New Tinsukia Junction railway station explained


Type:Regional rail and Commuter rail station
Style:Indian Railways
Address:Assam Trunk Road, Hijuguri, Tinsukia-786192, Assam
Elevation:124m (407feet)
Line:
Other:Auto-rickshaw, Bus Stand
Structure:Standard on ground
Platform:3
Tracks:10
Parking: Available
Bicycle: Available
Opened:1883
Electrified:Ongoing
Accessible: Yes
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:Northeast Frontier Railway
Status:Functioning
Former:Dibru-Sadiya Railway
Passengers:30K/Day
Map Type:India Assam
Map Dot Label:New Tinsukia Junction railway station
Mapframe:Yes

New Tinsukia is a railway junction station on the Lumding–Dibrugarh section. It is located in Tinsukia district in the Indian state of Assam. It serves Tinsukia and the surrounding areas. New Tinsukia is the second station in the town of Tinsukia after the old Tinsukia Station. The Railway Heritage Park, Tinsukia is located at the station, with locomotives from the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR), Dibru–Sadiya Railway (DSR) and Assam Bengal Railway (ABR).

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]

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

Station amenities

Following services available in New Tinsukia Jn. Railway Station:

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 .