HT Bureau
GUWAHATI, Aug 26: In a historic occasion for connectivity and transportation in the North Eastern Region, passenger train services have been commenced for the first time on Friday from Shokhuvi Railway Station in Nagaland to Naharlagun Railway station in Arunachal Pradesh. The inaugural service of this train was flagged off on Friday by chief minister of Nagaland Neiphiu Rio in presence of Paiwang Konyak, minister for Transport, Civil Aviation and Railways, Land Resources, Government of Nagaland and N. Jacob Zhimomi, minister of Public Health Engineering department, Government 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.
Rio said that Nagaland is getting the second railway station on 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 transporting agricultural products directly from Nagaland to the buyer and will boost economical development of the State, the chief minister stated.
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Regular services of the 15817/15818 Donyi Polo Express train commenced on Friday 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.
The commencement of this train service from Shokhuvi is a major step towards improving connectivity and facilitating development of the State of Nagaland. It will not only enable passengers from Nagaland to travel for work, education and healthcare needs, but also act as a means of strengthening the people – to – people linkages and cultural bonding between the people of Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh.
