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.
Makum | |||||
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| Indian Railways junction station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Assam Trunk Road, Makum, Tinsukia District, Assam India | ||||
| 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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History
editThe 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
| Preceding station |  Indian Railways
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Following station | ||
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| Tinsukia towards ?
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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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