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Hortoki-Sairang inspection report submitted to rail ministry: Official
Aizawl: The Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) Northeast Frontier Circle Sumeet Singhal has submitted the inspection report on safety of the 33.864km stretch of the newly constructed railway between Hortoki and Sairang section, a senior Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) official said on Sunday.
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Kapinjal Kishore Sharma, the chief public relations officer (CPRO) of NFR, told TOI over phone from Guwahati that Singhal submitted his report on safety of the Hortoki-Sairang section, a part of the 51.38km Bairabi to Sairang railway to the ministry of railways on Wednesday.
The CSR conducted the safety inspection for five days in a stretch from June 6 to June 10 which included speed trial run of the railway at the section on June 10 at the speed of 35, 50, 80 and 110km per hour (kmph).
The Bairabi to Hortoki section had already been inspected for safety in July last year and approved by the ministry of railways by early August. With the completion of the final leg, Mizoram is now fully integrated into the national railway network, Sharma said. The CPRO said this transformative achievement is expected to enhance passenger and freight movement, stimulate socio-economic growth and fulfil a long-standing aspiration of the people of Mizoram to see trains arriving in the heart of their capital.
The safety inspection was conducted by the CRS via motor trolley on foot, followed by a speed trial using an inspection specially hauled by the high speed WDP 4 diesel locomotive, he said. The Hortoki–Sairang section lies in a hilly terrain and includes 32 tunnels and 35 major bridges.
Despite the tough terrain, commendable work has been carried out by the NFR. Following the inspection, the CRS has authorised the opening of the broad gauge line from Hortoki to Sairang for public carriage of goods and passengers at a maximum permissible speed of 90 kmph on the main line.
The CRS is not under the ministry of railways but the ministry of civil aviation and capable of making impartial and independent decisions.
