North East Frontier Railway (NFR) on Tuesday carried out its first trial run of the train engine along the Dhansiri-Shukovi (Dimapur-Zubza) railway track.
The train engine arrived from Dhansiri railway station, Assam, to Dhansiripar railway station at around 3 p.m.
In a tweet, PHE minister Jacob Zhimomi welcomed the development, saying “The first train arrived in Dhansiripar railway station from Dhansiri, Assam (February 16, 2021) at 3p.m. Dimapur district. Welcome to Nagaland!.”
The first train arrived in Dhansiripar railway station from dhansiri ,Assam today 16-2-2021 at 3pm.Dimapur district.Welcome to Nagaland!#Shoxuvi railway station#constituency updates @narendramodi pic.twitter.com/OJxxtIlrba
— Jacob Zhimomi (@jacob_zhimomi) February 16, 2021
Officials at NF Railway said it was only routine testing on the under-construction Dimapur-Zubza rail line. While NF Railways completed linking the railway track ahead of Dhansiripar station, the department aims to finish the railway linkage till Shoxuvi station by March 2021.
