Makum railway station
Makum | |
|---|---|
| Indian Railway Junction Station | |
| Location |
Assam Trunk Road, Makum, Tinsukia District, Assam India |
| Coordinates | 27°29′13″N 95°26′21″E / 27.4869°N 95.4393°ECoordinates: 27°29′13″N 95°26′21″E / 27.4869°N 95.4393°E |
| Elevation | 130 metres (430 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | Northeast Frontier Railway |
| Line(s) | Lumding-Dibrugarh section |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard on ground |
| Parking | No |
| Bicycle facilities | No |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | MJN |
| Division(s) | Tinsukia |
| History | |
| Opened | 1883 |
| Location | |
  Makum railway station Location in Assam | |
Makum is a railway junction station on the Lumding-Dibrugarh section. It is located in Tinsukia district in the Indian state of Assam. It serves Makum and the surrounding areas.
History
The 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) wide metre gauge line from Dibrugarh steamer ghat to Makum was opened to passenger traffic on 16 July 1883.[1]
The 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 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]
References
- 1 2 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
- ↑ "History of Tinsukia Division". NF Railway. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ↑ "Lumding Dibrugarh GC Project". Process Register. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
External links
| Preceding station | Indian Railway | Following station | ||
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Tinsukia | Northeast Frontier Railway zone | Bara Hapjan |
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Tinsukia | Northeast Frontier Railway zone | Tingrai |
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