Lekhapani is a town in

Tinsukia district Tinsukia district () is one of the 34 administrative districts in the state of Assam, India. The district headquarters is located at Tinsukia city. The district occupies an area of 3790 km2. Towns *Digboi *Doom Dooma, Doomdooma *Jagun *Kako ...

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. and it is also the last frontier of North Frontier Railway(but it is inoperative since 1993)

Lekhapani railway station Lekhapani is a railway station on the Lumding–Dibrugarh section. It is located in Tinsukia district in the Indian state of Assam. History Lekhapani railway station, opened around 1890, was a major coal-loading point for Tipong collier ...

Geography

It is located at an elevation of 150 m above MSL.Map and weather of Lekhapani
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Transport

Lekhapani is connected by

National Highway 38 The following highways are numbered 38: Australia * A38 (Sydney) Canada * Alberta Highway 38 * Ontario Highway 38 (former) * Saskatchewan Highway 38 Czech Republic * I/38 Highway; Czech: Silnice I/38 Germany * Bundesautobahn 38 India * Na ...

Makum Makum (IPA: mɑːkəm) is a town and a town area committee in Tinsukia district in the Indian state of Assam. It should not be mistaken for Makum Pathar (the place near Digboi where, crude oil was first struck in Asia). It is the meeting point o ...

National Highway 153 The following highways are numbered 153: Brazil * BR-153 Canada * Prince Edward Island Route 153 (Greenmount Road) * Quebec Route 153 Costa Rica * National Route 153 India * National Highway 153 (India) Japan * Japan National Route 153 Ko ...

which connects Ledo to Indo-Myanmar border across

Pangsau Pass Pangsau Pass or Pan Saung Pass, in altitude, lies on the crest of the Patkai Hills on the India–Myanmar border. The pass offers one of the easiest routes into Burma from the Assam plains. It is named after the closest Burmese village, Pangsa ...

passes through Lekhapani.

is a defunct one but surveys are on to extend the line to Kharsang and revive the station.

Nearest towns and villages

* Tirap Gaon *

Ledo, Assam Ledo is a small town in Tinsukia district, Assam, India. , the Ledo railway station is the easternmost broad gauge railway station in India. The town is also the starting point of Ledo Road, also known as Stilwell Road, a highway built during Wo ...

Margherita Margherita is an Italian feminine given name. It also is a surname. As a word, in Italian it means " daisy". Given name As a name, it may refer to: *Margherita Aldobrandini (1588–1646), Duchess consort of Parma *Margherita de' Medici (1612 ...

Tipong Tipong also known as Tipong Colliery, is a small Town in Margherita Tehsil in Tinsukia District of north-eastern state Assam, India. It is located around 4 km away from nearest town Lekhapani, 9 km from away Tirap Gaon and 12 km away from near ...

References

{{reflist Tinsukia district