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Bairabi-Sairang Line Inauguration: Mizoram will register a historic milestone on September 13, 2025 as the Bairabi-Sairang railway line is set to be inaugurated
by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The broad-gauge railway line from Bairabi to Sairang, spanning 51.38 km, will connect Mizoram's capital Aizawl to India's national railway network for the first time in 78 years, i.e. since independence, fulling the long-standing aspirations of the residents of the tribal-dominated hill state in Northeast India.
Bairabi-Sairang Railway Line Inauguration Date
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit Mizoram and Manipur next week on Saturday, September 13, with preparations underway in both states, officials said.
In Mizoram, PM Modi will inaugurated the Bairabi-Sairang railway line, a key infrastructure project under the Centre's Act East Policy aimed at enhancing connectivity and boosting economic integration in the Northeast, on September 13.
The railway line link will connect to Assam’s Silchar and Guwahati and by extension, with the rest of the country. This marks a significant milestone in the ambitious plan of Indian Railways to link the capitals of all eight Northeastern states with the national rail network.
Bairabi-Sairang Railway Line: Estimate cost
The Bairabi–Sairang railway project, initiated in 2014, was executed at an estimated cost of Rs 8,215 crore. The transformative achievement is expected to significantly enhance passenger and freight movement, stimulate socio-economic growth, and fulfil a long-standing aspiration of the people of Mizoram to see trains arriving in the heart of their capital.
Bairabi-Sairang Railway Line: Engineering feat
Spanning 51.38 km, the project includes 48 tunnels, totalling 12.853 km, 55 major bridges, 87 minor bridges and 104m pier bridge. The height of bridge number 196 is 104 metres, which is 42 metres taller than the Qutub Minar. The project also includes five Road Over Bridges and six Road under Bridges.
Bairabi-Sairang Railway Line: Route and travel time
The new railway project, starting from near Assam's Hailakandi district, to Sairang, near Aizawl city, has been divided into four sections -- Bairabi-Hortoki (16.72 km, commissioned in July 2024), Hortoki-Kawnpui (9.71 km), Kawnpui-Mualkhang (12.11 km), and Mualkhang-Sairang (12.84 km).
The new rail link will significantly reduce travel time between Silchar and Aizawl, cutting the journey from around 8 hours by road to just 3 hours by train.
Similarly, the Guwahati–Aizawl route is now approximately 12 hours by rail.
After the inauguration of the Bairabi-Sairang new railway line, Aizawl, would become the fourth Northeastern state capital to be linked to the country's railway network after Assam, Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh.
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