Public transport includes cycle rickshaws, auto rickshaws, local buses and tempos. There is no metered vehicular transport. While 6-seater city autos ply between two fixed destinations of about 10–15 km, one can hire petrol-driven auto rickshaws from auto stands at a rate fixed by the municipal authorities. A total of 16,000 rickshaws licensed by the municipal corporation and an additional 55,000 illegal ones ply in this increasingly congested city.
Rail
Siliguri has three important railway stations.
Siliguri Town - This is the oldest station in the area. Opened on 23 August 1880 during the British Raj, this station used to be the terminus for the trains coming from Calcutta (now spelt as Kolkata) and the starting point for the world-famous Darjeeling Himalayan Railway for journey to Darjeeling. It is this station where such world-renowned personalities as Rabindranath Tagore, Chittaranjan Das and Subhas Chandra Bose set their feet on their way to Darjeeling and other places.
Siliguri Junction - This station was opened in 1949 and used to be the point of departure of all trains to the north-eastern states until the broad gauge was extended to New Bongaigaon. Siliguri Junction was the only station in India with tracks of all the three gauges used in India. Now metre gauge track does not exist as all the long-distance tracks from Siliguri have been converted to broad gauge under Project Unigauge.
New Jalpaiguri Junction - Opened in 1964 as a totally greenfield project 2.5 km south of the Hasmi Chowk. Initially named New Siliguri (but later renamed New Jalpaiguri as it is located in Jalpaiguri District), this is now the most important station in the region. It is also known as NJP. This station connects Siliguri to every nook and corner of the country by railway. The city has now been expanded and included New Jalpaiguri as one of its ward of Siliguri Municipal
