Victor Palace
Victor Palace is another interesting destination of this Cooch Behar.
Actually this palace or rather a building that belong to the royal family.
The building was named after Victor Nityendra Narayan, the third son of
Maharaja Nripendra Narayan and Suniti Devi. It was Nripendra Narayan who
began the construction of the palace in 1882. The palace was completed in
1894-95.
In the royal time many personalities of the time like social reformer Keshab
Chandra Sen had lived in this palace. After Victor Nityendra Narayan died in
a car accident in England in 1937, the building came to be known as Victor
Palace.
Getting There
Victor Palace is situated in the heart of the Cooch Behar town.
Rickshaws are the most widely available public transport in Cooch Behar
town. Most of Cooch Behar's residents stay within a few kilometres of the
town centre and have their own vehicles, mostly motorcycles and bicycles.
The New Cooch Behar railway station is around 5 km from town and is well
connected to almost all major Indian cities including Kolkata, Delhi,
Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Guwahati. The rail route is one of the important
connecting North-East India with remaining parts of the country. All express
and Superfast trains going towards North East have a stoppage here. Another
station named Cooch Behar situated inside the town exists but only few pairs
of local trains run on this route.
Cooch Behar is headquarters of the North Bengal State Transport Corporation,
which runs regular bus service to places in West Bengal, Assam and Bihar.
Private buses are also available. Most buses depart from the Central Bus
Terminus near Cooch Behar Rajbari. Hired vehicles are available from the
taxi stand near Transport Chowpathi.
The Cooch Behar Airport has modern passenger facilities but no airlines
operate here. Steps are being taken to resume flights.
The nearest operating airport is Bagdogra Airport near Siliguri, about 150
km from Cooch Behar. It is about three hours 45 minutes drive to
Bagdogra Airport from Cooch Behar. To make arrangements for a taxi from Airport to
Cooch Behar, contact one the taxi operators and travel agents that have
counter in the Airport.
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