Aizawl Set To Become 4th NE Capital With Rail Link After Railway Safety Commissioners Nod

Guwahati/Aizawl: The Commissioner of Railway Safety’s (CRS) authorisation of the newly built Broad Gauge (BG) line from Hortoki to Sairang would quickly hyperlink Mizoram’s Aizawl, making it the fourth capital town within the northeast area to be hooked up by means of a railway community, officers mentioned on Tuesday. An reliable mentioned that this sort of railway undertaking linking a state capital is usually inaugurated by means of the Prime Minister. 

With the a hit commissioning and CRS authorisation of the newly built Hortoki to Sairang railway line, the formal inauguration of the brand new line can happen any time after June 17, the reliable mentioned. The Bairabi–Sairang new railway undertaking has been divided into 4 sections — Bairabi-Hortoki (16.72 km, commissioned in July 2024), Hortoki–Kawnpui (9.71 km), Kawnpui–Mualkhang (12.11 km), and Mualkhang–Sairang (12.84 km).

A senior reliable of the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) mentioned that this milestone completes all the 51.38 km new railway line undertaking from Bairabi, close to Assam’s Hailakandi district, to Sairang, close to Aizawl town, bringing direct rail connectivity to the Mizoram state capital for the primary time. 

The ultimate 33.864 km stretch from Hortoki to Sairang used to be totally inspected by means of Northeast Frontier Circle CRS Sumeet Singhal between June 6 and June 10. According to the reliable, with the final touch of the general leg, Mizoram is now absolutely built-in into the nationwide railway community. 

This transformative success is predicted to noticeably give a boost to passenger and freight motion, stimulate socio-economic expansion, and fulfil a long-standing aspiration of the folk of Mizoram to peer trains arriving within the center in their capital, the reliable mentioned. 

He mentioned that the CRS inspection used to be carried out by the use of motor trolley and on foot, adopted by means of a pace trial the use of an inspection specifically hauled by means of a diesel locomotive. 

Despite the cruel terrain, commendable paintings has been performed by means of the NFR. Following the inspection, the CRS has accepted the outlet of the BG line from Hortoki to Sairang for public carriage of products and passengers at a most permissible pace of 90 kmph at the major line. 

The reliable mentioned that the Bairabi–Sairang new line railway undertaking is an engineering wonder of the Indian Railways. The undertaking, which lies in mountainous terrain, is composed of 48 tunnels, 55 primary bridges, and 87 minor bridges. The general duration of tunnels on this undertaking is 12,853 meters. The peak of bridge quantity 196 is 104 metres, which is 42 metres taller than the Qutub Minar. The undertaking additionally comprises 5 Road Over Bridges and 6 Road Under Bridges. 

This CRS authorisation marks a significant milestone in opposition to the combination of Mizoram’s capital into the nationwide railway grid and demonstrates Indian Railways’ dedication to growing infrastructure in far flung and strategically essential areas, the reliable mentioned. 

With the a hit final touch of the inspection by means of the CRS, Mizoram capital Aizawl would quickly change into the fourth NE state capital to be connected to the rustic’s railway community after Assam, Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh.