Guwahati railway station
Guwahati | |||||
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Guwahati Railway station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Station Road, Gopinath Bordoloi Road, Paltan Bazaar, Guwahati-781001, Assam India | ||||
| Coordinates | 26°10′56″N 91°45′01″E / 26.1821°N 91.7504°E | ||||
| Elevation | 56.22 metres (184.4 ft) | ||||
| System | Regional Rail & Commuter Rail Station | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | Northeast Frontier Railways | ||||
| Lines | |||||
| Platforms | 7 | ||||
| Tracks | 24 | ||||
| Connections | Cabs, ASTC Bus Terminal,Auto, E-rickshaw | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||
| Parking | Available | ||||
| Bicycle facilities | Available | ||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | GHY | ||||
| Zone(s) | Northeast Frontier | ||||
| Division(s) | Lumding | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1900 | ||||
| Electrified | Yes (October 2021) | ||||
| Previous names | Assam Bengal Railway | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 300M/Year | 800K/Day ( high) | ||||
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Guwahati Railway Station (Station code: GHY) is located in the heart of the city of Guwahati, Assam. It is the first fully solar-operated railway station in India. It has been rated as A1-category station. The ASTC (Assam State Transport Corporation) bus terminal is located at the rear-end of the station.
An ISO-certified railway station, Guwahati Railway Station has been ranked 21 in cleanliness among the A1-category railway stations in India.
To reduce the traffic on the Guwahati junction, there is another railway station in the city at Maligaon, the Kamakhya railway station. Almost all newly introduced trains run from the Kamakhya Jn. railway station only. Plans had been made to make a new railway station at Beltola (in the southern part of Guwahati) to introduce trains towards Shillong, Meghalaya. Those plans have not been finalized and are still in progress.