Guwahati railway station

Railway station in Assam, India

Guwahati

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 / 26.1821; 91.7504
Elevation| 56.22 metres (184.4 ft)[1]
Owned by| Indian Railways
Operated by| Northeast Frontier Railways
Line(s)|

* Barauni–Guwahati line
* Guwahati–Lumding section
* New Bongaigaon–Guwahati section

Platforms| 7
Tracks| 24
Connections|  Cabs,  ASTC Bus Terminal,Auto, E-rickshaw
Construction
Structure type| At grade
Parking|  Available
Bicycle facilities|  Available
Accessible|  Yes
Other information
Status| Functioning
Station code| GHY
Zone(s) | Northeast Frontier
Division(s) | Lumding
History
Opened| 1900; 125 years ago (1900)
Electrified| Yes (October 2021)
Previous names| Assam Bengal Railway
Passengers
300M/Year| 800K/Day ( high)
Services

Location

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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.

## History

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In 2021, 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]

## Station facilities

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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]

### Platforms

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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]

### Rest and recuperation

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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
* Upper Class/Lower Class Waiting Rooms having Free Wi-Fi/AC/TV/Charging points/Drinking water & separate Ladies/Gents Washrooms
* Cloak Room

### Food and beverage

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* Veg/Non-Veg Food Court
* Cafeteria

### Others

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* Chemist Stall
* High-Speed Google Railwire Free Wi-Fi service
* FOB with 10X Escalators/Elevators  4X
* CCTV Surveillance

## Rolling stock

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### Major trains

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* 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

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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

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Serial No.  | Locomotive Class  | Horsepower  | Holding

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1\.  | WDM-3D | 3300  | 15
2\.  | WDG-4/4D | 4000/4500  | 37
3\.  | WDP-4/4B/4D | 4000/4500  | 72
4\.  | WAG-9 | 6120  | 20
Total Locomotives Active as of July 2025[11][12] | 144

## Railway in Assam

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### Existing

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* North bank of Brahmaputra River.

*     * Guwahati–Dibrugarh line (part of the Delhi–Dibrugarh route), operational.</ref>"Assam's Lifeline: Guwahati-Dibrugarh Railway". The Times of India. 12 May 2021.</ref>
* New Bongaigaon–Rangiya-Agthori line, parallel to the above,[13]

*     * Rangiya–Murkongselek section, 450 km (280 mi)-long operational line.[14]

*     * Bogibeel Bridge–Dhemaji rail line, completed 2025, connects rail network on north and south bank of Brahmaputra River.[15]

* South bank of Brahmaputra River.

*     * Lumding–Dibrugarh section, 376-kilometre (234 mi)-long operational line from Guwahati to Barak Valley in South Assam.[16]

### Proposed

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* North bank of Brahmaputra River.

*     * Murkongselek–Pasighat line (Arunachal-Assam connectivity), proposed, survey stage.[17]

*     * Guwahati–North Lakhimpur line, proposed, feasibility study ongoing in July 2025.[18]

* South bank of Brahmaputra River.

*     * Silchar–Saurashtra line (East-West Dedicated Freight Corridor expansion), proposed, under consideration by Rail Ministry in January 2023.[19]

## See also

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* North Eastern Railway Connectivity Project
* North Western Railway zone

## References

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1. ^ "Railway Stations in Guwahati". www.travelkhana.com. Travelkhana. 30 September 2014.
2. ^ "Guwahati Railway Station Ranked 21 Among A1 Category Stations in India". Gplus. Guwahati. 19 November 2019.
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ "Guwahati Railway Station to completely run on Solar Power". Guwahati. 15 May 2018.
5. ^ Chanda, Rahul (6 February 2023). "Dark Side Of Guwahati Railway Station's 100% Solar Power Claim". Gplus. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
6. ^ "100 ft high Tricolour at Guwahati Railway station". Business Standard India. Business Standard. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
7. ^ "Guwahati Railway station gets tallest flag in NE Railway stations". Pratidin Time. Pratidin. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
8. ^ "Guwahati Railway Station first to get ISO certification in India". G Plus. GPlus. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
9. ^ "Google ends its free WiFi service at Indian railway stations". The Hindu. New Delhi. 21 February 2020.
10. ^ "RailTel to continue free WiFi service at railway stations after Google will stop Project Station". Livemint. 18 February 2020.
11. ^ "Ministry of Railways (Railway Board)". Retrieved 30 May 2025.
12. ^ "Electric Loco Holding". Railnet. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
13. ^ "Doubling of Railway Lines in Assam". The Hindu. 10 February 2023.
14. ^ "Rangiya-Murkongselek Railway Line". North East Frontier Railway.
15. ^ "Bogibeel Bridge Project". Ministry of Railways.
16. ^ "North East Frontier Railway". Indian Railways.
17. ^ "New Rail Link to Connect Assam and Arunachal". Economic Times. 15 November 2022.
18. ^ "Assam Rail Development Plan". Indian Railways.
19. ^ "East-West Rail Corridor Expansion". The Telegraph. 20 January 2023.

## External links

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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Guwahati.

* Guwahati railway station at the India Rail Info

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Railway stations in Assam

NEFRTooltip Northeast Frontier Railway zone|

| Alipurduar|

* Agomani
* Dhubri
* Fakiragram Junction
* Golokganj
* Kokrajhar

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Lumding|

* Agthori
* Amin Gaon
* Arunachal Junction
* Badarpur Junction
* Chaparmukh Junction
* Diphu
* Dullabcherra
* Guwahati
* Hojai
* Katakhal Junction
* Kamakhya Junction
* Karimganj Junction
* Lumding Junction
* Mahisasan
* Narangi
* New Guwahati
* New Haflong
* Pandu
* Patharkandi
* Ratabari
* Silchar

Rangiya|

* Azara
* Barpeta Road
* Changsari
* Dhemaji
* Dekargaon
* Dudhnoi
* Murkongselek
* Nalbari
* New Bongaigaon Junction
* Nolbari
* North Lakhimpur
* Pathsala
* Rangapara North Junction
* Rangiya Junction
* Tangla
* Tezpur
* Tatibahar
* Viswanath Charali

Tinsukia|

* Dibrugarh
* Dibrugarh Town
* Furkating Junction
* Jorhat Town
* Lekhapani
* Makum
* Mariani Junction
* New Tinsukia Junction
* Sibsagar Town
* Simaluguri Junction

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