Assam: MP Gaurav Gogoi demands extension of Vistadome tourist special train to Barak Valley

GUWAHATI: Assam Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi today wrote to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw demanding the extension of Vistadome tourist special train services to Silchar.

The Congress leader mentioned that if the route of the train is not extended till Silchar, the objectives of ensuring connectivity as well as making economic gains through it will not be achieved.

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The project’s focus is rightly placed on ensuring connectivity and reaping the economic benefits of tourism in Assam. But, it is highly doubtful whether the short distance covered by the proposed train will be able to do either of these, Gogoi said.

Gogoi further stated that Barak Valley provides a picturesque landscape, adorned with rich flora and fauna. Sharing borders with Bangladesh, it allows tourists to experience the unique geographical panorama along with the cultural traditions of Assam.

The special train services between Guwahati and New Haflong railway stations were flagged off on August 28. It will initially run twice a week.

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