Makum railway station
Appearance
Makum | |||||
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Indian Railways junction station | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | Assam Trunk Road, Makum, Tinsukia District, Assam![]() | ||||
Coordinates | 27°29′13″N 95°26′21″E / 27.4869°N 95.4393°E | ||||
Elevation | 130 metres (430 ft) | ||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
Operated by | Northeast Frontier Railway | ||||
Line(s) | Lumding–Dibrugarh section | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Construction | |||||
Structure type | Standard on ground | ||||
Parking | No | ||||
Bicycle facilities | No | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Functioning | ||||
Station code | MJN | ||||
Zone(s) | Northeast Frontier Railway | ||||
Division(s) | Tinsukia | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 1883 | ||||
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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
[edit]The 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)-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 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge was completed by the end of 1997.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Urban History of India: A Case-Study by Deepali Barua, pages 79-80, ISBN 81-7099-538-8, Mittal Publications, A-110 Mohan Garden, New Delhi – 110059
- ^ "History of Tinsukia Division". NF Railway. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ^ "Lumding Dibrugarh GC Project". Process Register. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
External links
[edit]- Makum railway station at the India Rail Info
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Northeast Frontier Railway zone | Bara Hapjan towards ?
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Northeast Frontier Railway zone | Tingrai towards ?
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