See also: Ledo Road.
| Ledo | |
| Other Name: | Lidu |
| Settlement Type: | Semi-Rural |
| Pushpin Map: | India Assam#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Assam, India |
| Coordinates: | 27.3°N 95.7333°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Margherita  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Assam |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Tinsukia |
| Government Type: | Panchayat Raj under State Government |
| Governing Body: | Gaon Panchayat of Ledo |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 150 |
| Population Total: | 6540 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Hindi,Bengali etc |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Assamese |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | [786182] |
| Registration Plate: | AS |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Coastline |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 0km (00miles) |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Margherita |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Avg. summer temperature |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | 30°C |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Avg. winter temperature |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | 6°C |
| Iso Code: | IN-AS |
| Official Name: | Ledo |
Ledo is a small town in Tinsukia district, Assam, India.[1], the Ledo railway station is the easternmost broad gauge railway station in India.[2] The town is also the starting point of Ledo Road, also known as Stilwell Road, a highway built during World War II for use by American and British troops as a military supply route to China through Myanmar (Burma)
The first coal mine in Assam was started near Ledo in 1882 when the erstwhile Assam Railway & Trading Company was laying a metre gauge railway line in that region.And Ledo is famous for its high quality good coal[3] [4]
Ledo Railway Station (station code: LEDO) is located in Tinsukia district, Assam, India. As of 2005, it holds the distinction of being the easternmost broad gauge railway station in India.The Dibrugarh Airport (approximately 78 km away). It is located NH 38 (Stillwell Rd), Ledo, Samukjan, District: Tinsukia, Assam, India. Ledo is also the starting point of the Ledo Road, also known as the Stilwell Road, which was built during World War II as a military supply route to China through Myanmar (Burma). The station falls under the administrative control of the Tinsukia Division of the Northeast Frontier Railway zone. It is a last railway station on the Tinsukia–Ledo line in Assam, India. It holds historical significance as the easternmost broad gauge station in the country. Although it doesn’t have pass through station.
Some of the three major trains that start from Ledo include: