NE states capitals to be connected to rail network by 2023

According to Railway Board report, all the capitals of North-Eastern states will be connected to the rail network by 2023. Railways are implementing a project to connect all the capitals of North-Eastern states.

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Key-Points

As of today, except Sikkim, all North-Eastern states are connected to the rail network. The capitals of Assam, Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh are already connected.

In Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Meghalaya, the capital connectivity work is in progress.

Manipur will be connected in March 2022, Mizoram in March 2023, Nagaland in March 2023, Meghalaya in March 2022 and Sikkim in December 2022.

North Eastern Railway is one of the most important transit zones, that is, it is used to take in loaded wagons, especially food grains, from Northern Railway divisions like Firozpur, and move it towards Eastern belt and the Northern Frontier region (Seven Sister States).

North Eastern Railway acts as an essential cog in the food security of the country. Apart from being an important transit zone, it is also at the center-stage for much inward traffic from the neighboring zones. The inward traffic comprises food grains, fertiliser, stone chips, cement, petroleum, coal, etc.