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Lumding Junction railway station

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Lumding Junction Railway Station serves the Indian city of Lumding in Assam. It is the divisional headquarter of Lumding railway division of Northeast Frontier Railway zone. It is located in Hojai district. It is the 2nd biggest railway station of Lumding railway division, after Guwahati. It is one of the oldest railway stations in India built under Assam Bengal Railway. It consists of 5 platforms with a total of 68 halting trains and 3 originating trains. The station consists of double diesel line.[1]

LocationStation Road, Lumding, Hojai-782447, Assam
 India
Coordinates25°45′01″N 93°10′37″E
Elevation142 metres (466 ft)
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Lumding Jn.
Lumding Junction Railway Station
General information
LocationStation Road, Lumding, Hojai-782447, Assam
 India
Coordinates25°45′01″N 93°10′37″E
Elevation142 metres (466 ft)
SystemCommuter rail & Regional rail
OwnerIndian Railways
OperatorNortheast Frontier Railway
Lines
Platforms5
Tracks14
ConnectionsAuto-rickshaw
Construction
Structure type
At grade
ParkingParking Available
Cycle facilities
Bicycle facilities Available
AccessibleDisabled access Yes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeLMG
Zone(s) Northeast Frontier
Division(s) Lumding
History
Opened1903
Former namesAssam Bengal Railway
Passengers
50K/Day (Increase high)
Services
Waiting RoomFood & DrinkFood PlazaLiftsCCTVEscalatorsRailwire Free WifiRetiring Rooms
Location
Lumding Junction railway station is located in Assam
Lumding Junction railway station
Lumding Junction railway station
Location within Assam
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History

In the pre-partition days, Assam was linked to Chittagong through the Akhaura–Kulaura–Chhatak line and Akhaura–Laksam–Chittagong line. The Chittagong link had been constructed in response to the demand of the Assam tea planters for a railway link to Chittagong port. Assam Bengal Railway started construction of a railway track on the eastern side of Bengal in 1891. A 150-kilometre-long (93 mi) track between Chittagong and Comilla was opened to traffic in 1895. The Comilla–Akhaura–Kulaura–Badarpur section was opened in 1896–1898 and extended to Lumding in 1903.[2][3]

Assam Bengal Railway opened the Lumding–Guwahati line in 1900.[4]

After independence and partition, the entire Guwahati–Lumding–Dibrugarh–Tinsukia sector was converted from metre gauge to broad gauge by 1997.[5][6]

The Lumding–Silchar gauge conversion work was scheduled to be completed in March–April 2015.[7]

Amenities

Following services available in Lumding Jn. Railway Station:

  • 02 (02 Bedded) AC Retiring Rooms with Free Wi-Fi/TV/Locker/Charging point
  • 07 (02 Bedded) Non AC Retiring Rooms with Free Wi-Fi/TV/Locker
  • 01 (08 Bedded) Non AC Dormitory with Free Wi-Fi/TV
  • Executive Lounge
  • High Speed Google Railwire Free Wi-Fi service
  • Upper Class/Lower Class Waiting Rooms having Free Wi-Fi/AC/TV/Charging points/Drinking water & separate Ladies/Gents Washrooms
  • Food Plaza
  • Tea Stall
  • FOB with 2X Escalator/Elevators 3X
  • CCTV Surveillance

Loco shed

There was a metre gauge loco shed at Lumding. When the entire Guwahati–Lumding–Dibrugarh line was converted to broad gauge, the Lumding–Badarpur–Silchar line has also been converted to broad gauge. The YDM-4 metre gauge locos from New Guwahati loco shed were transferred to Lumding. Recently, the metre-gauge shed is transformed to EMU shed.[8]

Lumding railway division

Lumding railway division was created on 1 May 1969.[9]

Major trains

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