Naharlagun railway station
Naharlagun | |
|---|---|
| Indian Railway Station | |
| Location |
Naharlagun, Yupia road, Arunachal Pradesh India |
| Coordinates | 27°06′11″N 93°42′03″E / 27.1030°N 93.7008°ECoordinates: 27°06′11″N 93°42′03″E / 27.1030°N 93.7008°E |
| Elevation | 138 m (453 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | North Frontier Railway |
| Line(s) | Harmuti-Naharlagun section |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | NHLN |
| Zone(s) | Northeast Frontier Railway |
| Division(s) | Rangiya Railway Division |
| History | |
| Opened | April 7, 2014 |
| 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 km 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 October 15, 2012. The railway station was opened on April 7, 2014.[2] On the same day a Naharlagun-Dekargaon Passenger was inaugurated.[3][4]
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