Kamalajari Railway Station coded KMLJ is a railway station currently under construction in the Kamrup rural district of Assam, India. It is an important station on the Tetelia-Byrnihat line of the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR). The station is situated at an elevation of 57 metres (187 feet) above sea level.[1]
 Kamalajari | |||||
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| Indian Railways station Terminal station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Sonapur Gaon, Kamrup rural district, Assam 782402 India | ||||
| Coordinates | 26°06′N 91°34′E / 26.10°N 91.57°E | ||||
| Elevation | 57 m (187 ft) | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | Northeast Frontier Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | Tetelia Junction - New Shillong | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Terminus | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | under construction | ||||
| Station code | KMLJ | ||||
| Zone(s) | Northeast Frontier Railway | ||||
| Division(s) | Lumding | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 2023 | ||||
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Current status edit
Teteliya–Byrnihat line, 22 km long, from Guwahati's suburb Tetelia to Byrnihat near Shillon in Meghalaya is likely to be completed by March 2025.[2] From Byrnihat it will be extended further to Shillong in future.[2] Construction was delayed after a 2017 protest in Ronghana.[3]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Kamalajari Railway Station - Railinfo". indiarailinfo.com.
- ^ a b North East to get better Indian Railways connectivity! 5 major rail projects lined up, Financial Express, July 17, 2020.
- ^ "Uncertainty looms large over Meghalaya rail project". NORTHEAST NOW. Retrieved 2020-03-31.