Guwahati railway station

History

In 2021, Guwahati railway station claimed to have become the first railway station to run entirely on solar power. The solar panel installation project was commissioned in April 2017, 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.

In recent years the railway station has received a 100 feet-high tricolour. It is the tallest tricolour among any railway station in northeast India.

Station facilities

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".

Platforms

The station has seven platforms. It serves the long-distance trains of NFR. Google along with RailWire provided Free high speed Wifi until 2020. However, RailTel (RailWire's parent company) has confirmed that it will continue to provide free Wifi Internet services.

Rest and recuperation

The following services are available at Guwahati Railway Station:

• 03 (02 Bedded) Delux AC Retiring Rooms with Free Wi-Fi/TV/Locker/Charging point [[File:Font_Awesome_5_solid_bed.svg|20px]]
• 02 (02 Bedded) AC Retiring Rooms with Free Wi-Fi/TV/Locker [[File:Font_Awesome_5_solid_bed.svg|20px]]
• 02 (05 Bedded) Non-AC Retiring Rooms with Free Wi-Fi/TV/Locker [[File:Font_Awesome_5_solid_bed.svg|20px]]
• 02 (02 Bedded) Non-Ac Retiring Rooms with Free Wi-Fi/TV/Locker [[File:Font_Awesome_5_solid_bed.svg|20px]]
• 01 (12 Bedded) Non-AC Dormitory with Free Wi-Fi/TV/Locker [[File:Font_Awesome_5_solid_bed.svg|20px]]
• Reserve VIP Lounge
• Upper Class/Lower Class Waiting Rooms having Free Wi-Fi/AC/TV/Charging points/Drinking water & separate Ladies/Gents Washrooms [[File:Waiting_Room_-_The Noun_Project.svg|20px]]
• Cloak Room [[File:Baggage claim ecomo.svg|25px]]

Food and beverage

• Veg/Non-Veg Food Court [[File:BSicon_REST.svg|20px]]
• Cafeteria [[File:AB-Autobahnkiosk.svg|25px]]

Others

• Chemist Stall [[File:Add.svg|20px]]
• High-Speed Google Railwire Free Wi-Fi service [[File:Wifiservice.svg|20px]]
• FOB with 10X [[File:Aiga_escalator_up_mirror.svg|25px]]Escalators/Elevators [[File:Elevator_(AIGA_based).svg|15px]] 4X
• CCTV Surveillance [[File:Surveillance_camera.svg|35px]]

Rolling stock

Major trains

• 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

• 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

Services for rolling stock

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.

Diesel Loco Shed, New Guwahati City

Railway in Assam

Railway

Existing

• North bank of Brahmaputra River.

  • Guwahati–Dibrugarh line (part of the Delhi–Dibrugarh route), operational.

    • New Bongaigaon–Rangiya-Agthori line, parallel to the above,

  • Rangiya–Murkongselek section, 450 km (280 mi)-long operational line.

  • Bogibeel Bridge–Dhemaji rail line, completed 2025, connects rail network on north and south bank of Brahmaputra River.

• South bank of Brahmaputra River.

  • Lumding–Dibrugarh section, 376-kilometre (234 mi)-long operational line from Guwahati to Barak Valley in South Assam.

Proposed

• North bank of Brahmaputra River.

  • Murkongselek–Pasighat line (Arunachal-Assam connectivity), proposed, survey stage.

  • Guwahati–North Lakhimpur line, proposed, feasibility study ongoing in July 2025.

• South bank of Brahmaputra River.

  • Silchar–Saurashtra line (East-West Dedicated Freight Corridor expansion), proposed, under consideration by Rail Ministry in January 2023.

References

References

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2. (November 19, 2019). "Guwahati Railway Station Ranked 21 Among A1 Category Stations in India". Gplus.
3. (14 May 2018). "Guwahati railway station is the first in North-East to run completely on solar power! Beautiful pics". Financial Express.
4. (May 15, 2018). "Guwahati Railway Station to completely run on Solar Power".
5. (6 February 2023). "Dark Side Of Guwahati Railway Station’s 100% Solar Power Claim". Gplus.
6. (16 January 2019). "100 ft high Tricolour at Guwahati Railway station". Business Standard.
7. (16 January 2019). "Guwahati Railway station gets tallest flag in NE Railway stations". Pratidin.
8. (3 April 2019). "Guwahati Railway Station first to get ISO certification in India". GPlus.
9. (February 21, 2020). "Google ends its free WiFi service at Indian railway stations". The Hindu.
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11. "Ministry of Railways (Railway Board)".
12. "Electric Loco Holding".
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14. (2023-02-10). "Doubling of Railway Lines in Assam". The Hindu.
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18. (2022-11-15). "New Rail Link to Connect Assam and Arunachal". Economic Times.
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20. (2023-01-20). "East-West Rail Corridor Expansion". The Telegraph.