Archive · 6 Jun 2025
Inspection Underway for New Bairabi-Sairang Railway Section
A safety inspector is checking a new train track in India to make sure it is safe.
The inspector is looking at a section of the new track to make sure it's ready for trains.
This is part of a project to build a new railway line.
The inspector will take about five days to check this part of the track.
Once approved, trains can start using the new section.
The Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) began inspecting the new Bairabi-Sairang railway line.
Sumeet Singhal, CRS of North East Frontier Railways (NFR), is conducting the inspection.
The inspection covers the Hortoki-Sairang section of the railway.
The inspection process is anticipated to take approximately five days.
The Bairabi-Hortoki section was previously inspected in July 2024 and certified in August 2024.
- Who
- Sumeet Singhal, Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS), NFR
- What
- Inspection of the newly built Hortoki-Sairang section
- When
- Started on Friday
- Where
- Bairabi-Sairang railway line, India
- Why
- To ensure the safety of the railway line.
- Project Name
- Bairabi-Sairang railway line
- Inspection Body
- Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS)
- Inspector
- Sumeet Singhal
- Inspection Start Date
- Friday
- Section Under Inspection
- Hortoki-Sairang
- Distance Inspected
- 34.66 km (Hortoki to Sairang-Sihhmui), 16.72 km (Bairabi-Hortoki)
