Malda is easily accessible by road and by train from any part of the rest of the India. It is 347 Km away from Kolkata towards north and 256 Km from Siliguri towards south. The National Highway –34 passes through the District. NBSTC, SBSTC, CSTC buses and many privately operated buses ply between Calcutta and Malda. The buses, leaving from the Shahid Minar and the Ultadanga bus terminuses, take about eight hours to complete the journey.
By rail, Malda is on the main line between Calcutta and New Jalpaiguri, served by numerous trains such as the Janasatabdi Express , the Gour Express, the Kanchenjungha Express, the Teesta Torsa Express, the Kamrup Express, the Hate Bajare Express and the Darjeeling Mail, to name a few.
Accessibility of Malda from various parts of India by Train |
||||
From Kolkata |
From NJP |
From Delhi |
From Bombay |
From Chennai |
Janasatbdi Express (Howrah) |
Kanchan Jungha Express |
Brahmaputra Mail |
Dadar- Guwahati Express |
Bangalore -Guwahati Express |
Gour Express (Sealdah) |
Darjeeling Mail |
Farakka –Behani Express |
|
Trivandrum –Guwahati Express |
Kamprup Express (Howrah) |
Kanchan Kanya Express |
|
|
Coachin – Guwahati Express |
Saraighat Express(Howrah) |
Uttar Banga Express |
|
|
Chennai Egmore- Guwahati Express |
Kanchan Jungha Express (Sealdah) |
Teesta Torsa Express |
|
|
|
Kanchan Kanya Epress (Sealdah) |
|
|
|
|
Uttar Banga Express ( Sealdah) |
|
|
|
|
Hate Bajare Express (Sealdah) |
|
|
|
|
Darjeeling Mail ( Sealdah) |
|
|
|
|
Teesta Torsa Express ( Sealdah) |
|
|
|
|