Jawaharnagar railway station
Jawaharnagar জহরনগর | |
|---|---|
| Light rail station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Agartala–Shillong Road, Sikaribari, Dhalai district, Tripura India |
| Coordinates | 23°55′10″N 91°54′06″E / 23.9195°N 91.9016°E |
| Elevation | 102 metres (335 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | Northeast Frontier Railway zone |
| Line(s) | Lumding–Silchar |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Tracks | 1 |
| Connections | Taxicab stand, Auto rickshaw stand |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) |
| Parking | Yes |
| Accessible |  |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | JWNR |
| Zone(s) | Northeast Frontier Railway Zone |
| Division(s) | Lumding |
Jawaharnagar railway station is a railway station located near Sikaribari of Dhalai district in Tripura.
Jurisdiction[edit]
It belongs to the Lumding railway division of the Northeast Frontier Railway Zone of Dhalai district in Tripura. The station code is JWNR.[1]
Line[edit]
The station falls on the line between Lumding Junction and Silchar.[2]
International access[edit]
A proposal has been mooted to create a 256 kilometres (159 mi) railway line to Myanmar via Mizoram to join the Trans-Asian Railway network in 2013.[3] Also a new proposal of railway line to Dhaka has cropped up in 2015, connecting Myanmar via Sairang in Mizoram.[4] The proposed rail line once established will further connect to Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "System Map". Northeast Frontier Railway zone. Indian Railways. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ "North East Frontier Railway Map" (PDF). Ministry for Development of North Eastern Region. Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ Sujit, Chakraborty (16 September 2013). "India's northeast to be linked to Trans-Asian Railway Network". Business Standard. Agartala. IANS. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ Prabin, Kalita (15 February 2015). "Core Euro-Asia rail route may skip Assam, Manipur". The Times of India. Guwahati. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ "Tripura seeks access to Trans-Asian Network". The Assam Tribune. Agartala. 8 May 2016. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
External links[edit]
- Jawaharnagar railway station at the India Rail Info