Mariani Junction railway station

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Mariani Junction
Indian Railways junction station
Location	Dhodar Ali, Mariani, Jorhat, Assam India
Coordinates	26°39′11″N 94°18′32″E / 26.653°N 94.309°E / 26.653; 94.309Coordinates: 26°39′11″N 94°18′32″E / 26.653°N 94.309°E / 26.653; 94.309
Elevation	117 metres (384 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Northeast Frontier Railway
Line(s)	Lumding–Dibrugarh section Furkating–Jorhat–Mariani branch line
Platforms	3
Tracks	5
Construction
Structure type	Standard broad gauge
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	MXN
Zone(s)	Northeast Frontier Railway zone
Division(s)	Tinsukia
History
Closed	No
Rebuilt	Yes (MG Station to BG Station)
Electrified	No
Location
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Mariani Junction railway station is the major railway junction of Jorhat district in the Indian state of Assam on the Lumding–Dibrugarh section. It serves Jorhat city, Mariani and its surrounding area as well. The railway station is located at a distance of 18 km from Jorhat city.

• New Construction: EMD Diesel Locomotive Shed for 50 locomotives.
• Zonal Number (for its Trains) = 159XX

Amenities[]

Mariani junction has three platforms, two double-bedded retiring rooms, computerized railway reservation system, parking facilities, vegetarian food stalls and free high speed Google RailWire WiFi.^[1]

Mariani Diesel Locomotive Shed[]

NFR's upcoming 2nd Fully-fledged State of Art Dedicated EMD Locomotive Shed. With an aim to further upgrade the maintenance of diesel locomotives in the North Eastern region and to ease the pressure faced by the New Guwahati Diesel Locomotive Shed, the Indian Railways is now coming up with two more such sheds in Assam, which will be located at Mariani. A diesel locomotive shed is being constructed after being removed out of Railway Quarters and used to handle 50 EMD WDP4Ds & WDG4Ds Dual Cab locomotives, which have a range of 4,500 horsepower. There will be around 500 personnel, including engineers and artisans, in both the upcoming sheds. Afterwards, Tinsukia Division will have its own locomotive shed, as presently it has trip sheds. After that, Northeast Frontier Railway will get its 4th locomotive shed, the 2nd Locomotive Shed in Assam after the New Guwahati Shed, to ease pressure on Malda Town Locomotive Shed, Siliguri Locomotive Shed & New Guwahati Locomotive Shed. Expected Completion & Commission: March 2018.

Major Trains[]

Many important trains like Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express, Brahmaputra Mail, Kamrup Express, Dibrugarh–Tambaram Express, New Tinsukia–Bengaluru Weekly Express etc. pass through Mariani Junction and connect it with major cities of the country.

References[]

External links[]

• Mariani Junction railway station at the India Rail Info

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