Lekhapani railway station

Lekhapani
Indian Railway Station
Location	Assam Trunk Road, Makum, Distt: Tinsukia, Assam India
Coordinates	27°19′16″N 95°49′41″E / 27.321°N 95.828°E / 27.321; 95.828Coordinates: 27°19′16″N 95°49′41″E / 27.321°N 95.828°E / 27.321; 95.828
Elevation	130 metres (430 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Northeast Frontier Railway
Line(s)	Lumding-Dibrugarh section
Construction
Structure type	Standard on ground
Other information
Status	Defunct
Station code	MJN
History
Opened	1890
Closed	1993
Location
Lekhapani railway station Location in Assam

Lumding–Dibrugarh section

km Dibrugarh City / to proposed Bogibeel Bridge 376 / 0 Dibrugarh Dibrugarh Airport 54 Moranhat 48 Moran 44 Sepon 39 Mokhuti 32 Kharahat 26 Desang 16 Shibsagar 359 Dikom 352 Chabua / Chabua Air Force Station 343 Panitola Kharsang (planned) Assam-Arunachal Pradeshborder Lekhapani Tirap Colliery 56 Ledo / Ledo Airfield 53 Bargolai 48 Margherita Dihang River Digboi Refinery 35 Digboi 23 Tingrai Parshuram Kund (planned) Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border 43 Dangari NH 37 36 Talap 29 Rupai 26 Dumduma Town / Dumduma airfield 23 Hansara 18 Bara Hapjan NH 38 9 Makum 336 / 2 Tinsukia 334 / 0 New Tinsukia 330 Sripuriagaon 324 Charali 321 Bordubi Road 318 Duliajan 330 Dihing River 308 Naharkatiya 302 Balimara BVFCL factory 297 Namrup Darang River 297 Namrup 292 Borhat 286 Baruanagar 279 Sapekhati 272 Longpatia 265 Bhojo 255 Safrai 245 Lakswa 240 Mahutgaon 231 Simalguri Junction Naginimora Assam-Nagaland border Bihubar Santak 228 Nazira 222 Mezenga 217 Namtiali Tuli Town (planned) 6 Tuli Assam-Nagaland border 205 / 0 Amguri 201 Selenaghat 195 Lahing 189 Nakachari 177 / 0 Mariani 10 Cinnamara 16 Jorhat Town / Jorhat Airport 22 Rowriah Siding 27 Bhalukmara 35 Moabund 45 Bura Bamungaon 52 Rangalilting 56 Badulipar 60 Khumtai 62 Numaligarh Numaligarh Reinery 77 Golaghat 171 Kharikatia 165 Titabar 157 Chakiting 148 Kamarbandha Ali 139 / 84 Furkating 137 Oating 133 Jamguri 129 Bhilgaon 115 Barpathar 105 Sarupathar 96 Naojan 94 Chongajan 83 Bokajan 78 Khotkhoti Assam-Nagaland border Kohima (under construction) Zubra (under construction) 69 Dimapur 65 Rangapahar Crossing 60 Rangapahar / Rangapahar Air Base 52 Dhansiri Nagaland-Assam border 42 Daldali to Karong in Manipur (planned) 32 Diphu 22 Nailalung 14 Langcholiet 7 Barlangfer 0 Lumding to Guwahati-Lumding section to Lumding-Silchar section Source: Google maps, Indian Railway Time Table Dibrugarh Jhajha Weekly Express 15942 Mariani-Furkating Passenger 55904 Presentnation on Development of Rail Infrastructre in the Northeast Region

Lekhapani is a railway station on the Lumding-Dibrugarh section. It is located in Tinsukia district in the Indian state of Assam.

History

Lekhapani railway station, opened around 1890, was a major coal-loading point for Tipong collieries. There is a display tablet at the station which says that the station was closed to commercial traffic in 1993 and the last train ran on the line in 1997. The railway station was restored in 2009.^[1][2]

Lekhapani used to be the eastern-most railway station of Indian Railways. When gauge conversions took place around 1997, Ledo became the last and the eastern-most station. The 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge continued up to Tirap for railway sidings. Beyond that the remnants of the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 ³⁄₈ in) wide metre gauge track to Lekhapani was visible (as of 2005).^[3]

Stillwell Road

Lekhapani was the starting point of the Stillwell Road constructed by the allied forces in 1942-45 through Burma to Kunming in China.^[2]

New line surveys

Surveys are underway for 6 km (4 mi) long line from Tirap to Lekhapani and 31 km (19 mi) long line from Lekhapani to Kharsang in Arunachal Pradesh.^[4]

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