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{{Infobox station
| name = Kohima Zubza Railway Station
| native_name =
| native_name_lang=
| type = [[Regional rail]] and [[Light rail]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg
| image_upright = 0.4
| image_caption = Indian Railways logo
| address = [[Sechü Zubza]], [[Kohima District]], [[Nagaland]]
| country = {{flag|India}}
| coordinates = {{Coord|25.7235|94.0439|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| map_dot_label = '''Kohima Zubza Railway Station'''
| map_size = 280
| map_type = India Nagaland
| map_caption = Location in Nagaland
| elevation =
| other =
| structure = Standard
| operator = {{Plainlist|
* [[Northeast Frontier Railway]]
}}
| line = {{Plainlist|
* [[Dhansiri–Zubza line]]
}}
| platform =
| parking = Yes
| opened =
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = No
| ADA =
| code = {{Indian railway code| code = ZUBZA | zone = [[Northeast Frontier Railway]]
| division = [[Lumding railway division]]}}
| owned =[[Indian Railways]]
| status = Under construction
| former =
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'''Kohima Zubza Railway Station''' coded '''ZUBZA''' is a railway station currently under construction in [[Kohima District]] of [[Nagaland]] in [[India]], which will serve [[Kohima]], the capital of Nagaland on the [[Dhansiri–Zubza line]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/Zubza-zubza/10696| title=ZUBZA/Zubza|website=India Rail Info}}</ref>

==History==
An extension of the railway line from Dimapur to Kohima was proposed and surveyed in 2009.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.easternmirrornagaland.com/2013/07/slow-train-ride-zubza-2/ | title=Slow Train Ride to Zubza | date=26 July 2013 | first=Neidilhoutuo | last=Sechü | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204175142/http://www.easternmirrornagaland.com/2013/07/slow-train-ride-zubza-2/ | archive-date=4 December 2014 | newspaper=Eastern Mirror | access-date=23 May 2018 }}</ref> Due to a dispute over land acquisition the track was resurveyed and an alternative alignment was proposed in 2013 and is expected to be completed by 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sentinelassam.com/northeast/story.php?sec=2&subsec=9&id=158314&dtP=2013-05-08&ppr=1|title=The Sentinel|access-date=10 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234531/http://www.sentinelassam.com/northeast/story.php?sec=2&subsec=9&id=158314&dtP=2013-05-08&ppr=1|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Current status==
The {{convert|123|km|mi|adj=mid}}-long Dimapur–Zubza–Kohima new line project has the status of a National Project. Final location survey has been completed for the entire project.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/stat_econ/Annualreport10-11/North_eastern_region.pdf |title = North Eastern Region|publisher= Indian Railways| access-date = 13 May 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sentinelassam.com/northeast/story.php?sec=2&subsec=9&id=158314&dtP=2013-05-08&ppr=1 |title=Archived copy |access-date=29 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234531/http://www.sentinelassam.com/northeast/story.php?sec=2&subsec=9&id=158314&dtP=2013-05-08&ppr=1 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

As of August 2019, the 25% work on the 82.5 km line from Dimapur to Zubza near Kohima has been completed, railway has requested the [[Government of Nagaland|Nagaland Government]] to expedite the land acquisition process which is holding up progress on this rail link.

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{commons|Category: Kohima Zubza Railway Station|Kohima Zubza Railway Station}}

[[Category:Kohima district]]
[[Category:Lumding railway division]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Nagaland]]
[[Category:Transport in Kohima]]

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