Shatabdi train linking Assam-Arunachal

May 08, 2017 09:39

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today flagged off the Naharlagun-Guwahati Shatabdi Express and laid the foundation of the Murkongselek-Pasighat broad gauge line in Arunachal Pradesh. Commencement of surveys for seven new lines in the state was also announced by the union minister through video conferencing from the NFR headquarters at Maligaon in Guwahati.

Out of the 26.15 km railway track from Murkongselek in Dhemaji district of Assam to Pasighat in East Siang district of Arunachal, 23.55 km line falls in the state with three railway stations Sille, Rani and Pasighat, railway officials said.

Image: Rail Minister Suresh Prabhu flags off the Naharlagun-Guwahati Shatabdi Express through video conferencing at Maligaon in Guwahati on Sunday.

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