Furkating Junction railway station

Furkating is the main railway junction in the Golaghat district in the state of Assam in India.


Furkating Junction
Indian Railways junction station
LocationKB Road, Furkating, Assam
India
Coordinates26°27′56″N 94°00′10″E
Elevation101 metres (331 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byNortheast Frontier Railway
Line(s)Lumding–Dibrugarh section
Furkating–Jorhat–Mariani branch line
Platforms2
Construction
Structure typeStandard on ground
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeFKG
Zone(s) Northeast Frontier Railway
Division(s) Tinsukia
Location

Furkating Junction
Location in Assam

Furkating Junction
Location in India

History

The 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 38 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]

It is also equipped with free wifi.[5]

References

  1. "History of Tinsukia Division". NF Railway. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  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
  3. "Lumding Dibrugarh GC Project". Process Register. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  4. "Retiring rooms in North East Frontier Railway". Indian Railways. Archived from the original on 19 November 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  5. "RailWire WiFi is now available in Furkating and Dudhnoi stations". RailTel.
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Oating
Northeast Frontier Railway zone
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TerminusNortheast Frontier Railway zone
Golaghat
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