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Not to be confused with New Jalpaiguri (NJP), the main railway station serving Siliguri.
Palace gate, Jalpaiguri Rajbari
Sunrise over the Teesta River

Jalpaiguri (জলপাইগুড়ি Jalpāiguṛi) is a town in the western Dooars of West Bengal. The town has historical links going back to the deep past, but it really grew as an administrative centre during British rule. Earlier, Jalpaiguri had a direct broad gauge rail link with Kolkata via eastern Bengal. With the partition of India, railway links were realigned and Jalpaiguri lost some of its strategic importance to Siliguri. On the road and rail link for Assam and the North-East, Jalpaiguri is re-inventing itself as an agricultural and business centre.

Get in

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By plane

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Bagdogra Airport is about 48 km from Jalpaiguri town.

By bus

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  • Netaji Subhash Central Bus Terminus has bus service to all places within West Bengal.
  • 1 NBSTC Terminus. OSM directions Apple Maps directions (beta) Google Maps directions
  • Kadamtala Bus Terminus- There are private and government buses operating super (1-stop) and non-stop buses to Siliguri and Kolkata.
  • Bowbazaar Bus Stop- Buses to Haldibari are available from here.

By road

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The main town of Jalpaiguri is just beside National Highway 31D, which connects Assam and the entire North East to the rest of India. Jalpaiguri is about 42 kilometers from Siliguri. A state highway begins at Jalpaiguri, connecting to Haldibari, near the border of Bangladesh.

By train

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  • 2 Jalpaiguri  NFR . The original station that served the city from different parts of Bengal till the Partition. Since then, it has become just another station on the New Jalpaiguri-Haldibari line, served by the Darjeeling Mail and a couple of passenger trains from New Jalpaiguri (NJP). Jalpaiguri railway station (Q15229231) on Wikidata Jalpaiguri railway station on Wikipedia
  • 3 Jalpaiguri Road  NFR . The newer station on the New Jalpaiguri-Alipurduar line, being served by multiple express trains. Jalpaiguri Road railway station (Q18126187) on Wikidata Jalpaiguri Road railway station on Wikipedia OSM directions Apple Maps directions (beta) Google Maps directions

Get around

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Map
Map of Jalpaiguri

You can travel by cycle-rickshaw or totos or autos or city buses, which you can get everywhere, or you can hire a taxi from taxi stands.

See

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Royal Lake (Jalpaiguri Rajbari Dighi)
  • 1 Karala riverside, Samajpara. Karala, a small river, flows through the middle of the town, bisecting it into two halves. OSM directions Apple Maps directions (beta) Google Maps directions
  • Panchmukhi Balaji temple, Maskalaibari.
  • 2 Rajbari Palace, Raikatpara. Palace of Baiknthapur Estate. The building was constructed in the early years of the twentieth century in place of the old palace made by Raja Jayantadev Raikot. OSM directions Apple Maps directions (beta) Google Maps directions
  • Jogmaya Kalibari, Temple Street.
  • 3 Sarojendra Deb Raikat Kala Kendra (Art Centre), Hakimpara. OSM directions Apple Maps directions (beta) Google Maps directions

Do

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  • 1 Jubilee Park (Along the spurs of the Teesta River), DM Office Rd. Jubilee Park is situated on the bank of River Teesta. There is a garden with different flowering plants. There is a wooden statue of an elephant. The park also offers beautiful views during sunrise and sunset. OSM directions Apple Maps directions (beta) Google Maps directions
  • 2 Teesta Udyan (Children's Park), Collectorate Avenue. ₹20. OSM directions Apple Maps directions (beta) Google Maps directions
  • 3 Town Club Ground, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Road, Opposite Art Gallery. Watch football matches and other sporting events. OSM directions Apple Maps directions (beta) Google Maps directions

Eat and drink

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  • Motorist Inn on Jalpaiguri-Siliguri road.
  • Street chats (puchkas, momos, jhal muri etc.) at Dinbazar.

Sleep

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  • Eco City, Jalpiguri Siliguri Rd, +91 8967031657. Check-in: noon, check-out: noon. Resort is covered with a tea garden. All rooms have AC, 24-hr room service, doctor on call, laundry, 24-hr light ₹1500.
  • 1 Hotel De l' Pretom, 6-49/139, D.B.C. Rd, Kadamtala, +91 3561-228-317, +91 3561 225-945. OSM directions Apple Maps directions (beta) Google Maps directions
  • Hotel Ratnadeep, Club Rd/Main Rd (Opposite State Bank of India), +91 3561 222501-2.
  • 2 Prantik Lodge, Kather Bridge, Jalpaiguri Rd, +91 3561 256489. OSM directions Apple Maps directions (beta) Google Maps directions
  • 3 Teesta Sundori Tourism Property (Teesta Paryatak Abas). Run by West Bengal Tourism. ₹1,500 per room. OSM directions Apple Maps directions (beta) Google Maps directions

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