Lekhapani railway station

Lekhapani is a railway station on the Lumding–Dibrugarh section. It is located in Tinsukia district in the Indian state of Assam.

Lekhapani
Indian Railways station
General information
LocationAssam Trunk Road, Makum, District: Tinsukia, Assam
India
Coordinates27°19′16″N 95°49′41″E / 27.321°N 95.828°E / 27.321; 95.828
Elevation130 metres (430 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byNortheast Frontier Railway
Line(s)Lumding–Dibrugarh section
Construction
Structure typeStandard on ground
Other information
StatusDefunct
Station codeLKPE
History
Opened1890
Closed1993
Location
Lekhapani is located in Assam
Lekhapani
Lekhapani
Location in Assam
Lekhapani is located in India
Lekhapani
Lekhapani
Location in India
Display board of NF Railway

History

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Abandoned Lekhapani railway station

Lekhapani railway station, opened around 1890, was a major coal-loading point for Tipong collieries. There is a display tablet at the station which says that the station was closed to commercial traffic in 1993 and the last train ran on the line in 1997. The railway station was restored in 2009.[1][2]

Lekhapani used to be the easternmost railway station of Indian Railways. When gauge conversions took place around 1997, Ledo became the last and the easternmost station. The 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge continued up to Tirap for railway sidings. Beyond that the remnants of the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in)-wide metre-gauge track to Lekhapani was visible (as of 2005).[3]

Stillwell Road

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Lekhapani was the starting point of the Stillwell Road constructed by the Allied forces in 1942–45 through Burma to Kunming in China.[2]

New line surveys

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Surveys are underway for 6 km (4 mi)-long line from Tirap to Lekhapani and 31 km (19 mi)-long line from Lekhapani to Kharsang in Arunachal Pradesh.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "NF Rly to promote its heritage". The Assam Tribune, 28 August 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Railway's Last Frontier". flickr. 18 October 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Trivia". Easternmost station. IRFCA. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Railway's Surveys Underway". Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region. Retrieved 20 May 2013.