GUWAHATI (Metro Rail News): Passenger train services commenced for the first time from Shokhuvi Railway Station in Nagaland to Naharlagun Railway station in Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland CM shared this information on its Twitter handle .
In a historic occasion for connectivity and transportation in the North Eastern Region, passenger train services commenced for the first time on 26th August 2022 from Shokhuvi in Nagaland Railway station to Naharlagun Railway station in Arunachal Pradesh.
The inaugural service of this train was flagged off on August 26 by Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio in presence of Nagaland transport minister Paiwang Konyak, Nagaland PHE minister N. Jacob Zhimomi, Northeast Frontier Railway general manager Anshul Gupta and Lumding divisional manager JS Lakra along with other dignitaries.
For the 90-km-long board gauge route from Dhanisiri in Assam to Zubza in Kohima district of Nagaland, the foundation stone was laid in 2016 and the construction is in process. The earlier deadline was 2020, but it has been extended to 2024. The line is also expected to extend to Aizawl via New Kohima and Imphal.
The first railway station was set up at Dimapur Railway Station which was located in the commercial hub of the state and was inaugurated in 1903. After a gap of 100 years, Nagaland got its second railway station.
