Makum railway station explained

Makum
Type:Indian Railways junction station
Style:Indian Railways
Address:Assam Trunk Road, Makum, Tinsukia District, Assam
Elevation:130m (430feet)
Line:Lumding–Dibrugarh section
Structure:Standard on ground
Platform:2
Parking:No
Bicycle:No
Opened:1883
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:Northeast Frontier Railway
Status:Functioning
Map Type:India Assam#India

Makum is a railway junction station on the Lumding–Dibrugarh section. It is located in Tinsukia district in the Indian state of Assam. It serves Makum and the surrounding areas.

History

The -wide metre-gauge line from Dibrugarh steamer ghat to Makum was opened to passenger traffic on 16 July 1883.[1]

The 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]

Conversion of the Lumding–Dibrugarh section from metre gauge to broad gauge was completed by the end of 1997.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Urban History of India: A Case-Study by Deepali Barua, pages 79-80,, Mittal Publications, A-110 Mohan Garden, New Delhi – 110059
  2. 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 .
  3. Web site: Lumding Dibrugarh GC Project. Process Register. 13 May 2013 .