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	\| address = [[Jiribam]], [[~~Imphal East~~ district]], [[Manipur]]		\| address = [[Jiribam]], [[Jiribam district]], [[Manipur]]
	\| country = India		\| country = India
	\| coordinates = {{Coord\|24.~~4809~~\|N\|93.~~0657~~\|E\|format=dms}}		\| coordinates = {{Coord\|24.794\|N\|93.0996\|E\|format=dms}}
	\| elevation = {{convert\|36\|m\|ft\|0\|abbr=on}}		\| elevation = {{convert\|36\|m\|ft\|0\|abbr=on}}
	\| line = [[Katakhal–Jiribam–Imphal line]]		\| line = [[Katakhal–Jiribam–Imphal line]]
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	==History==		==History==

	The Jiribam rail ink was a part of rail link to [[Assam]] for tea transportation in the early 20th century. It was constructed by [[Assam Bengal Railway]]. With the [[partition of India]] in 1947, portions of the Bengal Assam Railway which lay in Assam and the Indian part of North Bengal became Assam Railway. [[North Eastern Railway zone\|North Eastern Railway]] was formed in 1952 by amalgamating Assam Railway with [[Oudh and Tirhut Railway]] and the [[Fatehgarh Sahib district\|Fatehgarh]] district of [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]]. [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone\|Northeast ~~Fronter~~ Railway]] was formed out of North Eastern Railway in 1958.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.nfr.railnet.gov.in/engir/History1.htm \|title=History \|publisher=Northeast Frontier Railway \|accessdate=2012-02-24 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502032906/http://www.nfr.railnet.gov.in/engir/History1.htm \|archivedate= 2 May 2014 }}</ref>		The Jiribam rail ink was a part of rail link to [[Assam]] for tea transportation in the early 20th century. It was constructed by [[Assam Bengal Railway]]. With the [[partition of India]] in 1947, portions of the Bengal Assam Railway which lay in Assam and the Indian part of North Bengal became Assam Railway. [[North Eastern Railway zone\|North Eastern Railway]] was formed in 1952 by amalgamating Assam Railway with [[Oudh and Tirhut Railway]] and the [[Fatehgarh Sahib district\|Fatehgarh]] district of [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]]. [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone\|Northeast Frontier Railway]] was formed out of North Eastern Railway in 1958.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.nfr.railnet.gov.in/engir/History1.htm \|title=History \|publisher=Northeast Frontier Railway \|accessdate=2012-02-24 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502032906/http://www.nfr.railnet.gov.in/engir/History1.htm \|archivedate= 2 May 2014 }}</ref>

	The portion of the system which fell within the boundary of East Pakistan was named as [[Eastern Bengal Railway]]. On 1 February 1961, Eastern Bengal Railway was renamed as Pakistan Railway and in 1962 it became [[Pakistan Eastern Railway]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.railway.gov.bd/history.asp \|title=History \|publisher=Bangladesh Railways \|accessdate=2012-02-24 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071115201005/http://www.railway.gov.bd/history.asp \|archivedate=15 November 2007 }}</ref> With the emergence of Bangladesh, it became [[Bangladesh Railway]].<ref name=banglapaedia>{{cite book \|last=Fida \|first=Quazi Abul \|year=2012 \|chapter=Railway \|chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Railway \|editor1-last=Islam \|editor1-first=Sirajul \|editor1-link=Sirajul Islam \|editor2-last=Jamal \|editor2-first=Ahmed A. \|title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh \|edition=Second \|publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref>		The portion of the system which fell within the boundary of East Pakistan was named as [[Eastern Bengal Railway]]. On 1 February 1961, Eastern Bengal Railway was renamed as Pakistan Railway and in 1962 it became [[Pakistan Eastern Railway]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.railway.gov.bd/history.asp \|title=History \|publisher=Bangladesh Railways \|accessdate=2012-02-24 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071115201005/http://www.railway.gov.bd/history.asp \|archivedate=15 November 2007 }}</ref> With the emergence of Bangladesh, it became [[Bangladesh Railway]].<ref name=banglapaedia>{{cite book \|last=Fida \|first=Quazi Abul \|year=2012 \|chapter=Railway \|chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Railway \|editor1-last=Islam \|editor1-first=Sirajul \|editor1-link=Sirajul Islam \|editor2-last=Jamal \|editor2-first=Ahmed A. \|title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh \|edition=Second \|publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref>
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	After the independence of Pakistan on 15 August 1947 the broad-gauge portion of the Bengal-Assam Railway, lying in India was added to the [[East Indian Railway]] and the metre-gauge portion became the Assam Railway,<ref>Rao, M.A. (1988). ''Indian Railways'', New Delhi: National Book Trust, p.39</ref> with its headquarters at Pandu. On 14 April 1952, the 2857 km long Assam Railway and the Oudh and Tirhut Railway were amalgamated to form one of the six newly formed zones of the [[Indian Railways]]: the [[North Eastern Railway zone]].<ref name=r>{{cite web\|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/financecode/ADMIN_FINANCE/AdminFinanceCh1_Data.htm \|title=Chapter 1 – Evolution of Indian Railways-Historical Background \|publisher=Ministry of Railways, India website \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090601024404/http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/financecode/ADMIN_FINANCE/AdminFinanceCh1_Data.htm \|archivedate= 1 June 2009 }}</ref><ref>Rao, M. A. (1988). ''Indian Railways'', New Delhi: National Book Trust, pp.42-3</ref> On the same day, the reorganized Sealdah division of the Bengal Assam Railway (which was added to the East Indian Railway earlier) was amalgamated with the [[Eastern Railway zone\|Eastern Railway]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.easternrailwaysealdah.gov.in/WebForm/FrameContent/Engineering.html \|title=Sealdah division-Engineering details \|publisher=The Eastern Railway, Sealdah division \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215161611/http://www.easternrailwaysealdah.gov.in/WebForm/FrameContent/Engineering.html \|archivedate=15 February 2012 }}</ref>		After the independence of Pakistan on 15 August 1947 the broad-gauge portion of the Bengal-Assam Railway, lying in India was added to the [[East Indian Railway]] and the metre-gauge portion became the Assam Railway,<ref>Rao, M.A. (1988). ''Indian Railways'', New Delhi: National Book Trust, p.39</ref> with its headquarters at Pandu. On 14 April 1952, the 2857 km long Assam Railway and the Oudh and Tirhut Railway were amalgamated to form one of the six newly formed zones of the [[Indian Railways]]: the [[North Eastern Railway zone]].<ref name=r>{{cite web\|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/financecode/ADMIN_FINANCE/AdminFinanceCh1_Data.htm \|title=Chapter 1 – Evolution of Indian Railways-Historical Background \|publisher=Ministry of Railways, India website \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090601024404/http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/financecode/ADMIN_FINANCE/AdminFinanceCh1_Data.htm \|archivedate= 1 June 2009 }}</ref><ref>Rao, M. A. (1988). ''Indian Railways'', New Delhi: National Book Trust, pp.42-3</ref> On the same day, the reorganized Sealdah division of the Bengal Assam Railway (which was added to the East Indian Railway earlier) was amalgamated with the [[Eastern Railway zone\|Eastern Railway]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.easternrailwaysealdah.gov.in/WebForm/FrameContent/Engineering.html \|title=Sealdah division-Engineering details \|publisher=The Eastern Railway, Sealdah division \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215161611/http://www.easternrailwaysealdah.gov.in/WebForm/FrameContent/Engineering.html \|archivedate=15 February 2012 }}</ref>

	In December 2009, work on gauge conversion from [[Silchar]] to [[Jiribam]] started which was finished in early 2016 and goods services resumed.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.aninews.in/newsdetail2/story51494/imphal-jiribam-railway-line-first-locomotive-test-run-held.html \|title=Test run on Jiribam–Imphal line \|publisher=ANI news \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225010302/http://www.aninews.in/newsdetail2/story51494/imphal-jiribam-railway-line-first-locomotive-test-run-held.html \|archivedate=25 February 2015 }}</ref>		In December 2009, work on gauge conversion from [[Silchar]] to [[Jiribam]] started which was finished in early 2016 and goods services resumed.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.aninews.in/newsdetail2/story51494/imphal-jiribam-railway-line-first-locomotive-test-run-held.html \|title=Test run on Jiribam–Imphal line \|publisher=ANI news \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225010302/http://www.aninews.in/newsdetail2/story51494/imphal-jiribam-railway-line-first-locomotive-test-run-held.html \|archivedate=25 February 2015 }}</ref>

	==Train services ==		==Train services ==

	Freight trains started to run on the Silchar–Jiribam segment from 21 March 2016.		Freight trains started to run on the Silchar–Jiribam segment from 21 March 2016.

	Passenger services started on 27 May 2016 and one pair of [[Silchar–Jiribam Passenger~~\|Passenger train~~ (55665/55666)]] is running on this section between Silchar and Jiribam.		Passenger services started on 27 May 2016 and one pair of [[Silchar–Jiribam Passenger]]
			(55665/55666) is running on this section between Silchar and Jiribam.

			Union railway minister [[Ashwini Vaishnaw]] flagged off the [[Jan Shatabdi Express]] between [[Agartala Railway Station]] and Jiribam railway station connecting two northeastern states, [[Tripura]] and [[Manipur]] on 8 January 2022.

	==Under construction projects ==		==Under construction projects ==
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	[[Category:Railway stations in Imphal East district]]		[[Category:Railway stations in Imphal East district]]


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	==Under construction projects ==		==Under construction projects ==

	[[~~Imphal_railway_station~~#Jiribam\|Jiribam–Imphal line]] is likely to be completed by December 2023 as per August 2021 status update,<ref name=railne1>[https://assamtribune.com/north-east/imphal-4th-capital-city-in-ne-to-come-on-railway-map-within-27-months-1203016 Imphal, 4th capital city in NE, to come on railway map within 27 months], Assam Tribune, 13 Sep 2021.</ref> which will be extended to [[Moreh, India\|Moreh]] on the [[India–Myanmar border]] and then to [[Kalay]] (also called Kale and Kalemyo) in Myanmar to form part of the ambitious [[Trans-Asian Railway]].		[[Imphal railway station#Jiribam\|Jiribam–Imphal line]] is likely to be completed by December 2023 as per August 2021 status update,<ref name=railne1>[https://assamtribune.com/north-east/imphal-4th-capital-city-in-ne-to-come-on-railway-map-within-27-months-1203016 Imphal, 4th capital city in NE, to come on railway map within 27 months], Assam Tribune, 13 Sep 2021.</ref> which will be extended to [[Moreh, India\|Moreh]] on the [[India–Myanmar border]] and then to [[Kalay]] (also called Kale and Kalemyo) in Myanmar to form part of the ambitious [[Trans-Asian Railway]].

	==See also==		==See also==

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	==History==		==History==

	The Jiribam rail ink was a part of rail link to [[Assam]] for tea transportation in the early 20th century. It was constructed by [[Assam Bengal Railway]]. With the [[partition of India]] in 1947, portions of the Bengal Assam Railway which lay in Assam and the Indian part of North Bengal became Assam Railway. [[North Eastern Railway zone\|North Eastern Railway]] was formed in 1952 by amalgamating Assam Railway with [[Oudh and Tirhut Railway]] and the [[Fatehgarh Sahib district\|Fatehgarh]] district of [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]]. [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone\|Northeast Fronter Railway]] was formed out of North Eastern Railway in 1958.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.nfr.railnet.gov.in/engir/History1.htm \|title=History \|publisher=Northeast Frontier Railway \|accessdate=2012-02-24 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502032906/http://www.nfr.railnet.gov.in/engir/History1.htm \|archivedate= 2 May 2014 }}</ref>		The Jiribam rail ink was a part of rail link to [[Assam]] for tea transportation in the early 20th century. It was constructed by [[Assam Bengal Railway]]. With the [[partition of India]] in 1947, portions of the Bengal Assam Railway which lay in Assam and the Indian part of North Bengal became Assam Railway. [[North Eastern Railway zone\|North Eastern Railway]] was formed in 1952 by amalgamating Assam Railway with [[Oudh and Tirhut Railway]] and the [[Fatehgarh Sahib district\|Fatehgarh]] district of [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]]. [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone\|Northeast Fronter Railway]] was formed out of North Eastern Railway in 1958.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.nfr.railnet.gov.in/engir/History1.htm \|title=History \|publisher=Northeast Frontier Railway \|accessdate=2012-02-24 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502032906/http://www.nfr.railnet.gov.in/engir/History1.htm \|archivedate= 2 May 2014 }}</ref>

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	After the independence of Pakistan on 15 August 1947 the broad-gauge portion of the Bengal-Assam Railway, lying in India was added to the [[East Indian Railway]] and the metre-gauge portion became the Assam Railway,<ref>Rao, M.A. (1988). ''Indian Railways'', New Delhi: National Book Trust, p.39</ref> with its headquarters at Pandu. On 14 April 1952, the 2857 km long Assam Railway and the Oudh and Tirhut Railway were amalgamated to form one of the six newly formed zones of the [[Indian Railways]]: the [[North Eastern Railway zone]].<ref name=r>{{cite web\|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/financecode/ADMIN_FINANCE/AdminFinanceCh1_Data.htm \|title=Chapter 1 – Evolution of Indian Railways-Historical Background \|publisher=Ministry of Railways, India website \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090601024404/http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/financecode/ADMIN_FINANCE/AdminFinanceCh1_Data.htm \|archivedate= 1 June 2009 }}</ref><ref>Rao, M. A. (1988). ''Indian Railways'', New Delhi: National Book Trust, pp.42-3</ref> On the same day, the reorganized Sealdah division of the Bengal Assam Railway (which was added to the East Indian Railway earlier) was amalgamated with the [[Eastern Railway zone\|Eastern Railway]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.easternrailwaysealdah.gov.in/WebForm/FrameContent/Engineering.html \|title=Sealdah division-Engineering details \|publisher=The Eastern Railway, Sealdah division \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215161611/http://www.easternrailwaysealdah.gov.in/WebForm/FrameContent/Engineering.html \|archivedate=15 February 2012 }}</ref>		After the independence of Pakistan on 15 August 1947 the broad-gauge portion of the Bengal-Assam Railway, lying in India was added to the [[East Indian Railway]] and the metre-gauge portion became the Assam Railway,<ref>Rao, M.A. (1988). ''Indian Railways'', New Delhi: National Book Trust, p.39</ref> with its headquarters at Pandu. On 14 April 1952, the 2857 km long Assam Railway and the Oudh and Tirhut Railway were amalgamated to form one of the six newly formed zones of the [[Indian Railways]]: the [[North Eastern Railway zone]].<ref name=r>{{cite web\|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/financecode/ADMIN_FINANCE/AdminFinanceCh1_Data.htm \|title=Chapter 1 – Evolution of Indian Railways-Historical Background \|publisher=Ministry of Railways, India website \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090601024404/http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/financecode/ADMIN_FINANCE/AdminFinanceCh1_Data.htm \|archivedate= 1 June 2009 }}</ref><ref>Rao, M. A. (1988). ''Indian Railways'', New Delhi: National Book Trust, pp.42-3</ref> On the same day, the reorganized Sealdah division of the Bengal Assam Railway (which was added to the East Indian Railway earlier) was amalgamated with the [[Eastern Railway zone\|Eastern Railway]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.easternrailwaysealdah.gov.in/WebForm/FrameContent/Engineering.html \|title=Sealdah division-Engineering details \|publisher=The Eastern Railway, Sealdah division \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215161611/http://www.easternrailwaysealdah.gov.in/WebForm/FrameContent/Engineering.html \|archivedate=15 February 2012 }}</ref>

	~~==Current status==~~		In December 2009, work on gauge conversion from [[Silchar]] to [[Jiribam]] started which was finished in early 2016 and goods services resumed.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.aninews.in/newsdetail2/story51494/imphal-jiribam-railway-line-first-locomotive-test-run-held.html \|title=Test run on Jiribam–Imphal line \|publisher=ANI news \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225010302/http://www.aninews.in/newsdetail2/story51494/imphal-jiribam-railway-line-first-locomotive-test-run-held.html \|archivedate=25 February 2015 }}</ref>
	* Initial work on gauge conversion from [[Silchar]] to [[Jiribam]] started ~~in December 2009 and~~ finished in early 2016 and goods services resumed~~. The first locomotive test run was held on 15 May 2012 on the Jiribam–Imphal line~~.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.aninews.in/newsdetail2/story51494/imphal-jiribam-railway-line-first-locomotive-test-run-held.html \|title=Test run on Jiribam–Imphal line \|publisher=ANI news \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225010302/http://www.aninews.in/newsdetail2/story51494/imphal-jiribam-railway-line-first-locomotive-test-run-held.html \|archivedate=25 February 2015 }}</ref>
	* Freight trains started to run on the Silchar–Jiribam segment from 21 March 2016. Passenger services started on 27 May 2016 and one pair of [[Silchar–Jiribam Passenger\|Passenger train (55665/55666)]] is running on this section between Silchar and Jiribam.		==Train services ==
	* Currently, the broad-gauge line is complete up to [[Vangaichungpao railway station]] and freight trains are running up to Vangaichungpao station on the Jiribam–Tupul section of the Jiribam–Imphal section.<ref>http://www.thesangaiexpress.com/pm-flags-off-jiri-silchar-passenger-train/</ref> There is also a plan to connect this line to [[Moreh, India]] to link [[Myanmar]] with rail.
	* [[Jiribam–Imphal line]], 111 km long, to Imphal is likely to be completed by March 2022 as of status update in July 2020.<ref name=railne1>[https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/railways/north-east-to-get-better-indian-railways-connectivity-5-major-rail-projects-lined-up-details-here/2027372/ North East to get better Indian Railways connectivity! 5 major rail projects lined up], ''Financial Express'', July 17, 2020.</ref>		Freight trains started to run on the Silchar–Jiribam segment from 21 March 2016.

			Passenger services started on 27 May 2016 and one pair of [[Silchar–Jiribam Passenger\|Passenger train (55665/55666)]] is running on this section between Silchar and Jiribam.

	==~~Future development~~==		==Under construction projects ==
	* As of February 2020, Chairman Railway Board inspected the progress of the under construction 110-km long Jiribam–Imphal ~~railway~~ line ~~project. The crucial infrastructure project will provide railway connectivity to [[Imphal~~]]~~, the capital of [[Manipur]]. The rail line project~~ is ~~being developed at a cost of INR 12~~,~~524 crore and it is targeted for completion in March 2022. The rail line includes 62 km of tunnels and as many as 139 bridges.~~<ref>https://~~www.financialexpress~~.com/~~infrastructure~~/~~railways/boost~~-~~for~~-~~north~~-~~east~~-~~indian~~-~~railways~~-~~jiribam~~-~~imphal~~-~~rail~~-~~line~~-~~project~~-~~set~~-~~for~~-~~completion~~-~~soon/1877289/~~</ref>
	* The line to Imphal will be extended to [[Moreh, India\|Moreh]] on the [[India–Myanmar border]]~~, from where it will~~ then ~~be extended~~ to Myanmar to form part of the ambitious [[Trans-Asian Railway]].		[[Imphal_railway_station#Jiribam\|Jiribam–Imphal line]] is likely to be completed by December 2023 as per August 2021 status update,<ref name=railne1>[https://assamtribune.com/north-east/imphal-4th-capital-city-in-ne-to-come-on-railway-map-within-27-months-1203016 Imphal, 4th capital city in NE, to come on railway map within 27 months], Assam Tribune, 13 Sep 2021.</ref> which will be extended to [[Moreh, India\|Moreh]] on the [[India–Myanmar border]] and then to [[Kalay]] (also called Kale and Kalemyo) in Myanmar to form part of the ambitious [[Trans-Asian Railway]].

	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[Imphal railway station]]
	* [[Lumding railway division]]		* [[Lumding railway division]]
	* [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone]]		* [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone]]

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| type = [[Indian Railways]] station
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| address = [[Jiribam]], [[Imphal East district]], [[Manipur]]
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| elevation = {{convert|36|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| line = [[Katakhal–Jiribam–Imphal line]]
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'''Jiribam railway station''' serves [[Jiribam]] town and belongs to the Lumding railway division of [[Northeast Frontier Railway]]. It is the first railway station in the state of [[Manipur]], India.

==History==
The Jiribam rail ink was a part of rail link to [[Assam]] for tea transportation in the early 20th century. It was constructed by [[Assam Bengal Railway]]. With the [[partition of India]] in 1947, portions of the Bengal Assam Railway which lay in Assam and the Indian part of North Bengal became Assam Railway. [[North Eastern Railway zone|North Eastern Railway]] was formed in 1952 by amalgamating Assam Railway with [[Oudh and Tirhut Railway]] and the [[Fatehgarh Sahib district|Fatehgarh]] district of [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]]. [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone|Northeast Fronter Railway]] was formed out of North Eastern Railway in 1958.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfr.railnet.gov.in/engir/History1.htm |title=History |publisher=Northeast Frontier Railway |accessdate=2012-02-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502032906/http://www.nfr.railnet.gov.in/engir/History1.htm |archivedate= 2 May 2014 }}</ref>

The portion of the system which fell within the boundary of East Pakistan was named as [[Eastern Bengal Railway]]. On 1 February 1961, Eastern Bengal Railway was renamed as Pakistan Railway and in 1962 it became [[Pakistan Eastern Railway]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.railway.gov.bd/history.asp |title=History |publisher=Bangladesh Railways |accessdate=2012-02-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071115201005/http://www.railway.gov.bd/history.asp |archivedate=15 November 2007 }}</ref> With the emergence of Bangladesh, it became [[Bangladesh Railway]].<ref name=banglapaedia>{{cite book |last=Fida |first=Quazi Abul |year=2012 |chapter=Railway |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Railway |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref>

After the independence of Pakistan on 15 August 1947 the broad-gauge portion of the Bengal-Assam Railway, lying in India was added to the [[East Indian Railway]] and the metre-gauge portion became the Assam Railway,<ref>Rao, M.A. (1988). ''Indian Railways'', New Delhi: National Book Trust, p.39</ref> with its headquarters at Pandu. On 14 April 1952, the 2857 km long Assam Railway and the Oudh and Tirhut Railway were amalgamated to form one of the six newly formed zones of the [[Indian Railways]]: the [[North Eastern Railway zone]].<ref name=r>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/financecode/ADMIN_FINANCE/AdminFinanceCh1_Data.htm |title=Chapter 1 – Evolution of Indian Railways-Historical Background |publisher=Ministry of Railways, India website |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090601024404/http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/financecode/ADMIN_FINANCE/AdminFinanceCh1_Data.htm |archivedate= 1 June 2009 }}</ref><ref>Rao, M. A. (1988). ''Indian Railways'', New Delhi: National Book Trust, pp.42-3</ref> On the same day, the reorganized Sealdah division of the Bengal Assam Railway (which was added to the East Indian Railway earlier) was amalgamated with the [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.easternrailwaysealdah.gov.in/WebForm/FrameContent/Engineering.html |title=Sealdah division-Engineering details |publisher=The Eastern Railway, Sealdah division |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215161611/http://www.easternrailwaysealdah.gov.in/WebForm/FrameContent/Engineering.html |archivedate=15 February 2012 }}</ref>

==Current status==
* Initial work on gauge conversion from [[Silchar]] to [[Jiribam]] started in December 2009 and finished in early 2016 and goods services resumed. The first locomotive test run was held on 15 May 2012 on the Jiribam–Imphal line.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aninews.in/newsdetail2/story51494/imphal-jiribam-railway-line-first-locomotive-test-run-held.html |title=Test run on Jiribam–Imphal line |publisher=ANI news |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225010302/http://www.aninews.in/newsdetail2/story51494/imphal-jiribam-railway-line-first-locomotive-test-run-held.html |archivedate=25 February 2015 }}</ref>
* Freight trains started to run on the Silchar–Jiribam segment from 21 March 2016. Passenger services started on 27 May 2016 and one pair of [[Silchar–Jiribam Passenger|Passenger train (55665/55666)]] is running on this section between Silchar and Jiribam.
* Currently, the broad-gauge line is complete up to [[Vangaichungpao railway station]] and freight trains are running up to Vangaichungpao station on the Jiribam–Tupul section of the Jiribam–Imphal section.<ref>http://www.thesangaiexpress.com/pm-flags-off-jiri-silchar-passenger-train/</ref> There is also a plan to connect this line to [[Moreh, India]] to link [[Myanmar]] with rail.
* [[Jiribam–Imphal line]], 111 km long, to Imphal is likely to be completed by March 2022 as of status update in July 2020.<ref name=railne1>[https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/railways/north-east-to-get-better-indian-railways-connectivity-5-major-rail-projects-lined-up-details-here/2027372/ North East to get better Indian Railways connectivity! 5 major rail projects lined up], ''Financial Express'', July 17, 2020.</ref>

==Future development==
* As of February 2020, Chairman Railway Board inspected the progress of the under construction 110-km long Jiribam–Imphal railway line project. The crucial infrastructure project will provide railway connectivity to [[Imphal]], the capital of [[Manipur]]. The rail line project is being developed at a cost of INR 12,524 crore and it is targeted for completion in March 2022. The rail line includes 62 km of tunnels and as many as 139 bridges.<ref>https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/railways/boost-for-north-east-indian-railways-jiribam-imphal-rail-line-project-set-for-completion-soon/1877289/</ref>
* The line to Imphal will be extended to [[Moreh, India|Moreh]] on the [[India–Myanmar border]], from where it will then be extended to Myanmar to form part of the ambitious [[Trans-Asian Railway]].

==See also==
* [[Imphal railway station]]
* [[Lumding railway division]]
* [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone]]

==References==
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==External links==
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