Guwahati, May 2 -- The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) achieved a significant milestone on Thursday, May 1, by completing the first-ever trial run to Sairang, Aizawl in Mizoram, officials said.

According to officials, this marks a major achievement in enhancing rail connectivity to the North-eastern state and makes Mizoram the fourth northeastern state with capital connectivity to the national railway network.

Kapinjal Kishore Sharma, CPRO of Northeast Frontier Railway, said that the historic trial run was conducted in the presence of Arun Kumar Chaudhary, General Manager (Construction), NFR, and other senior railway officials.

"Their presence highlighted the importance of this achievement and the dedication of the NFR team in overcom...