Lumding Junction railway station
Lumding | |
|---|---|
| Indian Railway Junction Station | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Lumding, Assam India |
| Coordinates | 25°45′01″N 93°10′37″E / 25.7502°N 93.1769°E |
| Elevation | 142 metres (466 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | Northeast Frontier Railway |
| Line(s) | Guwahati-Lumding section Lumding-Dibrugarh section Lumding–Sabroom section |
| Platforms | 5 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard on ground |
| Parking | No |
| Bicycle facilities | No |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | LMG |
| Zone(s) | Northeast Frontier Railway |
| Division(s) | Lumding |
| History | |
| Opened | 1903 |
| Previous names | Assam Bengal Railway |
Lumding is a junction railway station on the Guwahati-Lumding section. It is located in Hojai district in the Indian state of Assam. It serves Lumding and the surrounding areas.
History
In the pre-partition days, Assam was linked to Chittagong through the Akhaura-Kulaura-Chhatak Line and Akhaura-Laksam-Chittagong Line. The Chittagong link had been constructed in response to the demand of the Assam tea planters for a railway link to Chittagong port. Assam Bengal Railway started construction of a railway track on the eastern side of Bengal in 1891. A 150-kilometre long (93 mi) track between Chittagong and Comilla was opened to traffic in 1895. The Comilla-Akhaura-Kalaura-Badarpur section was opened in 1896–1898 and extended to Lumding in 1903.[1][2]
Assam Bengal Railway opened the Lumding-Guwahati line in 1900.[3]
After independence and partition, the entire Guwahati-Lumding-Dibrugarh-Tinsukia sector was converted from metre gauge to broad gauge by 1997.[4][5]
The Lumding-Silchar gauge conversion work was scheduled to be completed in March–April 2015.[6]
Amenities
Lumding railway station has two double-bedded AC retiring rooms, seven double-bedded non-AC retiring rooms and a three-bedded dormitory.[7]
Loco shed
There is a metre gauge loco shed at Lumding. When the entire Guwahati-Lumding-Dibrugarh line was converted to broad gauge, the Lumding-Badarpur-Silchar line has also been converted to broad gauge. The YDM-4 metre gauge locos from New Guwahati loco shed were transferred to Lumding.[8]
Lumding railway division
Lumding railway division was created on 1 May 1969.[9]
References
- ^ Report on the administration of North East India (1921–22). Mttal Publishers Distributors. p. 46. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Socio Economic and Political Problems of Tea Garden Workers: A Study of Assam by S.N.Singh, Amarendra Narain, Purnendu Kumar,page 105, published in 2006, ISBN 81-8324-098-4, Mittal Publications, New Delhi
- ^ "IR History: Part III (1900-1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ^ "Highlights of Railway Budget, 1997-98". Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ^ "Lumding Dibrugarh GC Project". Process Register. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ^ "Gauge conversion deadline now April 2015". The Times of India, 25 March 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ^ "Retiring rooms in North East Frontier Railway". Indian Railways. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ^ "Sheds and workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ^ Northeast Fontier Railway – Lumding Division. Lumding Division. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
External links
- Lumding Junction railway station at the India Rail Info
| Preceding station | Indian Railway | Following station | ||
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| Template:Indian Railways lines | Terminus | |||
| Terminus | Template:Indian Railways lines Lumding-Dibrugarh section | |||
| Terminus | Template:Indian Railways lines Lumding–Sabroom section |