Lumding–Sabroom section

The Lumding–Sabroom section is a railway line under Lumding railway division of Northeast Frontier Railway zone of Indian Railways. It is a single 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge track from Lumding in Nagaon District of Assam state to Agartala in West Tripura district of Tripura state. The 43 km long 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) segment from Agartala southwards to Udaipur, Tripura was completed in 2016 and became operational on 23 January 2017. The remaining 70 km long track to Sabroom at the bank of Feni River at Bangladesh border is expected to be completed by 2020.

Lumding–Sabroom section
km km Lumding–Dibrugarh section 0 Lumding Junction Guwahati-Lumding section 10 Manderdisa 20 Hatikhali 26 Dibolong 31 Dijaobra 39 Langting 47 Dihakho 54 Mupa 59 Kalachand 64 Maibang 71 Wadrengdisa 74 Daotuhaja 83 Phiding abandoned MG route Mahur 88 Mahur Migrendisa 93 Migrendisa Lower Halflong Bagetar 98 New Haflong Halflong Hill Jatinga 109 Jatinga Lumpur Longrangajao Mailongdisa 119 New Harangajao Harangajao Ditokcherra 127 Ditokcherra abandoned MG route to Moreh (planned) km Imphal Phayeng Bandarkhal 132 Haochong Tupul Noney Khongsang Damchara 140 Thingou Kambiron Kaimai Road Chandranathpur 149 Vangaichungpao Jiribham Assam Manipur border Jirighat Bihara 154 Kamranga Shribar Ranigaon Hilara 158 Moinarband New Silchar 0 Silchar 6 Arunachal Junction Sukritipur 164 9 Srikona 14 Salchapara Katakhal Junction 20 30 Algapur Panchgram 25 38 Hailakandi Badarpur Ghat 28 46 Monacherra 54 Lalabazar Badarpur Junction 169 59 Mahamadpur Rupsibari 172 67 Katlicherra Bhanga 178 76 Manipur Bagan Chargola 184 86 Jamira New Karimganj 197 96 Ramnathpur Karimganj Junction 190 Assam Mizoram border Longai 193 103 Bairabi Maishashan 200 Hartoki India Bangladesh border Kwanpui Suprakandi 198 Maulkhang Nilambazar 205 Sairang Kayasthagram 208 Baraigram Junction 212 Kanaibazar 216 215 Eraligul Patharkandi 220 219 Phakhoagram Kalkhalighat 224 225 Bazarghat Chand Khira Bagan 230 230 Ratabari Tilbhum 238 233 Anipur Assam Tripura border 240 Dullabcherra Churaibari 243 Nadiapur 250 Dharmanagar 256 Panisagar 267 Pecharthal 278 Kumarghat 288 Nalkata 299 Manu 309 S K Para 312 Jawaharnagar 324 Ambassa 329 Mungiakami 347 Taliamura 358 Jirania 378 Jogendra Nagar 392 to Akhaura (proposed) Bangladesh India border Agartala 396 Sekerkote 402 Bishalgarh 410 Bishramganj 423 Bagma 430 Udaipur 438 Garjee 447 Santir Bazar Belonia km Jolaibari Thailik Twisa Manu Bazar 508 Sabroom km Sources: Google maps Indian Railway Time Table Agartala Garjee Passenger Tripura Sundari Express Silchar Dullavcherra Passenger Silchar Maishashan Passenger Silchar Bhairabi Passenger Silchar Vangaichungpao Passenger Presentation on Development of Rail Infrastructure in the Northeast Region

History

Railway service was established in Tripura in 1964^[1] by constructing metre gauge track from Lumding to Dharmanagar and Kailasahar in Tripura but the track did not connect the state capital Agartala. The foundation stone of the 119 km Kumarghat-Agartala railway line project was laid in 1996. The 87 km long segment from Lumding to Agartala became operational in 2008. It was a metre gauge single track without electrification and was converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge in 2016. A new 43 km long track was laid from Agartala to Udaipur, Tripura in 2017. The remaining 70 km long track to Sabroom at the bank of Feni River at Bangladesh border is expected to be completed by 2020.

Under construction

The line is being extended 70 km southwards from Udaipur to Sabroom on the bank of Feni River at India-Bangladesh border. The track may be extended further to Chittagong port which is 75 km from the India-Bangladesh border. A branch line from Agartala to Akhaura in Bangladesh, is under construction. This line will reduce the distance between Kolkata and Agartala to about 500 km, from current about 1500 km via Guwahati.

See also

• Silchar–Sabroom section

References

External links

• Indiarailinfo
• Erail