The Arunachal capital was on Monday put on the country’s railway map with the first passenger train of about 400 commuters arriving at Naharlagun near here.
The train with 10 passengers and two goods compartments, towed by a diesel engine, left Dekargaon at 7 a.m. and arrived here at 12.30 p.m., covering a distance of 181 km. “It is a great day for Arunachal Pradesh,” C D Sharma, who had bought the first ticket for Naharlagun at Dekargaon railway station for Rs 35 said.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had announced introducing train service in his package for the state on January 31, 2008.
