Furkating is the main railway junction in the
Golaghat district
Golaghat district (Pron:ˌgəʊləˈgɑ:t) is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. It attained district status in 1987. The district headquarters are located at Golaghat. The district occupies an and lies above sea level.
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in the state of
Assam
Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...
in India. It is about 10 km away from
Golaghat
Golaghat ( ''Gʊlaɡʱat'' ) one of the largest subdivisions of the Indian state of Assam, later elevated to the position of a full–fledged district headquarter on 5 October 1987, is a city and a municipality and the seat of administrative ...
town.
History
The wide
metre-gauge
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The metre gauge is used in around of tracks around the world. It was used by European colonial powers, such as the French, British and German Empires. In Europe, la ...
railway track earlier laid by
Assam Bengal Railway
The Assam Bengal Railway (ABR) was one of the pioneering railway companies in British India. Headquartered in Chittagong, it functioned from 1892 to 1942.
History
Assam Bengal Railway was incorporated in 1892 to serve British-owned tea plantat ...
from Chittagong to Lumding was extended to Tinsukia on the Dibru–Sadiya line in 1903.
[Urban History of India: A Case-Study by Deepali Barua, pages 79-80, , Mittal Publications, A-110 Mohan Garden, New Delhi – 110059]
The Mariani–Furkating line was operated by Jorhat-Provincial Railway.
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The project for the conversion of the Lumding–Dibrugarh section from metre gauge to ]broad gauge
A broad-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge (the distance between the rails) broader than the used by standard-gauge railways.
Broad gauge of , commonly known as Russian gauge, is the dominant track gauge in former Soviet Union (CIS ...
was completed by the end of 1997.
Amenities
Furkating railway station has a double-bedded retiring room.
It is also equipped with free wifi.
Major Trains
#Dibrugarh–Kanyakumari Vivek Express
Dibrugarh–Kanyakumari Vivek Superfast Express is a weekly Express train of the Vivek Express series the Indian Railways which runs from Dibrugarh in India's north eastern state Assam to Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu the southernmost state of India ...
#Dibrugarh–Amritsar Express
Dibrugarh–Amritsar Express is a weekly Express train that connects Dibrugarh, the "Tea City of India" in the east with the "Golden city" Amritsar in the north.
Timetable
Train no. 15933, the Dibrugarh to Amritsar leaves Dibrugarh every Tu ...
#Dibrugarh–Chandigarh Express
The 15903 / 15904 Dibrugarh–Chandigarh Express is a weekly Express train which connects Chandigarh the capital of Punjab and Haryana in the North with the ''Tea City of India'', Dibrugarh in Assam in the East.
Schedule
RSA – Rake sharing
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#New Tinsukia–Bengaluru Weekly Express
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# Dibrugarh-Lalgarh Avadh Assam Express
# Dibrugarh - Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Superfast Express
# Dibrugarh-Howrah Kamrup Express via GuwahatiNew Tinsukia–Rajendra Nagar Weekly Express
The 13281 / 13282 New Tinsukia–Rajendra Nagar Weekly Express is an Express train belonging to East Central Railway zone that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 13281/13282 train numbers on a weekly basis.
Servi ...
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# Nagaland Express, Guwahati - Dibrugarh Town Nagaland Express
#Guwahati–Silchar Express
Guwahati Silchar Express is an Express train belonging to Northeast Frontier Railway zone of Indian Railways that connects the largest city of Assam & largest city in Barak Valley of Assam, that is, and . This train is a replacement of previous ...
# Guwahati - Mariani BG Express
#Guwahati–Ledo Intercity Express
Guwahati–Ledo Intercity Express is an intercity train of the Indian Railways connecting in Guwahati and Ledo on eastern end of Assam
Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra a ...
#Rangiya–New Tinsukia Express
The Rangiya–New Tinsukia Express is an Express trains in India, Express train belonging to Northeast Frontier Railway zone that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 15927/15928 train numbers on a six days in a week ...
References
External links
Trains at Furkating
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Railway junction stations in Assam
Railway stations in Golaghat district
Tinsukia railway division