In the Papua Railway Development Plan, the province of Papua planned to build a railway connecting
Jayapura, Sarmi,
Nabire, and finally to connect the first phase of the project in
Manokwari, and another branch to connect to
Timika. Related issues are still under study. Detailed design and environmental impact studies on the 205 km Sarmi - Jayapura section took place in 2016-17, with land procurement starting in 2018-19, and construction starting after that. == Administrative villages ==