North Bengal State Railway opened a metre gauge line to Kaunia in 1879.

The Assam Behar State Railway started building westward in 1884 and by 1889, Parbatipur was connected with Katihar in Bihar.

Cooch Behar State Railway constructed the Geetaldaha-Jayanti narrow gauge line.

Even when railway links were restored between Pakistan and India in 1955, the line was in order and was one of the agreed transit points.

The Indian side of the line is now made BG and is operational between New Mal Junction to Changrabandha.