Sevoke-Rangpo Rail Project achieves another breakthrough

Thursday, Jan 19, 2023 08:30 [IST]

Last Update: Thursday, Jan 19, 2023 02:55 [IST]

Sevoke-Rangpo Rail Project achieves another breakthrough

sanjay Agarwal

RANGPO,: IRCON International Limited achieved breakthrough of tunnel no. 11 on Sevoke-Rangpo Rail Project.

Located under Kalimpong district in West Bengal, this is sixth main tunnel to achieve breakthrough. Just a month ago, tunnel no. 12 located between Tarkhola and Sukiyakhola saw breakthrough.
The 45-km broad gauge rail line consists of 14 tunnels, 17 bridges and five stations with 38.65 km of the entire rail line passing through tunnels. At least 25.36 km of tunnel work has been completed.

The project is targeted to be complete by December 2023.

Sikkim at a Glance

  • Area: 7096 Sq Kms
  • Capital: Gangtok
  • Altitude: 5,840 ft
  • Population: 6.10 Lakhs
  • Topography: Hilly terrain elevation from 600 to over 28,509 ft above sea level
  • Climate:
  • Summer: Min- 13°C - Max 21°C
  • Winter: Min- 0.48°C - Max 13°C
  • Rainfall: 325 cms per annum
  • Language Spoken: Nepali, Bhutia, Lepcha, Tibetan, English, Hindi