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Jiribam is also in Manipur and was connected earlier by railways.Manipur enters India’s railway map as first passenger train reaches the state
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A passenger train – Rajdhani Express from Assam’s Silchar railway station - reached the Vaingaichunpao railway station in Manipur for a trial run on Friday, putting the state on the Indian Railways map.
According to reports, the train covered the distance of 11 km between the two northeastern stations, with railway officials onboard. The train halted briefly at Manipur’s Jiribam railway staition, where railway officials were greeted by local citizens before the national flag was hoisted accompanied by the national anthem, East Mojo reported.
Among the Indian Railways officials that reached Jiribham station from Silchar were North East Frontier (NF) Railway senior PRO Nripen Bhattacharya, and CDO Silchar, Abdul Hakim, among others.
Manipur enters India’s railway map as first passenger train reaches the state
Chief minister N Biren Singh hailed the moment to be “historic” and stated that the people of Manipur are “immensely grateful” to Prime Minister Narendra Modiwww.hindustantimes.com
This place is 11 km from Jiribam.
So, technically the headline is not correct.
Jiribam railway station - Wikipedia
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