Fact Check: This claim of Manipur’s first train since Independence is off the track

The video of 'Manipur's first train since Independence' has taken off on social media. India Today Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has shown the red flag to this viral post.

A video of a passenger train entering a platform is widely circulating on social media with the claim that Manipur got its first train 74 years after Independence. 74 ..74 !@narendramodi , @PiyushGoyal pic.twitter.com/xXRL1ywzph First broad gauge passenger train between Jiribam,Manipur to Silchar, #AIRpics: Sanjeev Kumar pic.twitter.com/1Xlr8f6hf2 Major Surendra Poonia shared the video on Twitter and Facebook on July 4, along with a claim in Hindi which translates to, “The first train reached Manipur 74 years after Independence. Thank you Narendra Modi ji.”