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.

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Lekhapani
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	Assam Trunk Road, Makum, District: Tinsukia, Assam India
Coordinates	27°19′16″N 95°49′41″E
Elevation	130 metres (430 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Northeast Frontier Railway
Line(s)	Lumding–Dibrugarh section
Construction
Structure type	Standard on ground
Other information
Status	Defunct
Station code	LKPE
History
Opened	1890
Closed	1993
Location Lekhapani Location in Assam Show map of Assam Lekhapani Location in India Show map of India

v t e Lumding–Dibrugarh section
Legend
km km Rangiya–Murkongselek section via Bogibeel Bridge Lepetkata 306 312 Dhamalgaon 379 325 Dibrugarh Dihing River 383 331 Dibrumukh 382 330 Dibrugarh Town Khowang 296 376 Chaulkhowa Moranhat 284 370 Lahoal 361 Dikom 355 Hatiali Ground Siding Moran 279 352 Chabua 348 Kanjikhoa 342 Panitola 338 Hijiguli 45 Saikhoa Ghat Sepon 274 40 Dangari National Highway 37 Mohkhuti 269 36 Talap Machai Siding 266 Rangiya–Murkongselek section Kharahat 262 Parshuram Kund Arunachal Pradesh Assam border Desang 257 under construction 27 Rupai Sibsagar Town 247 25 Dumduma Town Kujibali 239 24 Sookerating 22 Hansara 17 Bor Hapjan National Highway 38 Makum 009 21 Tingrai Tinsukia 002 27 Bogapani Halt 31 Telpung Digboi Refinery New Tinsukia 334 000 35 Digboi 39 Powai Sripuriagaon 330 Dihing River Chariali 328 47 Margherita Bordubi Road 321 Namdang Colliery Duliajan 317 51 Bargolai Dihing River 54 Ledo Tirap Colliery closed MG section Naharkatiya 308 64 Lekhapani Balimara 302 Tipongpani Colliery Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer Corporation Limited Namrup 297 Darang River Borhat 292 Baruanagar 287 Sapekhati 279 Longpatia 272 Bhojo 265 Dimapur-Tizit line (planned) Borahi Siding 260 237 Tizit Safrai 255 222 Singhpan Lakwa 244 208 15 Naginimora Mahutgaon 238 Nagaland Assam border Jorhat Town–Sibsagar Town line (under construction) 11 Bihubar Simalguri Junction 231 000 7 Santak closed MG line 190 Anaki Nazira 227 Mezenga 223 179 20 New Tuli Namtiali 216 14 Tuli Bahirabari 210 Nagaland Assam border 166 Yachong Amguri 205 000 154 Changdang Selenghat 200 142 Japu Lahing 193 127 Ajuhoto Nakachari 187 113 Changpang Meleng 183 100 Yimpang Kathilguri 180 91 Marachu/Merapani 70 Liokhowa Mariani 177 222 57 Liphanyan Kharikatia 171 43 Niuland Letekujan Siding 160 35 Nihekhu closed NG section 22 Sitikima Bokahola 223 Rangajan 221 165 225 Titabar Sycotta 218 160 Melamati Karanga Halt 215 155 Dufalating 153 Chakiting Naharbari 220 148 Kamarbandha Ali Duklangia 217 Kaliapani 215 Murmuria Siding 214 Cinnamara 212 Khelmati 209 Jorhat Town-Sibsagar Town line (under construction) Kakilamukh 236 Gosaigaon Ghat 230 Gosaigaon 228 Patiagaon 223 Borigaon 218 closed NG section Jorhat Goods Yard Jorhat Junction 207 Jorhat Town 206 Rowriah 201 Bhalukmara 193 Gatonga Siding 191 Moabund 188 Barua Bamungaon 179 Rangaliting 172 Badulipar 168 Khumtai 164 Salona–Khumtai line (under construction) Numaligarh Refinery 172 Numaligarh 162 Hautley 156 Adharsatra 152 Golaghat 146 Furkating 139 Oating 135 Jamguri 129 Bhilgaon 122 Dimapur–Tizit line (planned) Barpathar 114 Sarupathar 105 Naojan 096 Chungajan 089 123 Kohima Bokajan 083 88 Zubza Khotkhoti 075 62 Chephema Assam Nagaland border 57 Pherima 53 Khabvuma Dimapur 0 69 0 49 Khaibung Rangapahar Crossing 065 35 Molvom Rangapahar 063 22 Sukhovi Nagaland Assam border 11 Chumekdima Dhansiri–Zubza–Kohima line (under construction) km 51 0 Dhansiri 42 Daldali 32 Diphu 23 Nailalung 14 Langcholiet 7 Barlangfer 0 Lumding Lumding–Sabroom section Guwahati–Lumding section km Sources: Google maps Indian Railway Time Table Dibrugarh Jhajha Weekly Express 15942 Mariani–Furkating Passenger 55904 Presentation on Development of Rail Infrastructure in the Northeast Region

History

Abandoned Lekhapani railway station

Lekhapani railway station, opened around 1890, was a major coal-loading point for Tipong collieries. There is a display tablet at the station which says that the station was closed to commercial traffic in 1993 and the last train ran on the line in 1997. The railway station was restored in 2009.^[1][2]

Lekhapani used to be the easternmost railway station of Indian Railways. When gauge conversions took place around 1997, Ledo became the last and the easternmost station. The 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge continued up to Tirap for railway sidings. Beyond that the remnants of the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)-wide metre-gauge track to Lekhapani was visible (as of 2005).^[3]

Stillwell Road

Lekhapani was the starting point of the Stillwell Road constructed by the Allied forces in 1942–45 through Burma to Kunming in China.^[2]

New line surveys

Surveys are underway for 6 km (4 mi)-long line from Tirap to Lekhapani and 31 km (19 mi)-long line from Lekhapani to Kharsang in Arunachal Pradesh.^[4]