Indian Railways infrastructure to touch China border with track laying in Arunachal Pradesh

New Delhi, Nov 10: To strengthen the rail network in the northeastern region of the country, Indian Railways has planned to lay railway tracks right up to the China border in Arunachal Pradesh, all state capitals, besides connecting neighboring Bhutan.

Indian Railways will construct railway lines from Bhalukpong to Tawang along the China border and Silapathar to Along via Bame, which once ready will have strategic importance because it will connect the border areas in the shortest time. According to the Railway ministry, the final location survey of these new railway projects in Arunachal Pradesh is in full swing.

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According to Sabyasachi De, Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of Northeast Frontier Railway, the NF Railway has planned to construct a few more new railway projects in the northeastern region including Arunachal Pradesh. "We have planned to construct a new railway line from Bhalukpong to Tawang, Silapathar to Along via Bame and extend the railway line from Murkongselek to Pasighat," Sabyasachi De said.

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De further said that apart from these, it is planning to construct a second railway line from Lanka to Chandranathpur in Assam which will be the bypass in the hill section of the Dima Hasao district of Assam. Notably, railway tracks in some portion of Dima Hasao got uprooted due to floods and landslides earlier this year, which have been repaired on a war footing and are now fully functional. Railways also plan to connect neighbouring Bhutan.