Guwahati railway station

Guwahati railway station (Station code: GHY) is located in the heart of Guwahati, Assam. It is the first fully solar operated railway station in India. It is rated as A1 category station. Just behind the Guwahati Railway Station is the Assam State Transport Corporation Bus Station. This is in the Paltan Bazaar area of Guwahati from where most of the private bus companies operate connecting Guwahati with the rest of the state and the Northeast.


Guwahati
Commuter Rail & Regional Rail
Guwahati Railway station
LocationStation Road, Gopinath Bordoloi Road, Mawhati, Guwahati, 781001, Assam
India
Coordinates26°10′56″N 91°45′01″E
Elevation56.22 metres (184.4 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byNortheast Frontier Railway zone
Line(s)Barauni-Guwahati Line
Guwahati–Lumding section
New Bongaigaon - Guwahati Section
Platforms7
Tracks14
ConnectionsUber, Ola Cabs, Bus, Auto
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeGHY
Zone(s) Northeast Frontier Railway zone
Division(s) Lumding
History
Opened1900 (1900)
Electrified1. Construction - Double line electrification (to be completed by March 31st, 2019)
2.To be completed by July 31st, 2019, due to delay.
Previous namesAssam Bengal Railway
Traffic
Passengers (20 million)80k  17%
Location
Guwahati
Location in Assam
Guwahati
Location in India

An ISO CERTIFIED STATION [ISO 14001:2015]. Guwahati Railway Station has been ranked 21 in cleanliness among the A1 category railway stations in India.[1]

Preceding station   Indian Railway   Following station
Northeast Frontier Railway zoneTerminus
TerminusNortheast Frontier Railway zone

To reduce the traffic on the Guwahati junction, there is another railway station in the city at Maligaon is called the Kamakhya railway station. Almost all newly introduced trains run from Kamakhya station only. There were plans to make a new railway station at Beltola (in the southern part of Guwahati) to introduce trains towards Shillong. Plans have not been finalized and still in process.

Guwahati railway station became the first railway station to run entirely on solar power. The solar panel installation project were commissioned in April 2017.[2]

Services for rolling stock

The station has a diesel locomotive shed with room for 80 locomotives. The sheds accommodate WDM-3D, WDG-4D, WDG-4 AND WDS class locomotives.The shed now also accommodates WDP-4D locos. The station has a coach maintenance complex.

Station facilities

The station is the divisional headquarters for the Northeast Frontier Railway.

The station has seven platforms. It serves the long distance trains of NFR. Google along with RailWire provided Free high speed Wifi until 2020.[3] However, RailTel (RailWire's parent company) has confirmed that it will continue to provide free Wifi Internet services.[4] In addition, there is a transit passenger facility with dormitory, single room and double room accommodation.

Major Trains

References
  1. https://www.guwahatiplus.com/daily-news/guwahati-railway-station-ranked-21-among-a1-category-stations-in-india
  2. https://www.guwahatiplus.com/article-detail/guwahati-railway-station-to-completely-run-on-solar-power
  3. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/google-ends-its-free-wifi-service-at-indian-railway-stations/article30878776.ece
  4. https://www.livemint.com/technology/tech-news/no-more-free-wifi-from-google-at-415-indian-railway-stations-11582011130305.html

[1]

Preceding station   Indian Railway   Following station
Northeast Frontier Railway zoneTerminus
TerminusNortheast Frontier Railway zone
  1. https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/renewable/guwahati-now-has-indias-first-solar-powered-railway-station/64198771
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