Rangia-Murkongselek section

Rangia-Murkongselek section

Legend km to New Bongaigaon–Guwahati section 0 Rangia 5 Khandikar 15 Goreshwar 27 Khoirabari 38 Tangla 49 Hrisinga 60 Udalguri 72 Rowta Bagan 81 Mazbat 98 Dhekiajuli Road 111 New Misamari to Tawang (proposed) 122 Rangapara North Junction 126 Thakurbari 137 Bindukuri 141 Dekargaon 131 Balipara Junction Chariduar Assam-Arunachal border Gamani Bhalukpong 147 Dhalaibi 161 Nizchatia 173 Biswanath Charali 182 Monabari 189 Nijbarganj 198 Bedetti 204 Helem Tetonbari 214 Brahmajan 224 Gohpur 234 Dubia 241 Uttarkathani 247 Tatibahar 255 Tipling 265 Harmoti Junction Assam-Arunachal border 275 Gumto 284 Naharlagun Tanijan Kathal Pukhuri Silanibari North Lakhimpur Lilabai Siajuli Baginadi Subansiri Gogamukh Along (proposed) Na Nandi Bordoloni Jiadlao Dhemaji Moridhal Sripani Tangni / to proposed Bogibeel Bridge Sisibargaon Silapathar Archipathar Dimov Dipa Simen Chapari Telam Laimekuri Jonekarang Murkongselek Pasighat (under construction) Tezu (proposed) Parshuram Kund (proposed) Rupai to Lumding–Dibrugarh section Source: Google maps, Indian Railway Time Table Presentnation on Development of Rail Infrastructre in the Northeast Region

The Rangia-Murkongselek section is a railway line connecting Rangiya in Assam and Murkongselek . The metre gauge railway track from Rangia junction to Murkongselek was closed in 2011 for conversion to broad gauge and is expected to be reopened in 2014 after conversion. The entire section is under the jurisdiction of Northeast Frontier Railway.

History

Railway service was established in this section during British rule.

Broad gauge

The 450 km (280 mi) long Rangiya-Murkongselek line is being converted from 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 ³⁄₈ in) wide metre gauge to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge. Rangiya - Rangapara North - Harmuti section is now open as Broad Gauge in 2014 . As of 2014, the work is nearly complete in Harmuti - North Lakhimpur section and the remaining is expected to be completed soon.^[1] As per IR ref. dt. 14.01.2015 Rangapara North to North Lakhimpur newly converted line from MG to BG is fit for passenger trains & a Passinger train is going to start from 14.01.2015 on this section.

Proposed projects

At Sripani the track will be connected to the under construction Bogibeel bridge, allowing connectivity for tracks on both sides of Brahmaputra. A broad gauge railway track is proposed from Missamari to Tawang. The terminal station of the section is expected to be moved from Murkongselek to Parshuram Kund in Arunachal Pradesh, via Pasighat and Tezu.

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