Furkating Junction railway station explained

Furkating Junction
Type:	Indian Railways junction station
Style:	Indian Railways
Address:	SH - 34, Furkating, Golaghat, Assam
Country:	India
Elevation:	101m (331feet)
Line:	Lumding–Dibrugarh section Furkating–Jorhat–Mariani branch line
Structure:	Standard on ground
Platform:	2
Tracks:	6
Parking:	Available
Bicycle:	No
Electrified:	Yes
Owned:	Indian Railways
Operator:	Northeast Frontier Railway
Status:	Functioning
Map Type:	India Assam#India
Map Dot Label:	Furkating

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.^{[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 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

External links

• Trains at Furkating

Notes and References

1. Web site: History of Tinsukia Division . NF Railway . 13 May 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140310133856/http://www.nfr.railnet.gov.in/TSK/Network%20Map/history.htm . 10 March 2014 .
2. Urban History of India: A Case-Study by Deepali Barua, pages 79-80,, Mittal Publications, A-110 Mohan Garden, New Delhi – 110059
3. Web site: Lumding Dibrugarh GC Project. Process Register. 13 May 2013.
4. Web site: Furkating railway station forum. indianrailinfo.com. 29 March 2023.
5. Web site: Retiring rooms in North East Frontier Railway . Indian Railways . 14 May 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121119052312/http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/retiring/retnefr1.jsp . 19 November 2012 . dmy .
6. Web site: RailWire WiFi is now available in Furkating and Dudhnoi stations . RailTel.
7. Web site: 15609⇒15909/Avadh Assam Express (PT). indiarailinfo.com.
8. Web site: Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Dibrugarh Express via Katihar. indiarailinfo.com.
9. Web site: Dibrugarh Howrah Kamrup Express via Guwahati. indiarailinfo.com.