Archive · 13 Sep 2026
Bairabi-Sairang Rail Link Transforms Mizoram Travel and Freight
Mizoram used to depend heavily on roads because its hills make travel difficult.
A new railway line now connects Bairabi and Sairang.
Sairang is closer to Aizawl, Mizoram’s capital.
Trains can take passengers to places such as Guwahati, Kolkata and Delhi.
A passenger service also connects Sairang with Silchar.
In its first year, more than 15 lakh people used the trains.
Freight trains brought goods such as cement, rice and fertilisers into the state.
This gives people and businesses another way to move passengers and supplies.
The 51.38-km Bairabi-Sairang railway line completed its first year of operations.
More than 15 lakh passengers traveled on the line during its first year.
The route handled over 2,500 freight wagons carrying cement, stone, sand, rice and fertilisers.
Passenger services now connect Sairang with Guwahati, Kolkata, Delhi and Silchar.
The line includes 45 tunnels, 153 bridges and four stations, bringing rail access closer to Aizawl.
- Who
- Passengers, businesses and freight operators in Mizoram are using the Bairabi-Sairang railway line.
- What
- The railway line has completed one year of operations, carrying passengers and bulk goods.
- When
- The line’s first year ran from its inauguration in September 2025 to September 2026.
- Where
- The 51.38-km route connects Bairabi with Sairang in Mizoram, with links to Guwahati, Kolkata, Delhi and Silchar.
- Why
- It provides an alternative to long-distance road transport through Mizoram’s difficult hilly terrain and brings bulk goods closer to Aizawl.
- Route length
- 51.38 kilometres
- Passenger use
- More than 15 lakh passengers in the first year
- Freight handled
- Over 2,500 freight wagons
- Stations
- Hortoki, Kawnpui, Mualkhang and Sairang
- Infrastructure
- 45 tunnels covering nearly 16 kilometres and 153 bridges
- Main cargo
- Construction materials accounted for around 70% of cargo; rice and fertilisers were also transported
- Passenger connections
- Services connect Sairang with Guwahati, Kolkata, Anand Vihar in Delhi and Silchar