Dibru–Sadiya Railway Explained

Dibru–Sadiya Railway
Type:	Private
Foundation:	1881
Location City:	Dibrugarh
Location Country:	British India
Area Served:	Dibrugarh and Tinsukia, Assam
Services:	Rail transport
Dissolved:	1945

Dibru–Sadiya Railway (DSR) was one of the pioneering railway companies in British India and the first railway service of Assam in north-east India.

History

This metre-gauge railway was owned by Assam Railways and Trading Company (AR&TC), which was incorporated by John Berry White for transportation of Coal, Tea and public in the rapid growth of the tea industry. The first section of the line opened in 1882 from Brahmaputra River steamer ghat, Dibrugarh eastward, 15 miles. First train service had come into operation on 1 May 1882 from Dibrugarh's Mohanamukh to Jaipur. A 40 miles track between Dibrugarh and Makum was opened to traffic on 16 July 1883. The first railway junction in Assam was Makum Junction on the railway line that opened in 1884 to Dihing bridge. The railway was further extended in 1910 to reach Saikhoa giving a total line length of 86 miles (140km) including the Makum Branch.^[1] On 1 January 1942, the working was taken over by the Bengal and Assam Railway. The railway was later merged with North Eastern Railway zone in 1952.^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Rolling stock

In 1936, the company owned 33 locomotives, 66 coaches and 1617 goods wagons.^[7]

Classification

It was labeled as a Class II railway according to Indian Railway Classification System of 1926.^{[8] [9]}

Conversion to broad gauge

The railway network was converted to broad gauge in late 1990s.

External links

• Indian rail club

Notes and References

1. News: State's first railway track closed down . assamtribune.com . 13 December 2011 . assamtribune . 28 July 2018 . guwahati . 11 January 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120111080342/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=dec1311%2Fat06 . dead .
2. Web site: History of NF Railway . nfr . 28 July 2018 . guwahati.
3. Web site: [IRFCA] Indian Railways FAQ: IR History: Early Days - 2.
4. Web site: Bangladesh Railway . 28 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071115201005/http://www.railway.gov.bd/history.asp# . 15 November 2007 . dead . dmy-all .
5. Web site: 1942 Rail Map . 28 July 2018.
6. Web site: Railway Heritage Park of Tinsukia, Assam, India - Tinsukia Online . 28 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064507/http://www.tinsukiaonline.com/2011/12/railway-heritage-park-of-tinsukia-assam.html# . 4 March 2016 . dead . dmy-all .
7. Book: World Survey of Foreign Railways . 1936 . Transportation Division, Bureau of foreign and domestic commerce, Washington D.C.. English . 221.
8. Web site: Indian Railway Classification . 10 November 2022. en.
9. Book: World Survey of Foreign Railways . 1936 . Transportation Division, Bureau of foreign and domestic commerce, Washington D.C.. English . 220–223.