Silchar–Sabroom section

Silchar–Sabroom section

km 0 Silchar 6 Arunachal Junction New Silchar Moinar Bond Ranigaon Sribar Kamranga Jirighat Assam-Arunachal border 56 Jiribam to Tupul-Imphal 14 Salchapara 20 Katakhal Junction 30 Algapur 38 Hailakandi 46 Monacherra 54 Lalabazar 59 Mahamadpur 67 Katlicherra 74 Manipur Bagan 84 Jamira Ramnathpur Assam-Mizoram border 101 Bairabi to Sairang (proposed) 25 Panchgram 28 Badarpur Ghat to Lumding 30 Badarpur Junction 33 Rupsibari 39 Bhanga 45 Chargola 51 Karimganj Junction 54 Longai 61 Maishashan India-Bangladesh border 66 Nilambazar 69 Kayasthagram 73 Baraigram Junction 76 Eraligul 80 Phakhoagram 86 Bazarghat 91 Ratabari 94 Anipur 101 DullabCherra 77 Kanaibazar 81 Patharkandi 85 Kalkhalighat 91 Chand Khira Bagan 99 Tilbhum Assam-Tripura border 104 Churaibari 111 Nadiapur 117 Dharmanagar 128 Panisagar 139 Pecharthal 149 Kumarghat 160 Nalkata 170 Manu 173 S K Para 185 Jawaharnagar 190 Ambassa 208 Mungiakami 219 Taliamura 239 Jirania 253 Jogendra Nagar 257 Agartala to Akhaura (proposed) 312 Udaipur 382 Sabroom 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 Silchar–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 Silchar in Cachar 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.

History

Railway service was established in Tripura in 1964^[1] by constructing metre gauge track from Silchar 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. It was a metre gauge single track without electrification and was converted to broad gauge in 2016. A new 43 km long track was laid from Agartala to Udaipur, Tripura and trains are running from Agartala to Udaipur, Tripura (station code UDPU) near Mata Tripura Sundari Temple from 23 January 2017.

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

• Lumding–Sabroom section

References

External links

• Indiarailinfo
• Erail