7-660: Dimapur Railway Station is a railway station on the Lumding–Dibrugarh section . It is located in Dimapur District in the Indian state of Nagaland . It serves Dimapur and its surrounding areas. The 1,000 mm ( 3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in )-wide metre-gauge railway earlier laid by Assam Bengal Railway from Chittagong to Lumding was extended to Tinsukia on the Dibru–Sadiya line in 1903. The project for
14-449: A four-bedded dormitory. Lumding%E2%80%93Dibrugarh section The Lumding–Dibrugarh section is a broad-gauge railway line connecting Lumding and Dibrugarh . The 376-kilometre (234 mi)-long railway line is functional in the Indian state of Assam . It is under the jurisdiction of Northeast Frontier Railway . The Assam Railway and Trading Company Limited was incorporated in 1881. The first metre-gauge locomotive
21-537: The conversion of the Lumding–Dibrugarh section from metre gauge to 5 ft 6 in ( 1,676 mm ) broad gauge was completed by the end of 1997. As of July 2020, the Dhansiri–Zubza line to Kohima is expected to be completed by March 2023. The 123-kilometre (76 mi)-long Dimapur–Zubza–Kohima new line project has the status of a National Project. Final location survey has been completed for
28-773: The entire project. As of August 2019, the 25% work on the 82.5 km line from Dhansiri to Zubza near state capital Kohima has been completed, railway has requested the Nagaland govt to expedite the land acquisition process which is holding up progress on this rail link. The Chinese government has proposed to Myanmar to connect the existing Myitkyina railhead in North Myanmar on China–Myanmar border to west to Zubza/Dimapur railhead in Nagaland of India, and to east to Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan of China. Dimapur railway station has two four-bedded retiring rooms and
35-549: The status of a National Project. Final location survey has been completed for the entire project. As of 2012, surveys are underway for 6 km (4 mi)-long line from Tirap to Lekhapani and 31 km (19 mi)-long line from Lekhapani to Kharsang in Arunachal Pradesh . Survey for 344 km (214 mi)-long new line from Jorhat to Shibsagar was completed in 2010–11. Survey was completed for doubling of 520 km (323 mi)-long line from Digaru to Dibrugarh. Survey
42-558: Was extended to Tinsukia on the Dibru–Sadiya line in 1903. The Mariani–Furkating line was operated by Jorhat-Provincial Railway. The project for the conversion of the entire Lumding–Dibrugarh section from metre gauge to 5 ft 6 in ( 1,676 mm ) broad gauge was completed by the end of 1997. The Guwahati–Lumding–Dibrugarh line was proposed to be doubled in the Railway Budget for 2016–17. The 123-kilometre (76 mi)-long Dimapur–Zubza–Kohima new line project has
49-610: Was put into service in Assam in 1882. The 64-kilometre (40 mi)-long line from Dibrugarh steamer ghat to Makum was opened to passenger traffic on 16 July 1883. The objective of opening an isolated railway in upper Assam was to link the tea gardens and coalfields to the steamer ghats. In the latter part of the 19th century, the Dibru–Sadiya railway was 126-kilometre (78 mi) long. The 1,000 mm ( 3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in )-wide metre-gauge railway track earlier laid by Assam Bengal Railway from Chittagong to Lumding
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