Lumding–Dibrugarh section

Lumding–Dibrugarh section
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Assam
Termini	Lumding Dibrugarh
Operation
Opened	1903
Owner	Indian Railway
Operator(s)	Northeast Frontier Railway
Technical
Line length	376 km (234 mi)
No. of tracks	1
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Old gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) Metre Gauge
Electrification	Not electrified / diesel operated

Lumding–Dibrugarh section

Legend km Dibrugarh City / to proposed Bogibeel Bridge 376 / 0 Dibrugarh Dibrugarh Airport 54 Moranhat 48 Moran 44 Sepon 39 Mokhuti 32 Kharahat 26 Desang 16 Shibsagar 359 Dikom 352 Chabua / Chabua Air Force Station 343 Panitola Kharsang (planned) Assam-Arunachal Pradeshborder Lekhapani Tirap Colliery 56 Ledo / Ledo Airfield 53 Bargolai 48 Margherita Dihang River Digboi Refinery 35 Digboi 23 Tingrai Parshuram Kund (planned) Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border 43 Dangari NH 37 36 Talap 29 Rupai 26 Dumduma Town / Dumduma airfield 23 Hansara 18 Bara Hapjan NH 38 9 Makum 336 / 2 Tinsukia 334 / 0 New Tinsukia 330 Sripuriagaon 324 Charali 321 Bordubi Road 318 Duliajan 330 Dihing River 308 Naharkatiya 302 Balimara BVFCL factory 297 Namrup Darang River 297 Namrup 292 Borhat 286 Baruanagar 279 Sapekhati 272 Longpatia 265 Bhojo 255 Safrai 245 Lakswa 240 Mahutgaon 231 Simalguri Junction Naginimora Assam-Nagaland border Bihubar Santak 228 Nazira 222 Mezenga 217 Namtiali Tuli Town (planned) 6 Tuli Assam-Nagaland border 205 / 0 Amguri 201 Selenaghat 195 Lahing 189 Nakachari 177 / 0 Mariani 10 Cinnamara 16 Jorhat Town / Jorhat Airport 22 Rowriah Siding 27 Bhalukmara 35 Moabund 45 Bura Bamungaon 52 Rangalilting 56 Badulipar 60 Khumtai 62 Numaligarh Numaligarh Reinery 77 Golaghat 171 Kharikatia 165 Titabar 157 Chakiting 148 Kamarbandha Ali 139 / 84 Furkating 137 Oating 133 Jamguri 129 Bhilgaon 115 Barpathar 105 Sarupathar 96 Naojan 94 Chongajan 83 Bokajan 78 Khotkhoti Assam-Nagaland border Kohima (under construction) Zubra (under construction) 69 Dimapur 65 Rangapahar Crossing 60 Rangapahar / Rangapahar Air Base 52 Dhansiri Nagaland-Assam border 42 Daldali to Karong in Manipur (planned) 32 Diphu 22 Nailalung 14 Langcholiet 7 Barlangfer 0 Lumding to Guwahati-Lumding section to Lumding-Silchar section Source: Google maps, Indian Railway Time Table Dibrugarh Jhajha Weekly Express 15942 Mariani-Furkating Passenger 55904 Presentnation on Development of Rail Infrastructre in the Northeast Region

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.

History

The Assam Railway and Trading Company Limited was incorporated in 1881. The first metre gauge locomotive 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 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 Lumding–Dibrugarh section from metre gauge to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge was completed by the end of 1997.

Line doubling

The Guwahati-Lumding-Dibrugarh line was proposed to be doubled in the Railway Budget for 2011-12.

Railway reorganisation

The Assam Railway and Trading Company Limited was merged with Assam Bengal Railway in 1945. With partition, Assam Bengal Railway was broken up and railway lines in Assam came uner Assam Railway. In 1952, North East Railway was formed with the amalgamation of Assam Railway, Oudh-Tiirhut Railway and the Kanpur-Achnera section of Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway. Northeast Frontier Railway was created with the splitting of NE Railway in 1958.

New projects

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 the entire project.

New line surveys

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 is in progress for 190 km (118 mi) long new line from Dimapur to Tizit. Survey was completed for 31 km (19 mi) long new line from Amguri to Naginamora. The survey for 9 km (6 mi) long new line from Tuli to Tuli Town has been shelved.