Furkating Junction railway station

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 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.

The Mariani–Furkating line was operated by Jorehaut Provincial Railway till 1943.

The project for the conversion of the Lumding–Dibrugarh section from metre gauge to broad gauge was completed by the end of 1997.

Amenities

Furkating railway station has two platforms and a double-bedded retiring room.

It is also equipped with free wifi.

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
6. Dibrugarh–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Superfast Express
7. Dibrugarh–Howrah Kamrup Express via Guwahati
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

External links

• Trains at Furkating