With the electrification of two key routes,Meghalayais set to get its first-ever electric train, theRailwayssaid in a statement.
The Northeast Frontier RAILWAY has achieved the milestone by commissioning a 22.823 kilometre track single-line stretch of Dudhnai-Mendipathar and 34.59 kilometre track between the Abhayapuri-Pancharatna double-line section on March 15. The Central Organization for Railway Electrification (CORE) has carried out the electrification works in these sections.
In a statement, the Railways said at present, Mendipathar is the only railway station in Meghalaya which is in operation since 2014 after being inaugurated by Prime MinisterNarendra Modi.