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Makum is a railway junction station on the Lumding–Dibrugarh section. It is located in Tinsukia district in the Indian state of Assam. It serves Makum and the surrounding areas.

Makum
Indian Railways junction station
General information
Location	Assam Trunk Road, Makum, Tinsukia District, Assam  India
Coordinates	27°29′13″N 95°26′21″E
Elevation	130 metres (430 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Northeast Frontier Railway
Line(s)	Lumding–Dibrugarh section
Platforms	2
Construction
Structure type	Standard on ground
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	MJN
Zone(s)	Northeast Frontier Railway
Division(s)	Tinsukia
History
Opened	1883
Location
Makum Location in Assam Show map of Assam Makum Location in India Show map of India

History

The 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)-wide metre-gauge line from Dibrugarh steamer ghat to Makum was opened to passenger traffic on 16 July 1883.[1]

The metre-gauge railway track earlier laid by Assam Bengal Railway from Chittagong to Lumding was extended to Tinsukia on the Dibru–Sadiya line in 1903.[1][2]

Conversion of the Lumding–Dibrugarh section from metre gauge to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge was completed by the end of 1997.[3]

References

External links

• Makum railway station at the India Rail Info

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Tinsukia towards ?		Northeast Frontier Railway zone Tinsukia–Dangri branch line		Bara Hapjan towards ?
		Northeast Frontier Railway zone Tinsukia–Ledo branch line		Tingrai towards ?

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