Arunachal Junction railway station

Arunachal Junction railway station is a small railway station in Silchar Cachar district, Assam. Its code is ARCL.

Arunachal Junction
Indian Railways Station
LocationNational Highway 53, Masimpur, Silchar, Assam
India
Coordinates24.8557°N 92.7428°E / 24.8557; 92.7428
Elevation26 metres (85 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byNortheast Frontier Railway zone
Line(s)Lumding–Sabroom section
Platforms1
Tracks3
ConnectionsAuto rickshaw, bus, taxi
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeARCL
Zone(s) Northeast Frontier Railway zone
Division(s) Lumding
History
Previous namesAssam Bengal Railway
Location
Arunachal Junction
Location in Assam
Arunachal Junction
Location in India

Location

It is located in Silchar city.

Infrastructure

The station consists of 3 platforms.

Lines

The 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge conversion which includes the reconstruction of the railway station started in October 2014 as part of the LumdingBadarpurSilchar railway section of the Northeast Frontier Railway zone of the Indian Railways.[1][2][3]

References

  1. Kashyap, Samudra Gupta (21 November 2015). "New Lumding–Silchar BG track opened for passenger traffic". The Indian Express.
  2. "Suresh Prabhu Inaugurates Landmark Lumding–Silchar". Press Information Bureau, Government of India, Ministry of Railways. 27 March 2015.
  3. Singh, Bikash (28 March 2015). "First goods train in newly Gauge Converted Lumding – Silchar section flagged off". The Economic Times.


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