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State  highways  in  Nagaland  -  There  are  1,094.5  kilometres

                                       (680.1 mi) of state highways in the state.

                                          Dimapur–Mokokchung–Chozuba–Zunheboto
                                          Kohima–Meluri via Chakhabama

                                          Mokokchung–Mariani [disambiguation needed]
                                          Mokokchung–Tuensang

                                          Namtola–Mon
                                          Tuensang–Mon–Naginimora
                                          Tuensang–Kiphire–Meluri
                                          Wokha–Merapani Road


                                                                                  Airways  -      Dimapur  airport
                                                                                  departures

                                                                                  Dimapur Airport, is the sole
                                                                                  airport  in  Nagaland  with

                                                                                  scheduled            commercial

                                                                                  services       to Kolkata, West
                                                                                  Bengal, Guwahati,

                                                                                  Assam, Imphal,
                                                                                  Manipur           and Dibrugarh,
                                                                                  Assam.  It  is  located  7

                                                                                  kilometres  (4.3 mi)  from
                                                                                  Dimapur,  and  70  kilometres
                                                                                  (43 mi)  from  Kohima.  The

                                                                                  airport's  asphalt  runway  is
                                                                                  7513  feet  long,  at  an
                                                                                  elevation           of         487

                                                                                  feet. Alongside          Dimapur
                                                                                  Airport  another  airport  is
                                                                                  planned.


                                       Railway -

                                       Nagaland was first connected to the railway line in 1903 when the
                                       1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) wide metre gauge railway track earlier
                                       laid by Assam Bengal Railway from Chittagong to Lumding was
                                       extended to Tinsukia on the Dibru–Sadiya line.

                                       The  railway  network  in  the  state  is  minimal  with  the Dimapur
                                       railway station on the Lumding–Dibrugarh rail section as the only
                                       railway  station  in  Nagaland.  Broad  gauge  lines  run  12.84
                                       kilometres  (7.98 mi),  National  Highway  roads  365.3  kilometres

                                       (227.0 mi), and state roads 1,094.5 kilometres (680.1 mi).
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