Nagaland gets its 2nd Railway station on Dhansari-Shokhuvi line after gap of over 100 yrs

India

oi-Madhuri Adnal

Kohima,
Aug
27:
Nagaland
got
its
second
Railway
station
on
Dhansari-Shokhuvi
railway
line
after
a
gap
of
more
than
100
years.
Dimapur
station
was
opened
in
1903.

Nagaland
Chief
Minister
Neiphiu
Rio
officially
flagged
off
the
first
passenger
train
service-
the
Donyi
Polo
Express
from
Shokhuvi
Railway
station
in
Choumukedima
District
on
August
26.
Shokhuvi
Railway
station
is
part
of
the
Dimapur-Zubza
Railway
project.
This
railway
station
is
an
alternative
train
route
for
Nagaland
and
Manipur
passengers
to
Guwahati.

CM
Neiphiu
Rio
during
the
flagging
off
ceremony
of
the
Donyi
Polo
Express
passenger
train
described
the
day
as
a
historic
moment
for
the
people
of
Nagaland.
He
said
this
service
will
immensely
benefit
the
people
of
Nagaland
and
other
neighboring
states.
He
also
lauded
the
commitment
of
the
Railway
Ministry
and
officials
in
bringing
the
railway
lines
to
Kohima.

The
Chief
Minister
said,
it
is
fulfilling
the
vision
of
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi’s
Act
East
Policy,
adding
that
the
region
will
not
only
connect
with
the
mainland
India
but
also
South
East
Asia
which
will
bring
economic
benefits
and
improve
connectivity.

General
Manager
of
Northeast
Frontier
Railway,
Anshul
Gupta
said,
the
Railways
are
working
around
the
clock
on
war-footing
to
connect
all
the
state
capitals
in
a
time-bound
manner.
He
said
a
proposal
to
undertake
survey
from
Zubza-New
Kohima-Imphal
and
Aizawl
have
already
been
initiated
so
that
all
three
states
get
connected
in
a
loop.

Nagaland
frames
charges
against
30
soldiers
over
2021
killing
of
civilians

Anshul
Gupta
also
highlighted
that
besides
the
Donyi
Polo
Express,
there
are
plans
to
introduce
new
trains
including
Rajdhani
and
Shatabdi
trains
and
in
future
long-distance
train
from
the
state
of
Nagaland.

Shukhovi
Railway
station
has
been
running
freight
services
by
taking
stones
from
Nagaland
to
various
parts
of
the
country
and
Bangladesh
for
past
the
two
months.