Rangiya Junction railway station
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Rangiya Junction
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| Indian Railway Junction Station | |
Rangia Junction
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| Location | Rangia, Assam India |
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| Elevation | 53 metres (174 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | Northeast Frontier Railway |
| Line(s) | New Bongaigaon-Guwahati section Rangia-Murkongselek section Barauni-Guwahati line |
| Platforms | 5 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard on ground |
| Parking | No |
| Bicycle facilities | No |
| Disabled access |  |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | RNY |
| Division(s) | Rangiya railway division |
| History | |
| Opened | 1909 |
| Location | |
Rangiya Junction railway station is a junction station on the New Bongaigaon-Guwahati section of Barauni-Guwahati line, and Rangia-Tezpur line of Rangia-Murkongselek section. It is located in Kamrup district in the Indian state of Assam. It serves Rangia and the surrounding areas.
History
In 1883–84 the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) wide metre gauge line of Assam Behar State Railway met the Eastern Bengal Railway’s 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge line at Parbatipur. It reached Katihar in 1888-89 and in 1909 it reached Amingaon on the banks of the Brahmaputra, which could be crossed by ferry to reach Guwahati.[1]
The new broad gauge track from New Bongaigaon to Guwahati was commissioned in 1984.[2]
Saraighat Bridge opened in 1962, initially carried metre gauge tracks, which was later replaced by broad gauge tracks.[3]
The 450 km (280 mi) long Rangia-Murkongselek line is being converted from 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) wide metre gauge to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge. As of 2013, the work is expected to be completed soon.[4]
Electrification
Electrification of the Barauni-Katihar-Guwahati line was sanctioned in 2008.[5] In the document on Vision 2020 – A Blue Print for Railway Electrification Programme, in the list of ongoing projects the entire route km (836) is shown as balance work as on 1 April 2010.[6]
Track doubling
Doubling of the track between New Bongaigaon and Kamakhya via Rangia has been approved in the railway budget for 2013-14.[7]
References
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External links
Rangia travel guide from Wikivoyage
| Preceding station | Indian Railway | Following station | ||
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| Northeast Frontier Railway zone | ||||
| Terminus | Northeast Frontier Railway zone
Rangia-Murkongselek line
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