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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.

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

Furkating railway station has two platforms and a double-bedded retiring room.[4][5]

It is also equipped with free wifi.[6]

Major trains

  1. Dibrugarh–Kanyakumari Vivek Express
  2. New Tinsukia–Amritsar Express
  3. Dibrugarh–Chandigarh Express
  4. New Tinsukia–SMVT Bengaluru Superfast Express
  5. Dibrugarh–Lalgarh Avadh Assam Express[7]
  6. Dibrugarh–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Superfast Express[8]
  7. Dibrugarh–Howrah Kamrup Express via Guwahati[9]
  8. Dibrugarh–Rajendra Nagar Weekly Express
  9. Guwahati–Jorhat Town Jan Shatabdi Express
  10. Guwahati–Dibrugarh Town Nagaland Express
  11. Guwahati–Mariani BG Express
  12. Guwahati–Ledo Intercity Express
  13. Rangiya–New Tinsukia Express

References

  1. ^ a b "History of Tinsukia Division". NF Railway. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ "Lumding Dibrugarh GC Project". Process Register. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Furkating railway station forum". indianrailinfo.com. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Retiring rooms in North East Frontier Railway". Indian Railways. Archived from the original on 19 November 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  6. ^ "RailWire WiFi is now available in Furkating and Dudhnoi stations". RailTel.
  7. ^ "15609⇒15909/Avadh Assam Express (PT)". indiarailinfo.com.
  8. ^ "Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Dibrugarh Express via Katihar". indiarailinfo.com.
  9. ^ "Dibrugarh Howrah Kamrup Express via Guwahati". indiarailinfo.com.

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