Furkating Junction railway station
Furkating | |
|---|---|
| Indian Railway Junction Station | |
| Location |
KB Road, Furkating, Assam India |
| Coordinates | 26°27′56″N 94°00′10″E / 26.4655°N 94.0027°ECoordinates: 26°27′56″N 94°00′10″E / 26.4655°N 94.0027°E |
| Elevation | 101 metres (331 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | Northeast Frontier Railway |
| Line(s) |
Lumding-Dibrugarh section Furkating-Jorhat-Mariani branch line |
| Platforms | 2? |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard on ground |
| Parking | No |
| Bicycle facilities | No |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | FKG |
| Division(s) | Tinsukia railway division |
| Location | |
  Furkating railway station Location in Assam | |
Furkating is the main railway junction in the Golaghat district in the state of Assam in India.
History
The 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) wide metre gauge railway track earlier laid by Assam Bengal Railway from Chittagong to Lumding was extended to Tinsukia on the Dibru-Sadiya line in 1903.[1][2]
The Mariani-Furkating line was operated by Jorhat-Provincial Railway.[1]
The project for the conversion of the Lumding-Dibrugarh section from metre gauge to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge was completed by the end of 1997.[3]
Amenities
Furkating railway station has a double-bedded retiring room.[4]
References
- 1 2 "History of Tinsukia Division". NF Railway. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ↑ Urban History of India: A Case-Study by Deepali Barua, pages 79-80, ISBN = 81-7099-538-8, Mittal Publications, A-110 Mohan Garden, New Delhi - 110059
- ↑ "Lumding Dibrugarh GC Project". Process Register. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ↑ "Retiring rooms in North East Frontier Railway". Indian Railways. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
External links
- Trains at Furkating
Kaziranga National Park travel guide from Wikivoyage
| Preceding station | Indian Railway | Following station | ||
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Oating | Northeast Frontier Railway zone | Kamarbandha Ali |
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| Terminus | Northeast Frontier Railway zone | Golaghat |
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