Overview

• Indian Railways flagged off three new long‑distance services from Sairang: a weekly Rajdhani to Delhi’s Anand Vihar, a tri‑weekly express to Kolkata, and a daily express to Guwahati.
• Built at about Rs 8,070 crore, the project features 45 tunnels and 55 major bridges, including a 114‑metre pier bridge taller than Delhi’s Qutub Minar.
• The inauguration was conducted virtually from Lengpui Airport after bad weather prevented the Prime Minister from reaching the main venue in Aizawl.
• With this link, Aizawl becomes the fourth northeastern state capital connected by rail, and officials project sharp travel time cuts, including Aizawl–Guwahati to roughly 12 hours by train.
• Modi also dedicated and laid foundations for development works worth over Rs 9,000 crore, including the Aizawl Bypass, key road corridors, an LPG bottling plant, sports facilities and new schools.