Dibrugarh - Transportation

Transportation

  • Airport: Mohanbari Airport, which is located around 15 km from the city,. Airlines operation from the airport are Indian Airlines, Indigo, Jetlite and Pawan Hans Ltd. The Airports Authority of India is planning to make Mohanbari Airport an air hub for the northeastern region, along with Guwahati and Agartala.
  • Railways: Dibrugarh Town Railway Station is one of the Easternmost railway station on the map of the Indian Railways and is connected to some of the important Indian cities (Bangalore, Chennai, Trivandrum, Kolkata, Delhi, Kanyakumari etc.) through a direct broad gauge rail network.

The Rajdhani-Link Express (an extension of Rajdhani Express), also connects it to New Delhi. The Vivek Express, named after Swami Vivekanda, which connects Dibrugarh and Kanyakumari, is now the longest train service in India, covering a distance of 4278 KM in five days. Important trains that run from Dibrugarh are Vivek Express, Rajdhani Link Express, Kamrup Express, Brahmaputra Mail, Egmore Express, Yeshvantpur Express etc.

Dibrugarh Town Railway Station is one of the oldest railway station in India. A new railway junction named as New Dibrugarh Railway Junction is being developed on the outskirts of the town at Banipur. It is the biggest railway junction in the entire north east spreading over 400 bighas of land and it is 2 km in length. One goods yard is also being developed for loading and unloading of goods along with a truck shed, which would accommodate 25 trucks at a time.

  • Roads: During 1990s, means of transport within the town was largely City Buses and rickshaws. Later, auto rickshaws, locally known as "Vikram", were introduced as means of transport. For inter-city journey luxury buses plying between important destinations within Assam and other neighbouring states from Assam State Transport Corporation's (ASTC) bus stand at frequent interval.

National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is proposing to make Dibrugarh, a NHAI hub after the completion of Bogibeel bridge. Dibrugarh is connected to the rest of India by NH-37. After the completion of Bogibeel bridge it will be connected to northern bank of the Brahmaputra by NH-52(B). A new bypass is being constructed to ease traffic movement within the city area near Jameera. A new flyover is under construction near Dibrugarh University.

  • Waterways: Dibrugarh has also developed waterway transportation system. Ferry services link Dibrugarh with many a places in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.

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