Naharlagun railway station

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.

Naharlagun
Regional rail and Light rail station
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LocationNaharlagun, Yupia road, Arunachal Pradesh
India
Coordinates27°06′11″N 93°42′03″E
Elevation138 m (453 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byNortheast Frontier Railway
Line(s)Harmuti-Naharlagun section
Platforms3
Construction
Structure typeStandard
ParkingYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeNHLN
Zone(s) Northeast Frontier Railway
Division(s) Rangiya
History
OpenedApril 7, 2014 (2014-04-07)
ElectrifiedNo
Location
Naharlagun railway station
Location in Arunachal Pradesh

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, but the railway station was only opened on 7 April 2014.[2] On the same day a Naharlagun–Dekargaon Passenger was inaugurated.[3][4] The station has three platforms. Many trains are running from Naharlagun Station at present. First is Naharlagun–Guwahati Donyi Polo Express on daily basis, second is 22411/Naharlagun–Anand Vihar Terminal Arunachal AC SF Express, third is Naharlagun−Guwahati Shatabdi Express and fourth is 15907/ Naharlagun–Tinsukia Intercity express

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