Guwahati railway station
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| Regional Rail & Commuter Rail Station | |||||||||
 Guwahati Railway station | |||||||||
| General information | |||||||||
| Location | Station Road, Gopinath Bordoloi Road, Paltan Bazaar, Guwahati-781001, Assam India | ||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°10′56″N 91°45′01″E / 26.1821°N 91.7504°E | ||||||||
| Elevation | 56.22 metres (184.4 ft)[1] | ||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||
| Operated by | Northeast Frontier Railways | ||||||||
| Line(s) | |||||||||
| Platforms | 7 | ||||||||
| Tracks | 14 | ||||||||
| Connections |  Cabs,  ASTC Bus Terminal,Auto, E-rickshaw | ||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||
| Parking |  Available | ||||||||
| Bicycle facilities |  Available | ||||||||
| Accessible |  Yes | ||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||||||
| Station code | GHY | ||||||||
| Zone(s) | Northeast Frontier Railway zone | ||||||||
| Division(s) | Lumding | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| Opened | 1900 | ||||||||
| Electrified |  Yes (October 2021) | ||||||||
| Previous names | Assam Bengal Railway | ||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||
| 30M/Year | 80K/Day ( high) | ||||||||
| Services | |||||||||
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Guwahati Railway Station (Station code: GHY) is located in the heart of the city of Guwahati, Assam. It is the first fully solar-operated railway station in India. It has been rated as A1-category station. Just behind the Guwahati Railway Station is the Assam State Transport Corporation Bus Terminal.
An ISO-certified railway station, Guwahati Railway Station has been ranked 21 in cleanliness among the A1-category railway stations in India.[2]
To reduce the traffic on the Guwahati junction, there is another railway station in the city at Maligaon, the Kamakhya railway station. Almost all newly introduced trains run from the Kamakhya Jn. railway station only. There were plans to make a new railway station at Beltola (in the southern part of Guwahati) to introduce trains towards Shillong, Meghalaya. Plans have not been finalized and are still in progress.
Guwahati railway station claimed to have become the first railway station to run entirely on solar power.[3] The solar panel installation project was commissioned in April 2017,[4] but an on-the-spot assessment by G Plus in February 2023 revealed that the solar power generated by the railway station covered only 15 per cent of its power requirements.[5]
In recent years the railway station has received a 100 feet-high tricolour.[6] It is the tallest tricolour among any railway station in northeast India.[7]
Services for rolling stock
[edit]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 locomotives. The station has a coach maintenance complex.
Station facilities
[edit]The station is the divisional headquarters for the Northeast Frontier Railway. It became the first ever Railway station in the Indian Railways to get an ISO certification from the National Green Tribunal for "providing passenger amenities in a clean and green environment".[8]
The station has seven platforms. It serves the long-distance trains of NFR. Google along with RailWire provided Free high speed Wifi until 2020.[9] However, RailTel (RailWire's parent company) has confirmed that it will continue to provide free Wifi Internet services.[10]
The following services are available at Guwahati Railway Station:
- 03 (02 Bedded) Delux AC Retiring Rooms with Free Wi-Fi/TV/Locker/Charging point
- 02 (02 Bedded) AC Retiring Rooms with Free Wi-Fi/TV/Locker
- 02 (05 Bedded) Non-AC Retiring Rooms with Free Wi-Fi/TV/Locker
- 02 (02 Bedded) Non-Ac Retiring Rooms with Free Wi-Fi/TV/Locker
- 01 (12 Bedded) Non-AC Dormitory with Free Wi-Fi/TV/Locker
- Reserve VIP Lounge
- Chemist Stall
- High-Speed Google Railwire Free Wi-Fi service
- Upper Class/Lower Class Waiting Rooms having Free Wi-Fi/AC/TV/Charging points/Drinking water & separate Ladies/Gents Washrooms
- Veg/Non-Veg Food Court
- Cafeteria
- FOB with 10X
Escalators/Elevators 
4X - CCTV Surveillance
- Cloak Room
Major trains
[edit]- Guwahati-NJP Vande Bharat Express
- Agartala Rajdhani Express
- Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express
- Dibrugarh-Kanyakumari Vivek Express
- Avadh Assam Express
- Bangalore Humsafar Express
- Aronai Express
- Naharlagun Shatabdi Express
- Dibrugarh Shatabdi Express
- Saraighat Express
- Poorvottar Sampark Kranti Express
- Tripura Sundari Express
- Kamrup Express
- Guwahati–Jorhat Town Jan Shatabdi Express
- Amarnath Express
- Kaziranga Superfast Express
- Dwarka Express
- Lohit Express
- Silchar–Secunderabad Express
- Bikaner-Guwahati Express
- Silchar-Coimbatore Express
- Dibrugarh-Chandigarh Express
- New Tinsukia–Amritsar Express
- Kanchanjungha Express
- Dibrugarh - Mumbai LTT Express
- Barmer–Guwahati Express
- New Tinsukia SMVT Bengaluru Express
- Dibrugarh–Rajendra Nagar Weekly Express
- Agartala Deoghar Express
- Nagaon Express
- Guwahati–Dullabcherra Express
References
[edit]- ^ "Railway Stations in Guwahati". www.travelkhana.com. Travelkhana. 30 September 2014.
- ^ "Guwahati Railway Station Ranked 21 Among A1 Category Stations in India". Gplus. Guwahati. 19 November 2019.
- ^ Smriti, Jain (14 May 2018). "Guwahati railway station is the first in North-East to run completely on solar power! Beautiful pics". The Financial Express. Financial Express. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Guwahati Railway Station to completely run on Solar Power". Guwahati. 15 May 2018.
- ^ Chanda, Rahul (6 February 2023). "Dark Side Of Guwahati Railway Station's 100% Solar Power Claim". Gplus. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- ^ "100 ft high Tricolour at Guwahati Railway station". Business Standard India. Business Standard. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Guwahati Railway station gets tallest flag in NE Railway stations". Pratidin Time. Pratidin. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Guwahati Railway Station first to get ISO certification in India". G Plus. GPlus. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Google ends its free WiFi service at Indian railway stations". The Hindu. New Delhi. 21 February 2020.
- ^ "RailTel to continue free WiFi service at railway stations after Google will stop Project Station". Livemint. 18 February 2020.
External links
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- Guwahati railway station at the India Rail Info
| Preceding station |  Indian Railways | Following station | ||
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| Kamakhya Junction towards ? | Northeast Frontier Railway zone | Terminus | ||
| Terminus | Northeast Frontier Railway zone | Lumding Junction towards ? | ||