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.
History The -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.Urban History of India: A Case-Study by Deepali Barua, pages 79–80, , Mittal Publications, A-110 Mohan Garden, New Delhi 110059
The project for the conversion of the Lumding–Dibrugarh section from metre gauge to broad gauge was completed by the end of 1997.
Major trains 15603/15604 Guwahati–Ledo Intercity Express 12423/12424 Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express 15909/15910 Avadh Assam Express
Under-construction line to Kohima
As of July 2020, the Dhansiri–Zubza line to Kohima is expected to be completed by March 2023.North East to get better Indian Railways connectivity! 5 major rail projects lined up, Financial Express, July 17, 2020.
The -long Dimapur–Zubza–Kohima new line project has the status of a National Project. Final location survey has been completed for 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.
Future extension 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.Future rail extension plans in Myanmar
Amenities Dimapur railway station has two four-bedded retiring rooms and a four-bedded dormitory.
See also List of railway stations in Nagaland North Eastern Railway Connectivity Project North Western Railway zone
References
External links
Dimapur railway station Walk through video