Bengal-Sikkim rail link to be operational by Dec 2023: NFR
The Hindu
Construction of the rail line, which will have six stations, started in 2009
The 52-km-long rail line connecting Sevoke in West Bengal with Rangpo in Sikkim is now projected to be operational by December 2023, Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) General Manager Anshul Gupta said on Saturday.
, which will have six stations, started in 2009 when West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was the Railway Minister.
It was initially scheduled to be completed by 2015 but has been facing challenges due to difficult terrain and land-related hiccups, which caused a delay in the project.
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