Makum railway station

Makum
Indian Railways junction station
General information
LocationAssam Trunk Road, Makum, Tinsukia District, Assam
 India
Coordinates27°29′13″N 95°26′21″E / 27.4869°N 95.4393°E / 27.4869; 95.4393
Elevation130 metres (430 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byNortheast Frontier Railway
Line(s)Lumding–Dibrugarh section
Platforms2
Construction
Structure typeStandard on ground
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeMJN
Zone(s) Northeast Frontier Railway
Division(s) Tinsukia
History
Opened1883
Location
Makum is located in Assam
Makum
Makum
Location in Assam
Makum is located in India
Makum
Makum
Location in 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

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The 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 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

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ "History of Tinsukia Division". NF Railway. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Lumding Dibrugarh GC Project". Process Register. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
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Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Tinsukia
towards ?
Northeast Frontier Railway zone Bara Hapjan
towards ?
Northeast Frontier Railway zone Tingrai
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