The state although served by all the modern means of transport viz., roads, railways,
waterways and airways, there is enough scope for further improvement of the facilities.
Road Network
Road transport is considered to be vital to economic development and social integration of the country. As per Economic Survey 2017-18 the road network in Assam comprises of total 58202 km of roads.
Motor Vehicles
The rapid increase of numbers of motor vehicles on road in Assam has been observed over the past few years. The vehicle population in the state has reached 2937829 as on March 2017 as against 2666589 as on March 2016
Assam National High ways
| NH No. | 2 |
| NH length(km) | 112 |
Junction with NH-15 near Dibrugarh in the State of Assam connecting Sibsagar and Amguri in the State of Assam-Nagaland
The highway starting from its junction with NH-2 near Chantongia connecting Longling, Lonhching, Mon, Lapa, Tizit in the State of Nagaland, Sonari and terminating at its junction with new NH No. 215 near Sapekhati in the State of Assam.
The highway starting from its junction with Sibasagar on NH-2 connecting Simalguri and terminating at its junction with new NH No. 702 at Sonari in the State of Assam.
The highway starting from its junction with new NH No 2 near Mokokchung in the State of Nagaland connecting Mariami and terminating at NH-715 near Jorhat in the State of Assam.
The highway starting from its junction with NH-27 near Jorabat in the State of Assam-Mizoram.
The highway starting from its junction with NH-6 near Kanpui in the State of Mizoram and terminating at its junction with NH-37 near Silchar in the State of Assam.
The highway starting from its junction with NH-37 near Karimganj in the State of Assam connecting Patharkandi, Churaibari, Ambasa, Teliamura, Agartala, Udaipur, Sabrum and terminating at Indo/Bangladesh Border in the State of Tripura.
Tripura-Kathaltali, Kukital and terminating at its junction with NH-8 (Old NH-44)near Chankhera in the State of Assam.
The highway starting from its junction with NH-27 near Baihata-Charali connecting Mangaldai, Dhekiajuli, Tezpur, Banderdeva, North Lakhimpur, Dibrugarh, Tinsukia, Dum Duma in the State of Assam-Arunachal Pradesh.
Juction with NH-15 near Dum Duma - Saikhoaghat, Kundil Bazar-Arunachal Pradesh.
Arunachal Pradesh - junction with NH-15 near Dibrugarh
Junction with NH-15 near Makum - Ledo, Lekhapani in the State of Assam, Licok near NH and terminating at India/Myanmar Border.
Tinsukia on NH-15 - Naharkatia-Arunachal Pradesh.
Junction with NH-15 near Ghopur in the State of Assam connecting Itanagar in the State of Arunachal Pradesh, Daimukh and terminating at its junction with NH-15 near Banderdeva in the State of Assam.
Junction with NH-15 near Kulajan - Jonai - Arunachal Pradesh.
Junction with NH-15 near Tejpur - Jakhalabandha, Bokakhat, Jorhat - junction with NH-2 near Jhanji
Junction with NH-27 near Nakhola - Jagiroad, Marigaon, Kaupati, Rowta, Udalguri, Khoirabari - Indo/Bhutan border
West Bengal - Golakganj, Bilasipara- North Salmara, Goalpara, Boko and terminating at its junction with NH-27 near Guwahati in the State of Assam.
Junciton with NH-17 near North Salmara - junciton with NH-27 near Bijni.
Junction with NH-17 near Bilasipara - Kokrajhar - junction with New NH-27 near Garubhasa.
Junction with NH-17 near Paikan in the State of Assam Meghalaya and terminating at its junction with NH-17 near Dudhnai in the State of Assam.
West Bengal, Bongaigaon, Bijini, Patacharkuchi, Nalbari, Dishpur, Nagaon, Lumding, Haflong and terminating at its junction with NH-37 near Silchar in the State of Assam.
Junction with NH-27 near Nagaon - Samaguri - junction with NH-715 near Jakhalabandha
Srimrampur on NH-27, Dhubri - Meghalaya.
NH-27 in Chirang District, Assam India Bhutan Border.
NH-27 in the district of Kamrup, Assam - India/Bhutan Border.
Junction with NH-27 near Barama Baska, Subankhata -Indo/Bhutan Border.
Junction with NH-27 near Howli - Barpeta, Hajo - junction with new NH No. 27near Jalukbari.
Junction with new NH-27 near Nelle (Amsoi Gate) - Rajagaon, Doyangmukh, Umrangso, Khobak - NH-27 near Harangajao
Junction with NH-27 near Dabaka, (Sutargaon), Amlakhi, in Assam Nagaland
Nagaland - Bokajan, Golaghat - junction with NH-715 near Numaligarh
Junction with NH-29 near Manja - Diphu - junction with new NH No. 27 near Lumding
Junction with NH No-329 near Diphu-Nagaland.
Manipur - Jirighat, Lakhipur, Silchar, Badarpur, Karimganj in the State of Assam and terminates at Indo/Bangladesh Border
Railway transportation system
As per information available from the NF Railway, Headquarters, Maligaon, Guwahati , the railway route length in Assam at the end of 2017 was 2440.39 km. This is broad gauge railway length with no meter and narrow gauge. During the year 2015-16, the railway route length in the state was 66687 kms. Assam shares only 3.7% of the country’s total railway route length.
The Ministry of Railways has undertaken various developmental activities in the railway sector in the state including extension of railways line to link the other states
of North-Eastern states-Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura and Mizoram through Assam. Among the ongoing railway projects, Bogibeel rail-cum road bridge and gauge conversion of Lumding-Silchar-Jiribam has been completed.
Badarpur and Badarpur to Baraigram-Kumarghat, Rangia-Murkongselek, Bhairabi-Sairang projects are declared as national projects and the works are on progress.
The construction of 19.75 km. railway stretch connecting Dudhnoi (Assam)- Mendipathar (Meghalaya) and construction of new Broad Gauge lines connecting Harmuti (Assam) and Naharlagun (Arunachal Pradesh)-20 km has been completed and New Mainaguri to Jogighopa (257 km), New Jalpaiguri-Siliguri-New Bangaigaon (433 km) are under progress. The Bogibeel rail-cum-road bridge.
India’s longest bridge coming up across the mighty Brahmaputra and the fourth bridge across the Brahmaputra River is expected to be not only the lifeline for the Northeast but will also strengthen the country’s security. The project of 4.94 km rail-cum-road bridge is implemented by the North East Frontier Railway is scheduled to be completed in 2018 which will connect two existing railway
networks running at North bank and South bank of the river and will provide connectivity to around five million people residing in upper Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.
It starts from Chaulkhowa station and Moranhat Station at South bank
and joins between Sisibargaon and Siripani station of Rangia - Murkongselek section in North bank. The railways run a number of inter-state trains linking Guwahati and Dibrugarh with other important places of the country, such as Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai,
Thiruvananthapuram, Bangalore, Cochin and Jammu etc
