Dudhnoi Junction Railway Station is a

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railway station in

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. Its code is DDNI. It is situated in a village area namely Mandalgram (approximately 2 km from Dudhnoi town). It serves the passengers from several small villages around Dudhnoi town. The station consists of a two platform. The platforms are well sheltered. It lacks many facilities including water and sanitation.

History

The line between Dudhnoi in

and

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was proposed in Rail budget 1992–93. Later alignment was changed to Dudhnoi- Mendipathar in 2007 due to opposition of local people. Due to late handling of land to railways in

and Meghalaya, the work was slow up to 2013. Acquisition of land was completed by March 2013. This rail line is the first and only railway station in Meghalaya, a hilly state.

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was inaugurated by the

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on 30 November 2014, through a video feed to the ceremony gathering at Mendipathar, making it a Junction station.

Major trains

* 55681/55682

Mendipathar–Guwahati Passenger Mendipathar–Guwahati Passenger is a passenger train belonging to Northeast Frontier Railway zone of Indian Railways that runs between of Meghalaya and in Assam. It is currently being operated with 55819/55820 train numbers on a daily basis. ...

* 55811/55812 Dhubri–Kamakhya Passenger * 75723/75724 New Bongaigaon–Guwahati DEMU * 55803/55804 New Bongaigaon–Guwahati Passenger

References

Railway stations in Goalpara district Rangiya railway division {{Assam-railstation-stub