[2] The town is also the starting point of Ledo Road, also known as Stilwell Road, a highway built during World War II for use by American and British troops as a military supply route to China through Myanmar (Burma) The first coal mine in Assam was started near Ledo in 1882 when the erstwhile Assam Railway & Trading Company was laying a metre gauge railway line in that region.And Ledo is famous for its high quality good coal[3][4] Ledo Railway Station (station code: LEDO) is located in Tinsukia district, Assam, India.

As of 2005, it holds the distinction of being the easternmost broad gauge railway station in India.The Dibrugarh Airport (approximately 78 km away).

It is located NH 38 (Stillwell Rd), Ledo, Samukjan, District: Tinsukia, Assam, India.

The station falls under the administrative control of the Tinsukia Division of the Northeast Frontier Railway zone.

It holds historical significance as the easternmost broad gauge station in the country.