Furkating Junction railway station
Railway station in Assam, India
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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.
LocationSH - 34, Furkating, Golaghat, Assam
India
India
Coordinates26°27′56″N 94°00′10″E
Elevation101 metres (331 ft)
System
Indian Railways junction station
Indian Railways junction stationFurkating Junction | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | SH - 34, Furkating, Golaghat, Assam India | ||||
| Coordinates | 26°27′56″N 94°00′10″E | ||||
| Elevation | 101 metres (331 ft) | ||||
| System | Indian Railways junction station | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | Northeast Frontier Railway | ||||
| Lines | Lumding–Dibrugarh section Furkating–Jorhat–Mariani branch line | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Tracks | 6 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard on ground | ||||
| Parking | Available | ||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | FKG | ||||
| Zone(s) | Northeast Frontier Railway | ||||
| Division(s) | Tinsukia | ||||
| History | |||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||
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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.[1][2]
The Mariani–Furkating line was operated by Jorehaut Provincial Railway till 1943.[1]
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.[3]
Amenities
Major trains
- Dibrugarh–Kanyakumari Vivek Express
- New Tinsukia–Amritsar Express
- Dibrugarh–Chandigarh Express
- New Tinsukia–SMVT Bengaluru Superfast Express
- Dibrugarh–Lalgarh Avadh Assam Express[7]
- Dibrugarh–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Superfast Express[8]
- Dibrugarh–Howrah Kamrup Express via Guwahati[9]
- Dibrugarh–Rajendra Nagar Weekly Express
- Guwahati–Jorhat Town Jan Shatabdi Express
- Guwahati–Dibrugarh Town Nagaland Express
- Guwahati–Mariani BG Express
- Guwahati–Ledo Intercity Express
- Rangiya–New Tinsukia Express
