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Rail work achieves 93% progress : NF Railway
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, April 02 2023:
The Jiribam�Imphal railway project has achieved physical progress of 93.30 per cent, according to a press release issued by the Chief Public Relations Officer, NF Railway.
The Jiribam�Imphal new line railway project is one of the crucial connectivity projects for the North Eastern region that is at an advance stage of completion.
The works for this new line railway project, among other connectivity projects, is also going on in full swing to connect Imphal, the capital city of Manipur to the rest of the country, it said.
Construction of the Jiribam�Imphal railway project involves multiple tunnels and bridges in tough terrains.
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The total length of tunnels in this project is 61.32 Kms out of which 59.11 Km tunnelling works has already been completed.
The project will have total 11 major bridges and 137 minor bridges, out of which work for 5 major bridges and 101 minor bridges have been completed so far.
The tallest pier railway bridge of the world with a height of 141 meters is also being constructed in this project and nearing completion.
The section from Jiribam to Khongsang has already been commissioned for train service.
After completion of the entire project, the present road journey time of about 10 hours to reach Imphal from Jiribam will get reduced to 2.5 hours by railways, it added.
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