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 / 26.4655°N 94.0027°E / 26.4655; 94.0027 | ||||
| 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.
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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