Guwahati railway station
Guwahati
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Guwahati Railway station
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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 | ||
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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 | |
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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
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for [[Wikivoyage:Guwahati#Lua error in Module:Wikidata at line 863: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).|Guwahati]]. |
Preceding station | Indian Railway | Following station | ||
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Northeast Frontier Railway zone | Terminus | |||
Terminus | Northeast Frontier Railway zone |
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