Fakiragram railway station
Fakiragram | |
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Indian Railway Station Junction station | |
Location |
Fakiragram, Kokrajhar, Assam India |
Coordinates | 26°21′53″N 90°11′11″E / 26.3646°N 90.1865°ECoordinates: 26°21′53″N 90°11′11″E / 26.3646°N 90.1865°E |
Elevation | 43 metres (141 ft) |
Owned by | Indian Railways |
Operated by | Northeast Frontier Railway |
Line(s) |
New Jalpaiguri-New Bongaigaon section of Barauni-Guwahati line Fakiragram-Golokganj-Dhubri branch line |
Platforms | 5 |
Construction | |
Structure type | Standard on ground |
Parking | yes |
Bicycle facilities | No |
Other information | |
Status | Functioning |
Station code | FKM |
Division(s) | Alipurduar |
History | |
Opened | 1900-1910 |
Electrified | to be done soon |
Previous names | Eastern Bengal Railway |
Location | |
Fakiragram railway station |
Fakiragram is a railway station on the New Jalpaiguri-New Bongaigaon section of Barauni-Guwahati line and is located in Kokrajhar district in the Indian state of Assam. A branch line from Fakiragram connects to Dhubri.[1]
History
Fakiragram railway station came up with the construction of the Golokganj-Amingaon railway line by Assam-Behar State Railway in the 1900-1910 period. During the period Assam was connected to the rest of India entirely through eastern Bengal.[2]
In pre-independence days, there was a metre gauge line: Kathar - Radhikapur - Biral - Parbatipur - Tista - Gitaldaha - Golokganj – Fakiragram.[3]
With the partition of India in 1947, Assam got delinked from the rest of India. Indian Railway took up the Assam Link Project in 1948 to build a rail link between Fakiragram and Kishanganj. Fakiragram was connected to the Indian railway system in 1950.[4]
Construction of the 265 km (165 mi) long 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge Siliguri-Jogihopa line, between 1963 and 1965, brought broad gauge railways to Assam.[5][6]
Fakiragram-Dhubri line was opened in September 2010 after conversion to broad gauge.[7]
Electrification
Electrification of the Barauni-Katihar-Guwahati line was sanctioned in 2008.[8] 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.[9] The entire electrification project is scheduled to be completed by October, 2015.[10]
Amenities
Fakiragram railway station has one double-bedded retiring room.[11]
References
- ↑ "Fakiragram Junction Railway Station". india9. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
- ↑ John Hurd and Ian J.Kerr. "India’s Railway History: A Research Handbook". page 175, table 6-3. Koninklijke Brill NV, Leien, The Netherlands. ISBN 978-90-04-23003-3. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ↑ "Geography - International publisher= IRFCA". Retrieved 10 December 2011.
- ↑ "India: the complex history of the junctions at Siliguri and New Jalpaiguri". IRFCA. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ↑ Moonis Raza & Yash Aggarwal. "Transport Geography of India: Commodity Flow and the Regional Structure of Indian Economy". page 60. Concept Publishing Company, A-15/16 Commercial Block, Mohan Garden, New Delhi - 110059. ISBN 81-7022-089-0. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ↑ "Gauge conversion project in Assam". The Hindu Business Line, 24 May 2000. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
- ↑ "Mamata flags off two trains- Dhubri-Kamakhya link after 22-year wait". The Telegraph, 14 September 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
- ↑ "CCEA approves Rs. 506 crores for Barauni-Katihar-Guwahati section". Projects Today. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ↑ "Vision 2020 – A Blue Print for Railway Electrification Programme" (PDF). Ministry of Railways, Government of India. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ↑ "Rajya Sabha unstarred question no. 1677 to be answered on 7 December 2012". Ministry of Railways. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ↑ "Retiring rooms in Northeast Frontier Railway". Indian Railways. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
Preceding station | Indian Railway | Following station | ||
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Chautara | Northeast Frontier Railway zone New Jalpaiguri-New Bongaigaon section | Kokrajhar |
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Terminus | Northeast Frontier Railway zone Fakiragram-Dhubri branch line | Saptagram |
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