Dimapur railway station

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Dimapur
Indian Railway Station
Location Dimapur, Nagaland
India
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Elevation 154 metres (505 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Northeast Frontier Railway
Line(s) Lumding-Dibrugarh section
Platforms 3
Construction
Structure type Standard on ground
Parking No
Bicycle facilities No
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code DMV
Division(s) Lumding
History
Opened 1903
Previous names Assam Bengal Railway
Location
Location in Nagaland

Dimapur 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 the surrounding areas.

History

The 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 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.[1][2]

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.[3]

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.[4][5]

Amenities

Dimapur railway station has two four-bedded retiring rooms and a four-bedded dormitory.[6]

References

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  2. Urban History of India: A Case-Study by Deepali Barua, pages 79-80, ISBN 81-7099-538-8, Mittal Publications, A-110 Mohan Garden, New Delhi - 110059
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  5. http://www.sentinelassam.com/northeast/story.php?sec=2&subsec=9&id=158314&dtP=2013-05-08&ppr=1
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External links

Preceding station   Indian Railway   Following station
Northeast Frontier Railway zone