Naharlagun railway station

Naharlagun
नाहरलागुन
Regional rail and Light rail station
Location Naharlagun, Yupia road, Arunachal Pradesh
India
Coordinates 27°06′11″N 93°42′03″E / 27.1030°N 93.7008°E / 27.1030; 93.7008Coordinates: 27°06′11″N 93°42′03″E / 27.1030°N 93.7008°E / 27.1030; 93.7008
Elevation 138 m (453 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Northeast Frontier Railway
Line(s) 5
Platforms 3
Construction
Structure type Standard
Parking Yes
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code NHLN
Zone(s) Northeast Frontier Railway
Division(s) Rangiya railway division
History
Opened April 7, 2014 (2014-04-07)
Electrified No
Location
Naharlagun railway station
Location in Arunachal Pradesh

Naharlagun railway station is a railway station located in Papum Pare district of Arunachal Pradesh. It is about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) to the state capital Itanagar.

History

Railway’s goal of providing connectivity to all state capitals of the northeastern region, a survey was conducted in 1997 for a new line from Harmuti to Itanagar and the project was sanctioned in 1996-97 Railway Budget as a Metre Gauge line.[1] The approval of the state government was received in 2006, but the alignment had to be changed in 2010 on the request of the state government and finally the line was taken up as a Broad Gauge line from Harmuti to Naharlagun.

Opened

The engine trial run was completed on 15 October 2012. The railway station was opened on 7 April 2014.[2] On the same day a Naharlagun-Dekargaon Passenger was inaugurated.[3][4] Two new Train introduced from Naharlagun Station.One is Naharlagun -Guwahati Inter City Express on daily basis and other is 22411/Naharlagun - New Delhi AC SF Express.

References

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