The Prime Minister laid the foundation stone of multiple development projects in Sikkim including the re-development of Rangpo Railway Station. It is Sikkim’s first railway station.
Key points
- Rangpo station is the form of a touristic and defensive point of view for Sikkim and India.
- The Sevoke-Rangpo project is a 45-kilometer-long rail line. Out of 45 km, three and a half km is part of Sikkim and the rest forty-one and a half km is part of West Bengal.
- Sikkim stands out as the sole Indian state without a railway station, lacking connection to the national rail network. Instead, it relies on road connections to neighbouring states and cities, primarily through NH10, facilitating transportation across the country.
- The proposed railway line will have five stations, including Sivok and Rangpo, with four open crossing stations (Sivok, Riyang, Melli, Rangpo) and one underground halt station (Teesta Bazar).
- The tunnelling, accounting for 86% of the total length, is carried out using the latest NATM (New Austrian Tunnelling Method) technique.
