Agthori railway station

Agthori railway station is a small railway station in Guwahati, Assam. Its code is AGT. It serves Guwahati City. The station consists of 2 platforms and is located next to the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati.

Agthori
Indian Railways station
Location	IIT Guwahati, Assam India
Coordinates	26°12′3.20″N 91°41′9.64″E
Elevation	52 metres (171 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Platforms	2
Tracks	3
Connections	Auto stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Other information
Status	Single diesel line
Station code	AGT
Zone(s)	Northeast Frontier Railway zone
Division(s)	Lumding
Electrified	No
Location
Agthori Location in Assam Agthori Location in India

The station is located on the New Bongaigaon–Guwahati section of the Barauni–Guwahati line. It is located at a distance of 13.9 km from the Guwahati railway station.

It is also connected to the Amingaon Container Depot[1] of Container Corporation of India via a line of approximately 686 m in length.

The station is currently not served by any long-distance trains and is served by only passenger trains, which are as follows:-

• 55801/55802 Manas Rhino Passenger
• 55753/55754 Shifung Passenger
• 55801/55810 Guwahati–New Bongaigaon Passenger

The station serves the areas of North Guwahati, Amingaon and Hajo. Some of the places of interest which can be accessed from the station are as follows:-

Hajo

• Hayagriva Madhava Temple
• Hajo Powa Mecca
• Madan Kamdev Temple
• Kedareswara Temple

North Guwahati

• Dirgheshwari temple
• Doul Govinda Temple
• Janardan temple
• Mani-Karneswar Temple
• Aswaklanta Temple
• Rudreswar Temple
• Auniati Satra

References

1. "ICD, Amingaon CONCOR, India".

External links

• Agthori railway station at the India Rail Info

Preceding station		Indian Railways		Following station
Changsari		Northeast Frontier Railway zone Barauni–Guwahati line		Kamakhya Junction