Imphal Railway station is an under-construction railway station in Imphal in Manipur, India.
The station will have two side-platforms.
Partially-complete Trans-Asian Railway (TAR), Yunnan-Kalay-Moreh-Imphal-Jiribam-Gede-Attari route passing through Imphal railway station, will enable containers from Singapore, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, and Korea to travel overland by train to Europe. Presently, all freight traffic originating from Asia destined for Europe goes by sea. The Southern Corridor of the Trans-Asian Railway is of prime interest to India. It connects Yunnan in China and Thailand with Europe via Turkey and passes through India.
As per India-Myanmar MoU, their railway networks will be interconnected via a 346-km line section that will extend from Kalay in Myanmar to Jiribam in India via the border point at Tamu / Moreh. The proposed route will enter India through Tamu and Moreh in Manipur bordering Myanmar, then enter Bangladesh through Mahisasan and Shahbajpur and again enter India from Bangladesh at Gede. On the western side, the line will enter Pakistan at Attari. There is a missing link on this route in the IndiaâÂÂMyanmar sector; of this, , in India, is between Jiribam in Manipur and Tamu in Myanmar. The rail link between Jiribam and Imphal has been sanctioned by Indian Railways, but that is unlikely to be completed before 2016. Construction work is in progress in a stretch between Jiribam and Imphal.
Following lines are part of the TAR and India's Act East Policy.
JiribamâÂÂImphal line, 111 km long railway line project costing 22,274.57 crore (2024 estimates). includes 8 new stations, 62 km of tunnels, 11 major bridges, 134 minor bridges, 4 road overbridges, and 12 road underbridges. The JiribamâÂÂVangaichungpaoâÂÂTupul-Imphal route will connect Imphal, the capital of Manipur to the rest of India by a rail link.
This line has twin-tube parallel tunnel. Tunnel no. 12, India's â¹ 930 crore longest tunnel with 11.55 km length between Jiribam and Imphal West, surpasses the 8.5 km Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel on the Banihal-Qazigund line as India's longest tunnel. There is a â¹ 368 crore parallel 9.35 km long safety tunnel, compliant with international technical specifications, with cross passages at every 500 meters for evacuation. Bridge no. 64, which connects to the tunnel, cost â¹ 283.5 crore.
Jiribam-Imphal line has following stations, 1 existing (Jiribam) and the rest new at the time of construction:
Current status of Jiribam-Imphal line:
Imphal-Moreh line: planned Rs 6,000 crore 111 km long future phase to India-Myanmar border at Moreh-Tamu as part of India's Act East policy, requiring tunnels or bridges in hilly areas near Tengnoupal and Myanmar border, will eventually connect to Myanmar's rail network via proposed Kalay-Kyigone-Moreh line of TAR.
It has the following proposed Stations:
Imphal-Aizawal line, proposed ~200 km â¹ 15,000âÂÂ20,000 crore+ line connecting Imphal in Manipur in north with Aizawal in Mizoram in south, will require multiple tunnels and bridges through the difficult hilly terrain.
Will connect Manipur (Imphal) with Mizoram (Aizawl), route will be decided after FSL (Final Location Survey).
Kohima-Imphal line, proposed ~220 km â¹ 25,000+ crore line will run through Patkai mointain ranage and require 50+ tunnels.
Will connect Kohima, the capital of Nagaland, with Imphal, the capita of Manipur,. route will be decided after FSL (Final Location Survey).
Imphal-Agartala line, proposed ~350 km â¹ 20,000+ crore direct line through Barak Valley and tribal areas is mentioned in "Northeast Vision 2040" documents as a long-term goal.
Will connect Imphal, the capital of Manipur, with Agartala, the capital of Tripura along Imphal-Churachandpur-Tipaimukh- Jiribam/Silchar-Agartala route, route will be decided after FSL (Final Location Survey).