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Bairabi–Sairang line
The Bairabi–Sairang line is a 51 kilometres (32 mi) long railway line from Bairabi to Sairang under the Northeast Frontier Railway zone of Indian Railways.[2]
| Bairabi–Sairang line | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Status | Under construction |
| Owner | Indian Railways |
| Locale | Mizoram, India |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 4 |
| Website | Indian Railway Website |
| History | |
| Planned opening | March 2023 (Expected) |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 51.38[1] km (31.93 mi) |
| Number of tracks | Single diesel line |
| Track gauge | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) |
| Electrification | No |
Details
The cost of construction from Bairabi to Sairang is estimated at INR 2384 crores, which was later revised at INR 5021.45 crores.[3] Bairabi-Sairang rail line entails 130 bridges, 23 tunnels and four stations namely Hortoki, Kawnpui, Mualkhang and Sairang, and 28 hectares (69 acres) land was acquired for the construction.[2][4]
Further extension
South spur to Kyauktau railhead to Sittwe in Myanmar
- Zochachhuah (Zorinpui)-Sairang line: In August 2015, Indian Railways completed a survey for a new route extension from Sairang to Hmawngbuchhuah/Zorinpui on Mizoram's southern tip on India–Myanmar border, which will provide rail connectivity to Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project (KMMTTP).[5] In August 2017, survey for this line was completed.[6]
- Zochachhuah (Zorinpui)-Kyaukhtu line: is 200 km planned railway line.
- Sittwe–Kyaukhtu line in Myanmar, 90 km (56 mi) – exists and operational: This route has been operational since 2011. To integrate with other routes-network in Myanmar, it will be further extended 311 km by 2021–22, from Kyaukhtu in north to Ann in south and then south-east to Minbu where it will connect to Myanmar rail network as well as 1,215 km (755 mi) long Kyaukpyu port–Minbu–Kunming high-speed railway being planned by China.[7]
East spur to Kalemyo railhead in Myanmar
- Aizawl-Zokhawthar line future spur, from where it will then be extended to the existing railhead at Kalay (also called Kale and Kalemyo) in Myanmar to form part of the ambitious Trans-Asian Railway.
- Imphal-Moreh line future spur which will be extended to the existing railhead at Kalay.
Current status
- Aug 2019: 65% work was complete.
- Feb 2020: Railway Board Chairman inspected the 51.38 km long Bairabi-Sairang rail line project, which is nearing completion.[1]
- Feb 2021: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused several delays in construction work, and due to lockdowns and lack of labour, the revised deadline of the rail line to Sairang, and the final extension till Mizoram's capital Aizawl, is likely to be completed by March 2023.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Boost for North-East! Indian Railways Jiribam-Imphal rail line project set for completion soon". 24 February 2020.
- ^ a b PTI. "Broad gauge track project in Mizoram". CNN IBN Live. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- ^ "Bairabi-Sairang rêl kawng siam March 2020-ah zawh tum a ni". Vanglaini.org (in Hindi). Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ RC Acharya (21 March 2016). . Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ Kashyap, Samudra Gupta; Halliday, Adam (22 July 2016). "Massive push to railway infrastructure under way in Northeast". Indian Express.
- ^ . PowerUpConstruction.Com. 18 June 2017. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018.
- ^ Myanmar in China’s Push into the Indian Ocean, Joshy M Paul, March 14, 2016, retrieved 20 January 2017
- ^ Indian Railways to complete Bairabi–Sairang railway line project by 2023, railway-technology.com, 15 Feb 2021.