[8] New Jalpaiguri, as a railway station serves as the entry point to North Bengal, Sikkim, other countries like Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and the seven northeastern states (Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and Meghalaya).

New Jalpaiguri Junction acts as a connecting base of railways for the northeastern states to the Indian mainland.

New Jalpaiguri Jn, which is commonly called as NJP is the largest as well as busiest railway junction of North East Frontier Zone, which serves as the lifeline of the Northeastern states.

NJP is the railway station of the largest city of North Bengal (Siliguri), which is popularly referred as the gateway of northeast India.

[12] New Jalpaiguri is connected to almost all parts of the country (except Pune, Haridwar, Rameswaram,Goa and Surat) and has been ranked 10th in the Cleanest Railway Stations of India recently.

New Jalpaiguri is the Busiest station in North Bengal and the Northeast Frontier Railway Zone.

[13] The Mitali Express train is an international express rail service which runs between the Indian city of Siliguri (New Jalpaiguri railway station) and the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka (Dhaka Cantonment railway station) every week.

[14] The North Bengal State Transport Corporation operates bus services from NJP New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station to Siliguri city and sub urban areas, Also private buses runs between all over the city from NJP New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station Many road is directly connected from Siliguri to New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station.