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 | |
| Location | KB Road, Furkating, Assam India |
| Coordinates | 26°27′56″N 94°00′10″E / 26.4655°N 94.0027°ECoordinates: 26°27′56″N 94°00′10″E / 26.4655°N 94.0027°E |
| Elevation | 101 metres (331 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | Northeast Frontier Railway |
| Line(s) | Lumding–Dibrugarh section Furkating–Jorhat–Mariani branch line |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard on ground |
| Parking | No |
| Bicycle facilities | No |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | FKG |
| Zone(s) | Northeast Frontier Railway |
| Division(s) | Tinsukia |
| Location | |
  Furkating Location in Assam  Furkating Location in India | |
HistoryEdit
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 Jorhat-Provincial Railway.[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]
AmenitiesEdit
Furkating railway station has a double-bedded retiring room.[4]
It is also equipped with free wifi.[5]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "History of Tinsukia Division". NF Railway. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ "Lumding Dibrugarh GC Project". Process Register. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ↑ "Retiring rooms in North East Frontier Railway". Indian Railways. Archived from the original on 19 November 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ↑ "RailWire WiFi is now available in Furkating and Dudhnoi stations". RailTel.
External linksEdit
| Preceding station | Indian Railways | Following station | ||
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toward ? | Northeast Frontier Railway zone | toward ? |
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| Terminus | Northeast Frontier Railway zone | toward ? |