Manipur: Passenger train on trial run reaches Vaingaichunpao from Silchar

Imphal: In a new milestone for Indian Railways, the trial run of a passenger train from Silchar railway station in Assam to Vaingaichunpao in Manipur’s Tamenglong district, which is about 11 km from Jiribam in the hill district, was successfully conducted on Friday.

As per reports, the Silchar-Vaingaichunpao broad gauge line is expected to be formally inaugurated by the railway minister soon.

The passenger train — a Rajdhani Express — stopped briefly at Jiribam railway station where officials accompanying the train along with locals honoured the train and hosted the national flag accompanied by the national anthem, an official said.