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{{short description|Railway section in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox rail line
| box_width = 28em
| name = Lumding–Dibrugarh section (including Tinsukia–Ledo, Tinsukia–Dangari, Dimapur–Tizit & Dhansiri–Kohima branch lines)
| color =
| logo = 
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| image = 15670 (Dimapur - Kamakhya) Nagaland Express 02.jpg
| image_width =
| caption = Nagaland Express runs on Lumding–Dibrugarh section
| type =
| system =
| status = Operational
| locale = [[Assam]], [[Nagaland]]
| start = {{stnlnk|Lumding}}
| end = {{stnlnk|Dibrugarh}}
| stations =
| routes =
| daily_ridership =
| open = 1903
| close =
| owner = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone|Northeast Frontier Railway]]
| character =
| depot =
| stock =
| linelength = {{convert|376|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}
| tracklength =
| tracks = 1
| gauge = {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]
| old_gauge =
| minradius =
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| electrification = Ongoing
| speed =
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| website =
| map = {{Lumding–Dibrugarh section|inline=1}}
| map_state = collapsed
}}
The '''Lumding–Dibrugarh section''' is a broad-gauge railway line connecting {{stnlnk|Lumding}} and {{stnlnk|Dibrugarh}}. The {{convert|376|km|mi|adj=mid}}-long railway line is functional in the Indian state of [[Assam]]. It is under the jurisdiction of [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone|Northeast Frontier Railway]].

==History==
[[File:Dibrugarh_Railway_Yard,_1943.jpg|thumb|Dibrugarh Railway Yard, 1943]]

The Assam Railway and Trading Company Limited was incorporated in 1881. The first metre-gauge locomotive was put into service in Assam in 1882. The {{convert|64|km|mi|adj=mid}}-long line from Dibrugarh steamer ghat to Makum was opened to passenger traffic on 16 July 1883. The objective of opening an isolated railway in upper Assam was to link the tea gardens and coalfields to the steamer ghats.

In the latter part of the 19th century, the Dibru–Sadiya railway was {{convert|126|km|mi|adj=mid}} long.<ref name=assamrly>''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</ref> The {{track gauge|1000mm}}-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.<ref name=assamrly/><ref name=tinsukia>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfr.railnet.gov.in/TSK/Network%20Map/history.htm |title=History of Tinsukia Division |publisher=NF Railway |access-date=13 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140310133856/http://www.nfr.railnet.gov.in/TSK/Network%20Map/history.htm |archivedate=10 March 2014 }}</ref> The Mariani–Furkating line was operated by Jorhat-Provincial Railway.<ref name= tinsukia/>

The project for the conversion of the entire Lumding–Dibrugarh section from metre gauge to {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] was completed by the end of 1997.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.processregister.com/Lumding-Dibrugarh_G_C/Project/pid11580.htm |title = Lumding Dibrugarh GC Project| publisher= Process Register| access-date = 13 May 2013 }}</ref>

The Guwahati–Lumding–Dibrugarh line was proposed to be doubled in the [[Railway Budget]] for 2016–17.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.eastern-today.com/entries/blog/double-laning-of-railway-track-will-improve-connectivity-in-the-region-sonowal |title = Double laning of railway track will improve connectivity in the region : Sonowal |work= The Eastern Today|date=26 February 2016| access-date = 21 May 2016 }}</ref> The {{convert|123|km|mi|adj=mid}}-long Dimapur–Zubza–Kohima new line project has the status of a National Project. Final location survey has been completed for the entire project.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/stat_econ/Annualreport10-11/North_eastern_region.pdf |title = North Eastern Region|publisher= Indian Railways| access-date = 13 May 2013 }}</ref><ref>Presentation on Development of Rail Infrastructure in the Northeast Region, Ministry of Development of the Northeast Region</ref> As of 2012, surveys are underway for {{convert|6|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}-long line from Tirap to Lekhapani and {{convert|31|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}-long line from Lekhapani to Kharsang in [[Arunachal Pradesh]]. Survey for {{convert|344|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}-long new line from Jorhat to Shibsagar was completed in 2010–11. Survey was completed for doubling of {{convert|520|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}-long line from Digaru to Dibrugarh. Survey is in progress for {{convert|190|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}-long new line from Dimapur to Tizit. Survey was completed for {{convert|31|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} long new line from Amguri to Naginamora. The survey for {{convert|9|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}-long new line from Tuli to Tuli Town has been shelved.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.mdoner.gov.in/content/underway |title =Railway's Surveys Underway| publisher= Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region | access-date = 20 May 2013 }}</ref>

== References ==
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{{Railways in North-East India}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lumding - Dibrugarh section}}
[[Category:5 ft 6 in gauge railways in India]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Assam]]
[[Category:Railway lines opened in 1903]]
[[Category:1903 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Transport in Dibrugarh]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Nagaland]]
[[Category:Transport in Lumding]]

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