Tea country terminus
Dibrugarh, on the south bank of the Brahmaputra in Upper Assam, is the heart of India's tea country, and its railway was built for tea. Dibrugarh railway station (code DBRG) traces its history to 16 July 1883 and the Dibru–Sadiya Railway, one of the earliest railways in Assam, built to carry tea, timber and coal from the region's gardens and mines to the river. Today it belongs to the Northeast Frontier Railway under the Tinsukia division, and handles about 20,000 passengers a day.
India's longest train journey
Dibrugarh is the northern starting point of the Vivek Express to Kanniyakumari, the longest train route in India, running more than 4,000 km down the length of the country via Guwahati. The Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express links the city with New Delhi.
The Bogibeel bridge
For most of its history, Dibrugarh's railway stopped at the Brahmaputra. On 25 December 2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Bogibeel Bridge, the longest rail-cum-road bridge in India:
| Bogibeel Bridge | Figure |
|---|---|
| Length | 4.94 km |
| Decks | Double broad-gauge rail line below, 3-lane road above |
| Links | Dibrugarh (south bank) and Dhemaji (north bank) |
| Foundation stone | January 1997 |
| Design life | 120 years |
The bridge connects Dibrugarh with the Rangiya–Murkongselek line on the north bank, cutting journeys to Arunachal Pradesh dramatically. Building it took more than two decades, from the foundation stone in 1997 to the opening in 2018, a measure of how hard it is to bridge the Brahmaputra.
The station
DBRG has 4 platforms on 18 tracks, at about 108 metres above sea level, with Wi-Fi, CCTV, a cafeteria, cloak room, lift and retiring rooms.
Around Dibrugarh
- Tea estate stays and garden tours are a big draw in the region.
- Tinsukia and the Digboi oil town lie further up the line.
- Train times for the Vivek Express and Rajdhani are in our timetable search.