New Delhi, Sept. 13 -- In the mist-clad hills and deep valleys of India's Northeast, a revolution is unfolding on steel tracks. What was once considered a distant terrain is now being threaded together with ambitious railway projects signalling not just connectivity, but a new era of commerce, mobility, and integration for India's northeastern frontier.

According to a release from the Ministry of Railways, over the past decade, the Northeast has seen its railway map redrawn at an unprecedented pace. Long-pending projects have moved from survey sheets to reality, with new stations opening in states that had none for over a century, and capitals finally being connected to the national network.

Among them is Mizoram's 51 km Bairabi-Sairang...