Rangiya–Murkongselek section

Rangia-Murkongselek section
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Indian Railways
Locale	Assam
Termini	Rangia Murkongselek
Service
Operator(s)	Northeast Frontier Railway
Technical
Line length	450 km (280 mi)
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Broad gauge

Rangiya–Murkongselek section
km New Bongaigaon– Guwahati section 0 Rangiya New Bongaigaon– Guwahati section 5 Khandikar 15 Goreswar 28 Khoirabari 39 Tangla 49 Harisinga 60 Udalguri 73 Rowta Bagan 82 Majbat 0 Panchnoi (closed NG section) 89 5 Hugrajuli closed NG section 8 Sapoi Siding 9 Sapoi Hat 13 Dibru Darrang Siding 15 Dherai Siding 17 Monmohinipur Road 20 Dhekiajuli 21 Dhekiajuli Tea Estate 24 Sirajuli 32 Singri 99 Dhekiajuli Road 106 Belsiri 111 New Missamari 113 Misamari Gabharu River 118 Borjuli Road Thakurbari T.E No. 1 123 Rangapara North Junction 124 Rangapara 127 Borjuli Tea Estate (closed NG section) 127 Thakurbari 132 Sessa 138 Bindukuri 142 Dekargaon closed MG section 146 Dadhora Halt 150 Tezpur planned bridge on Brahmaputra River Dekargaon–Silghat Town line (under construction) 129 Borjuli 131 Nahorani Siding 132 Balipara Junction 139 Char Duar 145 Gamani Assam Arunachal Pradesh border 166 Bhalukpong planned connection Tenga Dirang Tawang 140 Jiabharali Kameng River 148 Dhalaibil 154 Nagsankar 161 Nizchatia 173 Vishwanath Chariali 183 Monabari 190 Niz Bargang 199 Bedeti 206 Helem 210 Tetonbari 215 Brahmajan 225 Gohpur 234 Dubia 243 Uttarkathani 249 Tatibahar 257 Tipling Dikrong River 266 Harmuti Junction Assam Arunachal Pradesh border 276 Gumto 285 Naharlagun 270 Tanijan 279 Kathal Pukhuri 286 Silanibari 296 North Lakhimpur planned connection 304 Lilabari 313 Siajuli 321 Boginadi 331 Subansiri Subansiri River 340 Gogamukh Assam Arunachal Pradesh border Bame Aalo Arunachal Pradesh Assam border 345 Na Nadi 352 Bordloni Kumotiya River 359 Jiadhal 365 Dhemaji 373 Moridhal 377 Sripani 384 Sisibargaon planned connection 388 Silapathar 386 New Sisibargaon 396 Tangani Bogibeel Bridge over Brahmaputra River Lumding–Dibrugarh section 398 Archipathar 403 Dimov 408 Dipa Simen River 412 Simenchapari 418 Dekapam 422 Jamjing 425 Telam Dikhari River 433 Laimekuri 442 Jonekarang 450 Murkongselek Assam Arunachal Pradesh border 463 Sille 469 Rani 480 Pasighat under construction ↑ planned ↓ Roing Tezu Parshuram Kund to Rupai (planned) Sources: Google Maps Indian Railway Time Table Presentation on Development of Rail Infrastructure 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 as on august 2016 the whole section is broad gauge. 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 was 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 broad guage. As of august 2016 the whole section is broad guage and regular train services are there.

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.