Decade-long endeavour to link Mizoram capital to rail network

BAIRABI-SAIRANG LINE

- - PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

The completion of the 51.38-km Bairabi-Sairang rail line, which is set to connect Mizoram's capital Aizawl to the country's rail network, involved overcoming immense geographical and logistical challenges.

"The line is ready with the approval from the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CSR) and very soon, it will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi," a Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) official said.

Once operational, people can travel to Aizawl via Silchar by train, enjoying the natural beauty, cultural diversity, rolling hills and dense forests of the state, known as the "Land of the Hill People". Officials said the line establishes Mizoram as the fourth northeastern state with its capital city linked to the national railway network.