Vangaichungpao railway station is a newly commissioned railway station in Tamenglong district, Manipur. Its code is VNGP. It serve Vangaichunpao a village present in west Tamenglong sub-division of Tamenglong District. The station consists of two platforms.[1] This station is directly connected to Jiribam, Silchar and Agartala. It is planned to extend it into Manipur.

The railway station was originally named "Dholakhal railway station", which was a misnomer.[a] The Kuki Inpi of the region urged the Indian Railways to name it after Vangaichungpao as it is within the jurisdiction of that village.[2] The main Vangaichungpao village is however at a higher elevation on the Vangaitang range. There is a smaller settlement near the railway station that has been called "Vangaichungpao Part II".

The nearest large village to the station is Leishabithol.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ There is no village named Dholakhal in the vicinity of the station. The nearest Dholakhal village is in the Borobekra subdivision well to the south.

References

  1. ^ "VNGP/Vangaichungpao". India Rail Info.
  2. ^ Kuki Inpi, chief urge, The Sangai Express, 24 October 2016.
  3. ^ Locals stage protest to retain MR camp, The Sangai Express, via e-pao.net, 27 August 2016.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dholakhal_railway_station
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