাজ শুরু, স্বস্তি জেলায়". www.anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  7. "নশিপুর রেল ব্রিজের কাজ শুরু, স্বস্তিতে জেলাবাসী". EI Samay (in Bengali). Retrieved 3 December 2022.
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