Simaluguri Junction railway station

Simaluguri Junction
Indian Railways station
General information
LocationStation Road, Near ONGC Colony, Sivasagar, Assam
India
Coordinates26°55′01″N 94°45′07″E / 26.917°N 94.752°E / 26.917; 94.752
Elevation130 metres (430 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byNortheast Frontier Railway
Line(s)Lumding–Dibrugarh section
Platforms3
Tracks5
Construction
Structure typeStandard on ground
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeSLGR
Zone(s) Northeast Frontier Railway
Division(s) Tinsukia
History
ElectrifiedNo
Location
Simaluguri Junction is located in Assam
Simaluguri Junction
Simaluguri Junction
Location in Assam
Simaluguri Junction is located in India
Simaluguri Junction
Simaluguri Junction
Location in India

Simaluguri Junction railway station is a railway station on the Lumding–Dibrugarh section. It is located in Sivasagar in the Indian state of Assam. Its code is SLGR. It serves Simaluguri town. The station consists of three platforms. Simaluguri Junction is the main railway station in the Sivasagar district of Assam.

History

The station lies on Amguri-Simaluguri section on West side, Simaluguri-Dibrugarh section in North and Simaluguri-Sripuriagaon section in East. All this lines comes under Lumding–Dibrugarh section. Simaluguri-Naginimora section is Gauge Conversion once completed it connect Sibsagar with Nagaland. Total length of the project is 16.9 kilometres.

Survey for 344 km (214 mi)-long new line from Jorhat to Sibsagar was completed in 2010–11 which will reduce the distance between Jorhat and Dibrugarh.[1][2][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Railway's Surveys Underway" (PDF). Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  2. ^ "NF Railway General Manager Holds Meeting with MPs to Answer Queries in Tinsukia". Sentinelassam. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Indian Railways upgrades several stations in North East with passenger amenities". Financial Express. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2021.


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