Furkating Junction railway station


Furkating is the main railway junction in the Golaghat district in the state of Assam in India.

History

The wide 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.
The Mariani-Furkating line was operated by Jorhat-Provincial Railway.
The project for the conversion of the Lumding-Dibrugarh section from metre gauge to wide broad gauge was completed by the end of 1997.

Amenities

Furkating railway station has a double-bedded retiring room.
It is also equipped with free wifi.