Kamakhya Junction Railway Station is a railway junction station located at Maligaon in Guwahati in the Indian state of Assam.
Regional rail & Commuter rail station | |||||||
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Location | Kamakhya Station Road, Green Park Colony, Maligaon, Guwahati-781011, Kamrup Metro, Assam India | ||||||
Coordinates | 26°09′26″N 91°41′27″E / 26.1571°N 91.6907°E | ||||||
Elevation | 55 metres (180 ft) | ||||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||
Operated by | Northeast Frontier Railway zone | ||||||
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Platforms | 4 | ||||||
Tracks | 12 | ||||||
Connections | Cabs, City Bus, Pandu Port Auto-rickshaw | ||||||
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Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||||
Parking | Available | ||||||
Bicycle facilities | Available | ||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||
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Status | Functioning | ||||||
Station code | KYQ | ||||||
Zone(s) | Northeast Frontier Railway zone | ||||||
Division(s) | Lumding | ||||||
History | |||||||
Electrified | Yes (27 March 2021) | ||||||
Previous names | Assam Bengal Railway | ||||||
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Location
editThe 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
editKamakhya 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
edit- New Jalpaiguri - Guwahati Vande Bharat Express
- Kamakhya - Lokmanya Tilak Terminus AC Superfast Express
- Kamakhya - Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal AC Superfast Express
- Kamakhya–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express[3]
- Kamakhya–Gandhidham Superfast Express
- Kamakhya - Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Karmabhoomi Express.[4]
- Kamakhya - Udaipur City Kavi Guru Express[5]
- Kamakhya - Jodhpur, Bhagat Ki Kothi Express
- Kamakhya - Delhi Brahmaputra Mail[6]
- Kamakhya - Dr. Ambedkar Nagar Express[7]
- Kamakhya - Ranchi Express[8]
- Kamakhya - Anand Vihar Terminal Northeast Express
- Kamakhya - Puri Express via Howrah[9]
- Kamakhya - Puri Express (via Adra)
- Kamakhya–Gaya Express
- Kamakhya - Gomti Nagar Superfast Express
References
edit- ^ "Guwahati's Kamakhya Railway Station gets a facelift; Upgraded with distinguished facilities". G Plus. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "Retiring rooms in Northeast Frontier Railway". Indian Railways. Archived from the original on 19 November 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ^ "15655/Kamakhya - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express". indiarailinfo.com.
- ^ "Kamakhya Mumbai LTT Karmabhoomi Express". indiarailinfo.com.
- ^ "Udaipur City Kamakhya Kavi Guru Express". indiarailinfo.com.
- ^ "Dibrugarh Delhi Brahmaputra Mail". indiarailinfo.com.
- ^ "19305/Dr. Ambedkar Nagar - Kamakhya Weekly Express (PT) - Indore to Kamakhya WR/Western Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "15661/Ranchi - Kamakhya Weekly Express - Ranchi to Kamakhya NFR/Northeast Frontier Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "Puri Kamakhya Express". indiarailinfo.com.
External links
edit- Kamakhya Junction railway station at the India Rail Info
Preceding station | Indian Railways | Following station | ||
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Agthori towards ?
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Northeast Frontier Railway zone | Guwahati towards ?
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Azara towards ?
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Northeast Frontier Railway zone | Terminus | ||
Pandu towards ?
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Northeast Frontier Railway zone | Guwahati towards ?
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