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The Dhansiri–Zubza Line is a single-track
railroad Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...
under construction between the two major cities of the Indian state of
Nagaland Nagaland () is a States and union territories of India, state in the northeast India, north-eastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south, and the Naga Sel ...
— Dimapur and Kohima. The line starts from Dhansiri junction near Dimapur Railway Station to Kohima Zubza Railway Station. It is a part of Northeast Frontier Railway zone of
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History

First announced in 2006, the line is currently expected to open in December 2029. As part of the Indian Railway's ambitious plan to connect all the capitals of the north-eastern states by broad gauge rail link, railway minister Suresh Prabhu laid the foundation stone of the 88-km rail line to bring Kohima, the capital of Nagaland, on the railway map of India. The project will be executed in three phases. * The first phase involves the construction of Dhansiri to Shokhuvi (16  km) line. * The second phase involves Shokhüvi to Khaibung. (30  km) * The third phase involves Khaibung to Zubza. (45  km)


Stations

Stations are in the following order on the Dhansiri–Zubza line (Dimapur-Imphal line): Dimapur, Dhansiripar, Shokhüvi, Molvom, Khaibung, Pherima, Pephema, Mengujuma and Kohima. The alphabetical list of stations with codes is as follows:


Development


Current status

As of July 2024, 52% work on the 82.5 km line from Dimapur to Zubza near Kohima has been completed, railway has requested the Nagaland Government to expedite the land acquisition process which is holding up progress on this rail link.


See also

* North Eastern Railway Connectivity Project


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dhansiri-Zubza line Northeast Frontier Railway zone Rail transport in Nagaland