Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Mizoram’s first railway link, the Bairabi–Sairang broad-gauge line on 13 September, outlining a landmark step in the state’s transport infrastructure.
The Bairabi–Sairang broad-gauge line spans 51.38 km and is completed at an estimated cost of ₹8,070 crore. The project is regarded as one of the most challenging works ever undertaken by Indian Railways.
The project was originally approved in 2008–09 and formally launched for construction in 2015. The Bairabi–Sairang broad-gauge line consists of 45 tunnels, 55 major bridges, 87 smaller bridges, and 10 road overpasses and underpasses.
More than half of the project’s stretch runs through tunnels and bridge structures. One of its most iconic features of the project is Bridge No. 144 near Sairang, which rises 114 metres high, making it the highest pier railway bridge in the country. The project has also provided four new stations along the track.
Stations: Hortoki, Kawnpui, Mualkhang, and Sairang.
The Prime Minister’s Office said the line would provide “safe, efficient and cost-effective travel options,” while ensuring timely supplies of essentials like food grains and fertilisers, as stated by Times of India.
Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw underlined that the project had to overcome “Himalayan geology and complex terrain,noting that engineers even had to solidify loose sand into rock formation before tunneling could proceed’. as stated by Times of India.
At the inauguration, the Prime Minister also flagged off three new long-distance passenger services:
- Sairang–Delhi Rajdhani Express
- Sairang–Guwahati Express
- Sairang–Kolkata Express
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