Agthori railway station

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Agthori
Indian Railways station
General information
Location IIT Guwahati, Assam
India
Coordinates 26°12′3.20″N91°41′9.64″E / 26.2008889°N 91.6860111°E / 26.2008889; 91.6860111
Elevation52 metres (171 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Platforms2
Tracks3
ConnectionsAuto stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
StatusSingle diesel line
Station codeAGT
Zone(s) Northeast Frontier Railway zone
Division(s) Lumding
History
ElectrifiedNo
Location
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Agthori
Location in Guwahati
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Agthori
Location in Assam

Agthori railway station is a small railway station in Guwahati, Assam. Its code is AGT. It serves Guwahati City. The station consists of 2 platforms and is located next to the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati.

The station is located on the New Bongaigaon–Guwahati section of the Barauni–Guwahati line. It is located at a distance of 13.9 km from the Guwahati railway station.

It is also connected to the Amingaon Container Depot [1] of Container Corporation of India via a line of approximately 686 m in length.

The station is currently not served by any long-distance trains and is served by only passenger trains, which are as follows:-

The station serves the areas of North Guwahati, Amingaon and Hajo.

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References

  1. "ICD, Amingaon CONCOR, India". Archived from the original on 29 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
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