Furkating
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Furkating
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| Indian Railway Junction Station | |
| Location | KB Road, Furkating, Assam India |
| Coordinates | 26°27′56″N 94°00′10″E / 26.4655°N 94.0027°ECoordinates: 26°27′56″N 94°00′10″E / 26.4655°N 94.0027°E |
| Elevation | 101 metres (331 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | Northeast Frontier Railway |
| Line(s) |
Lumding-Dibrugarh section Furkating-Jorhat-Mariani branch line |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard on ground |
| Parking | No |
| Bicycle facilities | No |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | FKG |
| Division(s) | Tinsukia railway division |
| Location | |
Furkating is the main railway junction in the Golaghat district in the state of Assam in India.
The 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) wide metre gauge railway track earlier laid by Assam Bengal Railway from Chittagong to Lumding was extended to Tinsukia on the Dibru-Sadiya line in 1903.
The Mariani-Furkating line was operated by Jorhat-Provincial Railway.
The project for the conversion of the Lumding-Dibrugarh section from metre gauge to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge was completed by the end of 1997.
Furkating railway station has a double-bedded retiring room.
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