New Tinsukia railway station
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New Tinsukia
নিউ তিনিচুকীয়া |
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New Tinsukia railway station
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| Location | Assam Trunk Road, Hijuguri, Distt: Tinsukia, Assam India |
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| Elevation | 124 metres (407 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | Northeast Frontier Railway |
| Line(s) | Lumding-Dibrugarh section |
| Platforms | 4 |
| Construction | |
| Parking | Yes |
| Bicycle facilities | Yes |
| Other information | |
| Station code | NTSK |
| Division(s) | Tinsukia railway division |
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New Tinsukia is a railway junction station on the Lumding-Dibrugarh section. It is located in Tinsukia district in the Indian state of Assam. It serves Tinsukia and the surrounding areas. It is the second station in the town of Tinsukia after the old Tinsukia Station.
History
The 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 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]
The project for the conversion of the Lumding-Dibrugarh section from metre gauge to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge was completed by the end of 1997.[3]
Amenities
New Tinsukia railway station has two double-bedded AC retiring rooms; 2 double bedded, a single bedded Non AC retiring rooms and a 7 bedded dormitory.[4]
Trains
Important trains trains are - Kamrup Express , train No 15959/60 running between Howrah Junction and Dibrugarh. Brahmaputra Mail running between Delhi and Dibrugarh. Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express running between New Delhi and Dibrugarh.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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
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External links
- Trains at New Tinsukia
Tinsukia travel guide from Wikivoyage
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| Terminus | Northeast Frontier Railway zone
New Tinsukia-Dangri branch line and New Tinsukia-Lekhapani branch line
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