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'''Lekhapani''' | '''Lekhapani''' is a railway station on the [[Lumding–Dibrugarh section]]. It is located in [[Tinsukia district]] in the Indian state of [[Assam]]. | ||
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[[File:Ledo Assam (45).jpg|thumb|400px|Abandoned Lekhapani railway station]] | [[File:Ledo Assam (45).jpg|thumb|400px|Abandoned Lekhapani railway station]] | ||
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.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=aug2810/at097 |title = NF Rly to promote its heritage | publisher=The Assam Tribune, 28 August 2010 | accessdate = 20 May 2013 }}</ref><ref name=flickr>{{cite web| url = https://www.flickr.com/photos/51577708@N07/5277679094/|title = Railway's Last Frontier| publisher= flickr| accessdate = 20 May 2013 }}</ref> | 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.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=aug2810/at097 |title = NF Rly to promote its heritage | publisher=The Assam Tribune, 28 August 2010 | accessdate = 20 May 2013 }}</ref><ref name=flickr>{{cite web| url = https://www.flickr.com/photos/51577708@N07/5277679094/|title = Railway's Last Frontier| date=18 October 2009 | publisher= flickr| accessdate = 20 May 2013 }}</ref> | ||
Lekhapani used to be the easternmost railway station of Indian Railways. When gauge conversions took place around 1997, Ledo became the last and the easternmost station. The {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] continued up to Tirap for railway sidings. Beyond that the remnants of the {{track gauge|1000mm}}-wide [[metre-gauge]] track to Lekhapani was visible (as of 2005).<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-trivia.html |title = Trivia|work=Easternmost station| publisher= IRFCA | accessdate = 20 May 2013 }}</ref> | Lekhapani used to be the easternmost railway station of Indian Railways. When gauge conversions took place around 1997, Ledo became the last and the easternmost station. The {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] continued up to Tirap for railway sidings. Beyond that the remnants of the {{track gauge|1000mm}}-wide [[metre-gauge]] track to Lekhapani was visible (as of 2005).<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-trivia.html |title = Trivia|work=Easternmost station| publisher= IRFCA | accessdate = 20 May 2013 }}</ref> | ||
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[[Category:Tinsukia railway division]] | [[Category:Tinsukia railway division]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:25, 28 January 2026
Lekhapani | |
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| Indian Railways station | |
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| Location | Assam Trunk Road, Makum, District: Tinsukia, Assam India |
| Coordinates | 27°19′16″N 95°49′41″E / 27.321°N 95.828°E |
| 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 | LKPE |
| History | |
| Opened | 1890 |
| Closed | 1993 |
| Location | |
  Lekhapani Location in Assam  Lekhapani Location in India | |
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Lekhapani is a railway station on the Lumding–Dibrugarh section. It is located in Tinsukia district in the Indian state of Assam.
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History[edit | edit source]
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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 easternmost railway station of Indian Railways. When gauge conversions took place around 1997, Ledo became the last and the easternmost station. The 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) 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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
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]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "NF Rly to promote its heritage". The Assam Tribune, 28 August 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Railway's Last Frontier". flickr. 18 October 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ↑ "Trivia". Easternmost station. IRFCA. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ↑ "Railway's Surveys Underway". Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
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