The hilly border State of Manipur has finally found a place in the country’s railway map. On January 6, a passenger train came from Silchar in Assam to the Vangaichungpao railway station in Manipur. It is situated 17 km from the Jiribam railway station along the Assam-Manipur border. On January 27, a goods train came up to the Rani Gaidinlu station.
Officials said that the new rail line is 111 km long from Jiribam to Imphal. There are 46 tunnels, as the Noney and Tamenglong districts through which the rail line will pass through are full of hills. Reports say that there are 153 bridges.
