 The station came up in 1966 when Assam link was constructed through North Bengal.Now this station lies on New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section of Barauni-Guwahati line.As of 2018, it is the largest Railway Junction of Northeast Frontier Railway with six routes towards New Changrabandha, New Jalpaiguri, New Bongaigaon, Alipurduar Junction, Dhubri and Bamanhat.