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The station is located on the New Bongaigaon–Guwahati section of the Barauni–Guwahati line. It is located at a distance of 13.9 km from the Guwahati railway station . It is also connected to the Amingaon Container Depot [ 1 ] of Container Corporation of India via a line of approximately 686 m in length.
The Barauni–Guwahati railway line connects Barauni, Saharsa, Purnia and Katihar in the Indian state of Bihar and Bongaigaon, Kamakhya and Guwahati in Assam via Siliguri, Jalpaiguri, Cooch Behar and Alipurduar in West Bengal. It is a linkage of prime importance for Northeastern India with Capital of india.
According to BBC News, poor safety standards mean ferry accidents are common on the river but that this is one of the worst disasters in recent memory. [5] The incident occurred at Medortari near the Fakirganj village in the Dhubri district, about 350 km (220 mi) west of Guwahati . [ 6 ]
The conversion of this section to broad gauge started on 2007–08. The Rangiya-Rangapara North-Dekargaon section was converted and opened for traffic in 2013. The Tezpur railway station was abandoned however owing to its proximity to Brahmaputra river which caused frequent flooding and Dekargaon railway station became the terminus of the branch line.
The Bhuragaon-Kaupati Bridge will be situated downstream of the Brahmaputra River and will connect the town of Bhuragaon in the south to Darrang district to the river's north. [3] The bridge will be located over 77 km away from the Assam-Bhutan border and acts as an alternative to the Kalia Bhomora Bridge and the under-construction Guwahati ...
The Brahmaputra is a trans-boundary river which flows through Southwestern China, Northeastern India, and Bangladesh.It is known as Brahmaputra or Luit in Assamese, Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibetan, the Siang/Dihang River in Arunachali, and Jamuna River in Bengali.
[3] [4] [5] The Assam Bengal Railway constructed a branch line to Guwahati, connecting the city to the eastern line in 1900. During the 1900-1910 period, the Eastern Bengal Railway built the Golakganj-Amingaon branch line, thus connecting the western bank of the Brahmaputra to the western line.
Majuli island in Brahmaputra River: 2 vessels operate on National Waterway 2 (NW2) by Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAR) with capacity of 200 passenger, 4 cars and 2 trucks. [ 1 ] Pandu Port ( Guwahati ) across Brahmaputra River: 1 vessel operates on NW2 by IWAR with capacity of 200 passenger, 4 cars and 2 trucks.