BG line: Railway ministry accords sanction for final survey of the Imphal – Moreh section

Guwahati: Union Ministry of Railways has accorded sanction for the Final Location survey of the Imphal – Moreh section of about 111 Kms for construction of a new BG line connecting India and Myanmar.

Minister of Railways, Communications, Electronics, and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw, upon his visit to Imphal today on 5th January, 2022 conducted aerial inspection of Railway projects and ordered the survey for new line up to Moreh.

This new line once constructed will be of strategic importance and will form an important part of the proposed Trans-Asian Railway which will connect India with South East Asia on rail network.