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Railway station in Assam, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Furkating Junction | |||||
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Indian Railways junction station | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | SH - 34, Furkating, Golaghat, Assam India | ||||
Coordinates | 26°27′56″N 94°00′10″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 | ||||
Tracks | 6 | ||||
Construction | |||||
Structure type | Standard on ground | ||||
Parking | Available | ||||
Bicycle facilities | No | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Functioning | ||||
Station code | FKG | ||||
Zone(s) | Northeast Frontier Railway | ||||
Division(s) | Tinsukia | ||||
History | |||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||
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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]
Furkating railway station has two platforms and a double-bedded retiring room.[4][5]
It is also equipped with free wifi.[6]
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