Sikkim to get first train link by 2027; Railways fast-tracks Rs 9,000 crore Gangtok line​on October 6, 2026 at 7:32 am

The 44.5-km Sivok-Rangpo railway line is being constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 17,124 crore and will provide Sikkim with its first direct railway connection. The Rangpo-Gangtok line would serve as an extension of the railway network once the ongoing Sivok-Rangpo project, connecting Sivok in Darjeeling with Rangpo in East Sikkim, is completed.