Kamakhya Junction railway station explained

Type:	Regional rail & Commuter rail station
Style:	Indian Railways
Address:	Kamakhya Station Road, Green Park Colony, Maligaon, Guwahati-781011, Kamrup Metro, Assam
Line:	Barauni–Guwahati line New Bongaigaon-Jogihopa-Kamakhya line Kamakhya-Pandu branch line
Other:	Cabs, City Bus, Pandu Port Auto-rickshaw
Structure:	Standard (on-ground station)
Platform:	4
Tracks:	12
Parking:	Available
Bicycle:	Available
Electrified:	Yes (27th March, 2021)
Accessible:	Yes
Owned:	Indian Railways
Operator:	Northeast Frontier Railway zone
Status:	Functioning
Former:	Assam Bengal Railway
Map Type:	Guwahati#India Assam
Map Dot Label:	Kamakhya Junction railway station
Mapframe:	Yes

Kamakhya Junction Railway Station is a railway junction station located at Maligaon in Guwahati in the Indian state of Assam.

Location

The station lies near to the headquarters of Northeast Frontier Railway. It is the second-largest railway station of Guwahati after Guwahati railway station.

Station facilities

Kamakhya junction has upgraded its passenger amenities in recent past. The station is being developed jointly with the Union Ministry of Tourism.

Following services available in Kamakhya Junction:

• 10 (02 Bedded) AC Retiring Rooms with Free Wi-Fi/TV/Charging point
• 01 (10 Bedded) AC Dormitory with Free Wi-Fi/TV/Locker for Gents
• 01 (10 Bedded) AC Dormitory with Free Wi-Fi/TV/Locker for Ladies
• High Speed Google Railwire Free Wi-Fi service
• Upper Class/Lower Class Waiting Rooms having 120 seat capacity with Free Wi-Fi/AC/TV/Charging points/Drinking water & separate Ladies/Gents Washrooms
• Veg/Non Veg Food Court
• Cafeteria
• FOB with 5x Escalators/Elevators 1x
• CCTV Surveillance
• Cloak Room ^{[1] [2]}

Major trains

1. New Jalpaiguri - Guwahati Vande Bharat Express
2. Kamakhya - Lokmanya Tilak Terminus AC Superfast Express
3. Kamakhya - Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal AC Superfast Express
4. Kamakhya–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express^[3]
5. Kamakhya–Gandhidham Superfast Express
6. Kamakhya - Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Karmabhoomi Express.^[4]
7. Kamakhya - Udaipur City Kavi Guru Express^[5]
8. Kamakhya - Jodhpur, Bhagat Ki Kothi Express
9. Kamakhya - Delhi Brahmaputra Mail^[6]
10. Kamakhya - Dr. Ambedkar Nagar Express^[7]
11. Kamakhya - Ranchi Express^[8]
12. Kamakhya - Anand Vihar Terminal Northeast Express
13. Kamakhya - Puri Express via Howrah^[9]
14. Kamakhya - Puri Express (via Adra)
15. Kamakhya–Gaya Express
16. Kamakhya - Gomti Nagar Superfast Express

Notes and References

1. Web site: Guwahati's Kamakhya Railway Station gets a facelift; Upgraded with distinguished facilities. G Plus . 21 December 2020 . dmy-all.
2. Web site: Retiring rooms in Northeast Frontier Railway . Indian Railways . 12 May 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121119052312/http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/retiring/retnefr1.jsp . 19 November 2012 . dmy-all.
3. Web site: 15655/Kamakhya - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express. indiarailinfo.com.
4. Web site: Kamakhya Mumbai LTT Karmabhoomi Express. indiarailinfo.com.
5. Web site: Udaipur City Kamakhya Kavi Guru Express. indiarailinfo.com.
6. Web site: Dibrugarh Delhi Brahmaputra Mail. indiarailinfo.com.
7. Web site: 19305/Dr. Ambedkar Nagar - Kamakhya Weekly Express (PT) - Indore to Kamakhya WR/Western Zone - Railway Enquiry. indiarailinfo.com. 2021-09-13.
8. Web site: 15661/Ranchi - Kamakhya Weekly Express - Ranchi to Kamakhya NFR/Northeast Frontier Zone - Railway Enquiry. indiarailinfo.com. 2021-09-13.
9. Web site: Puri Kamakhya Express. indiarailinfo.com.