Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened Mizoram's first major railway connection on Saturday with the completion of the Bairabi-Sairang line. The 51-kilometer track cost over 8,070 crore rupees and connects Aizawl to India's national railway network. Three new train services began operations from Sairang station, linking the state capital to Delhi, Guwahati, and Kolkata. Government spending on northeastern railways has grown five times since 2014, reaching 62,477 crore rupees total. Current projects worth 77,000 crore rupees represent the largest railway investment wave in regional history.
Multiple northeastern states are gaining railway access through ambitious infrastructure programs. Nagaland received its second station at Shokhuvi in 2022, ending over a century of isolation with only Dimapur connected. Manipur, Tripura, and Arunachal Pradesh have expanded their rail networks through gauge conversions and new construction projects. Sikkim expects its first railway connectivity by December 2027 through the Sevok-Rangpo line. Meghalaya achieved its inaugural station at Mendipathar in 2014, marking a historic transportation milestone.
Multiple northeastern states are gaining railway access through ambitious infrastructure programs. Nagaland received its second station at Shokhuvi in 2022, ending over a century of isolation with only Dimapur connected. Manipur, Tripura, and Arunachal Pradesh have expanded their rail networks through gauge conversions and new construction projects. Sikkim expects its first railway connectivity by December 2027 through the Sevok-Rangpo line. Meghalaya achieved its inaugural station at Mendipathar in 2014, marking a historic transportation milestone.
