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Sivok-Rangpo Railway Line is a line currently under construction to connect the Indian states of West Bengal and Sikkim. [1] It branches out from New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line at Sivok railway station, Sevoke Town near Siliguri in Darjeeling district and runs through villages and towns of Kalimpong district of West Bengal and terminates in Rangpo Railway Station in Rangpo ...
It will serve Rangpo city, and three districts of Sikkim, which are Pakyong District, Gangtok District and Mangan District. It is 38 km (24 mi) from the state capital of Gangtok and 21 km (13 mi) from Pakyong Airport. The station will consist of three platforms and four lines after completion. [2] It is expected to be completed by December 2024.
Sivok–Rangpo line, 44 km-long line, will provide access to Gangtok in Sikkim. [2] The foundation stone for construction of a new railway line from Sevoke railway station to proposed Rangpo railway station on the border of Sikkim and West Bengal was laid in October 2009 by the vice president of India. [3]
People of two villages in East Sikkim, through which a 3.5 km stretch of the 45 km long railway line has been planned, had not agreed to give their land for laying the track. [12] The project cost has escalated from the estimated cost of Rs.13.4 billion in 2008 [ 13 ] and construction of the railway line has not started even in 2018.
In the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (PRIIA), Congress divided Amtrak's routes into three strictly-defined service lines: Northeast Corridor routes, short distance corridors (less than 750 mi (1,210 km)), and long-distance routes of more than 750 mi (1,210 km). Unlike short distance "state-supported" corridors, long ...
The region currently has 6,829 km of rail network mostly in the state of Assam. Also to develop tourism in this region railways is major medium. [ 6 ] In 2023, various deluxe train started which will tour passenger with major locations like Kamakhya Temple , Guwahati, Kaziranga National Park in Assam, Unakoti in Tripura, Cherrapunji in ...
Departing three days a week, this scenic train route delivers an eyeful of fall color over the course of its 26-hour journey. COASTAL GETAWAYS: 10 best East Coast vacations for families 7.
[1] [2] NH 717-A starts from National Highway 17 at Bagrakote and ends in Gangtok. [3] NH-717A traverses the states of West Bengal and Sikkim in India. It runs through two districts of West Bengal namely Jalpaiguri district, Kalimpong district and two districts of Sikkim, which are Pakyong District and Gangtok District.