Guwahati–Lumding section

The Guwahati–Lumding section is a broad-gauge railway line connecting Guwahati and Lumding Junction. The 179-kilometre (111 mi) long railway line operates in the Indian state of Assam. It is under the jurisdiction of Northeast Frontier Railway zone.

Guwahati–Lumding section (including Chaparmukh-Silghat Town & Chaparmukh-Mairabari branch lines)
Chaparmukh Junction an important railway station on Guwahati–Lumding section
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerIndian Railways
LocaleAssam
TerminiGuwahati
Lumding
Service
Operator(s)Northeast Frontier Railway zone
History
Opened1900 (1900)
Technical
Line length181 km (112 mi)
Number of tracks1
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Old gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)
Route map
km
New Bongaigaon–Guwahati
section
0
 Guwahati
4
 New Guwahati
5
 Noonmati
10
 Satgaon Army Halt
8
 Narangi
14
 Panikhaiti
19
 Thakurkuchi
26
 Panbari
33
 Digaru
Kamalajori
010
38
0
 Tetelia
Assam
Meghalaya
45
 Kamrup Khetri
Byrnihat
022
51
 Barahu
under construction ↑
planned ↓
56
 Jagi Road
Sohkhwai
032
64
 Aujuri
Lailad
040
70
 Sonuabori
Nonghpoh
048
75
 Dharamtul
Mawkyndah
054
82
 Thekeraguri
Umtsaor
063
90
 Chaparmukh Junction
Nongseter
071
Kyrdemkulai
084
94
 Raha
Umroi
097
102
 Phulaguri
Umpling
109
107
 Bebejia
Mawshaepah
121
109
 Senchoa Junction
Shillong
130
115
 Haibargaon
Nagaon
116
125
 Rupahigaon
Puranigudam
126
131
 Tarabari
Samaguri
135
135
 Juria
Amoni
143
139
 Dagaon
Salona
148
144
 Balikotia
Salona-Khumtai line
(planned)
0
147
 Batadrawa
Kallyden Siding
153
153
 Dhing Bazar
Solal Siding
158
156
 Dhing
Jakhalabandha
163
159
 Mairabari
Silghat Town
171
planned bridge over
Brahmaputra River
Silghat Town–Dekargaon
line (planned)
0
99
 Laopani
107
 Kampur
118
 Jamunamukh
128
 Jugijan
135
 Hojai
142
 Dhalpukhuri
149
 Lanka
154
 Habaipur
165
 Lamsakhang
171
 Patharkhola
Lumding–Sabroom section
179
 Lumding Junction
Lumding–Dibrugarh section
km
km

Source: Indian Railway Time Table

History

In the pre-partition days, Assam was linked to Chittagong through the Akhaura-Kulaura-Chhatak Line and Akhaura-Laksam-Chittagong Line. The Chittagong link had been constructed in response to the demand of the Assam tea planters for a railway link to Chittagong port. Assam Bengal Railway started construction of a railway track on the eastern side of Bengal in 1891. A 150-kilometre long (93 mi) track between Chittagong and Comilla was opened to traffic in 1895. The Comilla-Akhaura-Kulaura-Badarpur section was opened in 1896–1898 and finally extended to Lumding in 1903.[1][2][3] The Assam Bengal Railway constructed a branch line to Guwahati, connecting the city to the eastern line in 1900. During the 1900–1910 period, the Eastern Bengal Railway built the Golakganj-Amingaon branch line, thus connecting the western bank of the Brahmaputra to the western line.

Broad gauge

The railway tracks from Guwahati to Lumding and from Chaparmukh to Haibargaon were upgraded from metre gauge to broad gauge in 1994.[4]

Line doubling

The Guwahati-Lumding-Dibrugarh line was proposed to be doubled in the Railway Budget for 2011–12.[5]

The 44.92 km (28 mi) long Lumding-Hojai doubling project was sanctioned in 2012–13.The Lumding Hojai patch doubling was completed on July 10, 2019.[6] The 30.50 km (19 mi) long New Guwahati-Digaru doubling project was completed in 2012–13.[7][8]

Railway reorganisation

The Assam Railway and Trading Company Limited was merged with Assam Bengal Railway in 1945.[9] With partition, Assam Bengal Railway was split up and railway lines in Assam became Assam Railway.[10] In 1952, North East Railway was formed with the amalgamation of Assam Railway, Oudh-Tiirhut Railway and the Kanpur-Achnera section of Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway.[11] Northeast Frontier Railway was created with a part of NE Railway in 1958.[10]

Jagiroad train derailment

On 16 April 2014, around 2:15am Guwahati bound Dimapur -Kamakhya Express derailed on the Guwahati-Lumding section near Jagiroad in central Assam's Morigaon district leading to 45 injuries. At the time of the accident the train was carrying around 700 passengers.[12][13]

References
  1. Fida, Quazi Abul (2012). "Railway". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. Report on the administration of North East India (1921–22). Google Books. Mttal Publishers Distributors. 1984. p. 46. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  3. S.N.Singh; Amarendra Narain; Purnendu Kumar (2006). Socio Economic and Political Problems of Tea Garden Workers: A Study of Assam. New Delhi: Mittal Publications. p. 105. ISBN 81-8324-098-4. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  4. "Welcome to the website of Lumding Division, Northeast Frontier Railway". Lumding Division, NF Railway. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  5. "State Congress elated, opposition critical". The Assam Tribune, 26 February 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  6. "Lumding-Hojai Patch Doubling Project" (PDF). NF Railway. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  7. "New Guwahati Patch Doubling Project" (PDF). NF Railway. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  8. "North Eastern Region" (PDF). Indian Railways. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  9. 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
  10. "History". Northeast Frontier Railway. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  11. "Geography : Railway Zones". IRFCA. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  12. "45 injured in a train accident in Assam". 16 April 2014. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  13. "19 passengers injured in Assam train accident". The Hindu. Guwahati. 17 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
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