Simaluguri Junction railway station is a railway station on the Lumding–Dibrugarh section. It is located in Sivasagar in the Indian state of Assam. Its code is SLGR. It serves Simaluguri town. The station consists of three platforms. Simaluguri Junction is the main railway station in the Sivasagar district of Assam.
Simaluguri Junction | |||||
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| Indian Railways station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Station Road, Near ONGC Colony, Sivasagar, Assam India | ||||
| Coordinates | 26°55′01″N 94°45′07″E / 26.917°N 94.752°E | ||||
| Elevation | 130 metres (430 ft) | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | Northeast Frontier Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | Lumding–Dibrugarh section | ||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||
| Tracks | 5 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard on ground | ||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Active | ||||
| Station code | SLGR | ||||
| Zone(s) | Northeast Frontier Railway | ||||
| Division(s) | Tinsukia | ||||
| History | |||||
| Electrified | No | ||||
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History
editThe station lies on Amguri-Simaluguri section on West side, Simaluguri-Dibrugarh section in North and Simaluguri-Sripuriagaon section in East. All this lines comes under Lumding–Dibrugarh section. Simaluguri-Naginimora section is Gauge Conversion once completed it connect Sibsagar with Nagaland. Total length of the project is 16.9 kilometres.
Survey for 344 km (214 mi)-long new line from Jorhat to Sibsagar was completed in 2010–11 which will reduce the distance between Jorhat and Dibrugarh.[1][2][3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Railway's Surveys Underway" (PDF). Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ "NF Railway General Manager Holds Meeting with MPs to Answer Queries in Tinsukia". Sentinelassam. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Indian Railways upgrades several stations in North East with passenger amenities". Financial Express. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
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