Guwahati railway station

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Guwahati
গুৱাহাটী
गुवाहाटी
Indian Railway Station
Guwahati Railway Station at Night.jpg
Guwahati Railway station
Location Paltan Bazaar, Guwahati, Assam
 India
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Elevation 56.22 metres (184.4 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Northeast Frontier Railway
Line(s) Barauni-Guwahati Line Guwahati–Lumding section
Platforms 7
Connections Auto Rickshaw, Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type Standard (on ground station)
Parking Available
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code GHY
Zone(s) Northeast Frontier Railway
Division(s) Lumding
History
Opened 1900
Electrified Under Construction
Previous names Assam Bengal Railway
Services
Computerized Ticketing CountersLuggage Checking SystemRailway Police ForceParkingDisabled AccessFood PlazaKiosksWCTaxi StandPublic Transportation
Location
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Guwahati railway station is located in the heart of Guwahati, Assam. Just behind the Guwahati Railway Station is the Assam State Transport Corporation Bus Station. This is in the Paltan Bazaar area of Guwahati from where most of the private bus companies operate connecting Guwahati with the rest of the state and the Northeast.[1]

To reduce the traffic on the Guwahati junction, there is another railway station in the city at Maligaon is Kamakhya railway station. Almost all newly introduced trains run from Kamakhya station only. There were plans to make a new railway station at Beltola (in the southern part of Guwahati) to introduce trains towards Shillong. Plans have not been finalized and still in process.

Other stations

There are few other stations in and around the city accessible area. They are Narengi, New Guwahati, Azara, Amingaon, Changsari, Digaru and Agthori.

  • Kamakhya Junction Railway Station : This station is located some 10 km from heart of the city, and is a preferred station for tourists visiting the Kamakhya temple of goddess Kamakhya.
  • Narengi station : Among these Narengi station is used only for halting trains coming from north-eastern states.
  • New Guwahati station :This station is used for freight services as it is close the Guwahati refinery.
  • Azara station : This station is near Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport.
  • Amingaon station : This is on the northern side of the city was the old station when the Saraighat bridge was not constructed.
  • Agthori station : The station Agthori is on the north Guwahati side near the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati.

Amenities

Guwahati railway station has 3 double-bedded deluxe and 2 double-bedded non deluxe AC retiring rooms; 2 five-bedded, 2 double-bedded Non AC retiring rooms and a 12 bedded dormitory. There are 7 platforms in the station and they are interconnected with foot over bridge (FOB).

Train services

Some of the important trains originate and terminate through Guwahati railway station are:[2]

Train No. Train Name Origin Destination Frequency
55801/02 Manas Rhino Passenger New Bongaigaon Guwahati Daily
55805/09 Chilarai Passenger New Bongaigaon Guwahati Daily
55615/16 Guwahati - Silchar BG Fast Passenger Guwahati Silchar Daily
12067/68 Guwahati Jorhat Town Jan Shatabdi Express Guwahati Jorhat Town Except Sunday
12345/46 Saraighat Express Howrah Junction Guwahati Daily
12235/36 Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express Dibrugarh New Delhi Weekly
12423/24 Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express Dibrugarh Town New Delhi Daily
12435/36 Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express Dibrugarh Town New Delhi Bi weekly
12501/02 Poorvottar Sampark Kranti Express Guwahati New Delhi Tri weekly
12505/06 Guwahati Anand Vihar Terminal North East Express Guwahati Anand Vihar Terminal Daily
12507/08 Guwahati Thiruvananthapuram Express Guwahati Trivandrum Weekly
12509/10 Guwahati Bangalore Express Guwahati Bangalore Tri weekly
12513/14 Guwahati - Secunderabad Express Secunderabad Junction Guwahati Weekly
12515/16 Guwahati Thiruvananthapuram Express Trivandrum Central Guwahati Weekly
12517/18 Kolkata – Guwahati Garib Rath Express Kolkata Guwahati Bi weekly
12525/26 Dibrugarh - Kolkata Express Kolkata Dibrugarh Weekly
14055/56 Brahmaputra Mail Dibrugarh Delhi Junction Daily
15603/04 Kamakhya Ledo Inter City Express Kamakhya Ledo Daily
15605/06 Kamakhya - Dibrugarh Intercity Express Kamakhya Mariani Daily
15609/10 Avadh Assam Express New Tinsukia Lalgarh Daily
15617/18 Guwahati - Naharlagun Inter City Express Guwahati Naharlagun Daily
15629/30 Guwahati - Chennai Egmore Express Chennai Egmore Guwahati Weekly
15631/32 Barmer - Guwahati Express Barmer Guwahati Bi weekly
15635/36 Dwarka Express Okha Guwahati Weekly
15639/40 Puri - Guwahati Express Puri Guwahati Weekly
15645/46 Mumbai LTT - Guwahati Express Mumbai LTT Guwahati Bi weekly
15647/48 Mumbai LTT- Guwahati Express Mumbai Guwahati Weekly
15651/52 Lohit Express Guwahati Jammu Tawi Weekly
15653/54 Amarnath Express Guwahati Jammu Tawi Weekly
15657/58 Kanchanjunga Express Sealdah Guwahati Daily
15665/66 BG Express Kamakhya Dimapur Daily
15901/02 Dibrugarh-Bangalore Express Bangalore Dibrugarh Weekly
15903/04 Dibrugarh-Chandigarh Express Dibrugarh Chandigarh Weekly
15905/06 Dibrugarh-Kanyakumari Vivek Express Dibrugarh Kanyakumari Weekly
15929/30 Dibrugarh - Chennai Egmore Express Chennai Egmore Dibrugarh Weekly
15933/34 Amritsar-Dibrugarh Express Dibrugarh Amritsar Weekly
15941/42 Jhajha Dibrugarh Express Jhajha Dibrugarh Weekly
15959/60 Kamrup Express Howrah Dibrugarh Daily
25610 Jivachh Link Express Darbhanga Guwahati Daily
25631 Bikaner Guwahati Express Bikaner Guwahati Bi weekly

References

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External Links


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