Furkating Junction railway station

Furkating Junction
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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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. "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.

External links

• Trains at Furkating
• Kaziranga National Park travel guide from Wikivoyage

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Oating towards ?		Northeast Frontier Railway zone Lumding–Dibrugarh section		Kamarbandha Ali towards ?
Terminus		Northeast Frontier Railway zone Furkating–Mariani branch line		Golaghat towards ?