Mendipathar railway station

Mendipathar
मेँडिपथार
Indian Railway Station
Terminal station
Location Dilma Rd, Mendipathar, North garo hills district, Meghalaya
 India
Coordinates 25°53′40″N 90°35′59″E / 25.8943300°N 90.5997800°E / 25.8943300; 90.5997800
Elevation 916 m (3,005 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Northeast Frontier Railway
Line(s) Dudhnoi - Mendipathar Rail Line
Platforms 1
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Terminus
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code MNDP
Zone(s) Northeast Frontier Railway
Division(s) Rangiya railway division
History
Opened 2012 (2012)
Electrified No
Location
Mendipathar railway station
Location in Meghalaya

Mendipathar railway station is a railway station located in Resubelpara Municipal Board Jurisdiction, Meghalaya, India.

History

A line between Dudhnoi-Deepa was proposed in Rail budget 1992–93.[1] Later alignment was changed to Dudhnoi-Mendipathar in 2007 due to opposition of local people. Due to late handling of land to railways in Assam and Meghalaya, the work was slow up to 2013. Acquisition of land was completed by March 2013.[2]

Current status

It currently is the first and only railway station in Meghalaya, a hilly state. The train station was inaugurated by the Prime minister of India, Narendra Modi on 30 November 2014, through a video feed to the ceremony gathering at Mendipathar. Mendipathar - Guwahati Passenger is the only train from the station.

References

  1. ↑ "Railway budget 1992-93".
  2. ↑ "First railway station in Meghalaya".


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