In 1883–84 the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)-wide metre-gauge line of Assam Behar State Railway met the Eastern Bengal Railway's 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge line at Parbatipur Junction.

[4] Indian Railways, has carried out several development works to improve the condition of the platforms and station.

[5] An amount of Rs10-15 crores has been incurred on providing new facilities and beautifying the station with local art painting.

New mosaic tiles had been laid at the broken surface flooring of platforms and station.

Refreshment room at the station had been renovated by covering with false ceiling and good quality floor and wall tiles.

[6] In the document on Vision 2020 – A Blue Print for Railway Electrification Programme, in the list of ongoing projects the entire route km (836) is shown as balance work as on 1 April 2010.