Furkating is the main railway junction in the Golaghat district in the state of Assam in India. It serves Golaghat town which is about 6 km away from here.
History The 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.Urban History of India: A Case-Study by Deepali Barua, pages 79-80, , Mittal Publications, A-110 Mohan Garden, New Delhi – 110059
The Mariani–Furkating line was operated by Jorehaut Provincial Railway till 1943.
The project for the conversion of the Lumding–Dibrugarh section from metre gauge to broad gauge was completed by the end of 1997.
Amenities Furkating railway station has two platforms and a double-bedded retiring room.
It is also equipped with free wifi.
Major trains Dibrugarh–Kanyakumari Vivek Express New Tinsukia–Amritsar Express Dibrugarh–Chandigarh Express New Tinsukia–SMVT Bengaluru Superfast Express Dibrugarh–Lalgarh Avadh Assam Express Dibrugarh–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express Dibrugarh–Howrah Kamrup Express via Guwahati Dibrugarh–Rajendra Nagar Weekly Express Guwahati–Jorhat Town Jan Shatabdi Express Guwahati–Dibrugarh Town Nagaland Express Guwahati–Mariani BG Express Guwahati–Ledo Intercity Express Rangiya–New Tinsukia Express
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External links Trains at Furkating