Historic! Manipur enters into Indian Railways map as first passenger train reaches the state

New Delhi, July 6: In a historic development, Manipur got the first passenger train as Rajdhani Express from Assam’s Silchar railway station reached the Vaingaichunpao railway station in Manipur for a trial run. The state got the first passenger train after 74 years of Independence.

 

 

Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh took to Twitter to hail the moment as "historic". “The first trial run of a passenger train from Silchar to Vaingaichunpao in Tamenglong was successfully conducted on Friday,” he wrote in the post, adding that the "people of Manipur are immensely grateful" to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 

 

 

Union Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region Dr Jitendra Singh also said, "Historic moment! Manipur makes its debut on the Rail Map of India. Trial run of the first passenger train from Silchar to Vaingaichunpao in Tamenglong was successfully conducted." 

 

 

The successful trial was executed by North East Frontier (NF) Railway which already connects Assam to Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh. It is now expected to soon launch passenger train services from Vaingaichunpao to Silchar. It should be noted that Indian Railways is planning to begin passenger train services in Manipur, Mizoram, and Nagaland by March 2023.