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Furkating Junction railway station

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Furkating Junction
General information
LocationSH - 34, Furkating, Golaghat, Assam
India
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Elevation101 metres (331 ft)
SystemFile:Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg Indian Railways junction station
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byNortheast Frontier Railway
LinesLumding–Dibrugarh section
Furkating–Jorhat–Mariani branch line
Platforms2
Tracks6
Construction
Structure typeStandard on ground
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeFKG
Zone(s) Northeast Frontier Railway
Division(s) Tinsukia
History
ElectrifiedYes
Location
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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

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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

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

It is also equipped with free wifi.[6]

Major trains

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  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

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Preceding station File:Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg Indian Railways Following station
Oating
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Northeast Frontier Railway zone Kamarbandha Ali
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Terminus Northeast Frontier Railway zone Golaghat
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