Rio said that the completion of the project has been delayed due to land acquisition problems and appealed to all the GBs, public leaders & civil societies to cooperate with the Railway department so as to get benefit from the connectivity
KRC TIMES Desk
Chief Minister of Nagaland, Neiphiu Rio flagged off the Donyi Polo Express Train at Shokhuvi on Friday.
On a historic occasion for connectivity and transportation in the North Eastern Region, passenger train services have been commenced for the first time on 26th August from Shokhuvi Railway Station in Nagaland to Naharlagun Railway station in Arunachal Pradesh. The inaugural service of this train was flagged off Neiphiu Rio, Chief Minister of Nagaland in presence of Paiwang Konyak, Minister for Transport, Civil Aviation and Railways, Land Resources, Govt. of Nagaland and N. Jacob Zhimomi, Minister of Public Health Engineering Department, Govt. of Nagaland. Anshul Gupta, General Manager of N. F. Railway, and J. S. Lakra, Divisional Railway Manager of Lumding division along with other dignitaries were present.
The Chief Minister of Nagaland said that Nagaland is getting the second railway station on the Dhansari–Shokhuvi railway line after a gap of more than 100 years since Dimapur station was opened in 1903. The new service will provide an alternative route for Nagaland and Manipur passengers to and from Guwahati. This connectivity will immensely help to transport agricultural products directly from Nagaland to the buyer and will boost the economical development of the state, the Chief Minister stated.
Rio said, Molvon station at Jornapani is expected to be completed by next March/April, and Phase 2 – Pherima and Phase 3 Zubza which are expected to be completed by 2023 & 2026 respectively. Rio stated that he is hopeful the Railway line from Dimapur – Tizit & Dimapur – Khelma (Silchar) which is already being approved by the Government of India will be implemented soon.
Rio said that the completion of the project has been delayed due to land acquisition problems and appealed to all the GBs, public leaders & civil societies to cooperate with the Railway department so as to get benefit from the connectivity. Railways being the second cheapest means of transportation, the state will get immense improvement in trade and economy, especially the Agriculture sector stated the CM.
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The 15817/15818 Donyi Polo Express, which used to run between Guwahati and Naharlagun, is now extended to Shokhuvi, and will henceforth run as a daily train service between Shokhuvi and Naharlagun. The train will have one first AC cum AC-2 tier, one AC-2 tier, three AC-3 tier, eight sleeper class, two general second class coaches and two brake, luggage cum generator car. The train will cover a distance of 440 kms in 13 hrs and 40 mins. It will have stoppages at Dhansiri, Diphu, Lumding, Lanka, Hojai, Chaparmukh stations in its extended service between Shukhovi and Guwahati.
Regular services of this train will commence today (26th August, 2022) from Naharlagun, and from Shokhuvi w.e.f. 27th August. The train No. 15818 Naharlagun – Shokhuvi Express from Naharlagun to Shokhuvi will depart Naharlagun at 19:50 hrs in the evening every day, and reach Shokhuvi at 09:30 hrs in the morning. The same train will then move from Shokhuvi as train No. 15817 Shokhuvi – Naharlagun Express at 17:45 hrs in the evening, and reach Naharlagun at 06:45 hrs in the morning.
General Manager, NFR highlighted the achievements, challenges, and undertaking projects in the state.
It may be mentioned here that the proposed rail link between Dimapur (Dhansiri) – Kohima (Zubza) connects Kohima, the capital of Nagaland with the rest of the country. The total length of the project is 82.5 km (2.75 Km in Assam and 79.75 Km in Nagaland) having 08 stations viz Dhansiri, Dhansiripar, Shokhuvi, Molvom, Pherima, Piphema, Menguzuma, and Zubza. 24 major bridges; total of 20 tunnels of 28.86 km length; 4 Road Over Bridges, 32 Road Under Bridges, and limited height subways are being constructed. The project is divided into 3 phases for ease of commissioning. The first phase of 16.5 km from Dhansiri to Shokhuvi has been already completed in October 2021. The next phase from Shokhuvi to Pherima is likely to be completed in September 2023 and the complete project up to Zubza is targeted to be completed by March 2026.
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