Three long distance trains and a Silchar passenger service connect Mizoram's capital to the rest of India

Background

Mizoram's call for rail extension towards the Myanmar border builds on the services already running from Sairang. Three important long distance train services now connect the capital of Mizoram with the cities of Guwahati, Kolkata and Delhi. The Sairang-Anand Vihar Rajdhani Express gave Mizoram its first direct premium railway connection with the national capital. The Guwahati and Kolkata services created links with educational, commercial and medical centres in the eastern and northern parts of the country. The Sairang-Silchar passenger train service, inaugurated by the Union Minister of Railways Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, connects Sairang with the Barak Valley of Assam.