Rangiya Junction railway station

Barpeta Road, 781354
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Rangiya Junction railway station is a junction station on the New Bongaigaon-Guwahati section of Barauni-Guwahati line, and Rangia-Tezpur line of Rangia-Murkongselek section. It is located in Kamrup district in the Indian state of Assam. It serves Rangia and the surrounding areas.HistoryIn 1883–84 the wide metre gauge line of Assam Behar State Railway met the Eastern Bengal Railway’s wide broad gauge line at Parbatipur. It reached Katihar in 1888-89 and in 1909 it reached Amingaon on the banks of the Brahmaputra, which could be crossed by ferry to reach Guwahati.The new broad gauge track from New Bongaigaon to Guwahati was commissioned in 1984.Saraighat Bridge opened in 1962, initially carried metre gauge tracks, which was later replaced by broad gauge tracks.The 450km long Rangia-Murkongselek line is being converted from wide metre gauge to wide broad gauge. As of 2013, the work is expected to be completed soon.

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