Furkating Junction railway station

Furkating Junction
General information
LocationSH - 34, Furkating, Golaghat, Assam
India
Coordinates26°27′56″N 94°00′10″E / 26.4655°N 94.0027°E / 26.4655; 94.0027
Elevation101 metres (331 ft)
System Indian Railways junction station
OwnerIndian Railways
OperatorNortheast Frontier Railway
LinesLumding–Dibrugarh section
Furkating–Jorhat–Mariani branch line
Platforms2
Tracks6
Construction
Structure type
Standard on ground
ParkingAvailable
Cycle facilities
No
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeFKG
Zone(s) Northeast Frontier Railway
Division(s) Tinsukia
Location
Furkating is located in Assam
Map credit
Furkating
Furkating
Location within Assam
Furkating is located in India
Map credit
Furkating
Furkating
Location within India

Furkating is the main railway junction in the Golaghat district in the state of Assam in India. It serves Golaghat town which is about 6 km away from here.

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.

The Mariani–Furkating line was operated by Jorehaut Provincial Railway till 1943.

The project for the conversion of the Lumding–Dibrugarh section from metre gauge to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge was completed by the end of 1997.

Amenities

Furkating railway station has two platforms and a double-bedded retiring room.

It is also equipped with free wifi.

Major trains

  1. Dibrugarh–Kanyakumari Vivek Express
  2. New Tinsukia–Amritsar Express
  3. Dibrugarh–Chandigarh Express
  4. New Tinsukia–SMVT Bengaluru Superfast Express
  5. Dibrugarh–Lalgarh Avadh Assam Express
  6. Dibrugarh–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express
  7. Dibrugarh–Howrah Kamrup Express via Guwahati
  8. Dibrugarh–Rajendra Nagar Weekly Express
  9. Guwahati–Jorhat Town Jan Shatabdi Express
  10. Guwahati–Dibrugarh Town Nagaland Express
  11. Guwahati–Mariani BG Express
  12. Guwahati–Ledo Intercity Express
  13. Rangiya–New Tinsukia Express

References

  1. 1 2 "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. ↑ "Furkating railway station forum". indianrailinfo.com. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Retiring rooms in North East Frontier Railway". Indian Railways. Archived from the original on 19 November 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  6. ↑ "RailWire WiFi is now available in Furkating and Dudhnoi stations". RailTel.
  7. ↑ "15609⇒15909/Avadh Assam Express (PT)". indiarailinfo.com.
  8. ↑ "Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Dibrugarh Express via Katihar". indiarailinfo.com.
  9. ↑ "Dibrugarh Howrah Kamrup Express via Guwahati". indiarailinfo.com.
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Oating
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Northeast Frontier Railway zone Kamarbandha Ali
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Terminus Northeast Frontier Railway zone Golaghat
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