Mendipathar railway station


Mendipathar railway station is a railway station located in Resubelpara Municipal Board Jurisdiction, Meghalaya, India.

History

A line between Dudhnoi and Depa, Meghalaya through Dudhnoi river valley was proposed in rail budget 1992–93. Later alignment was changed to Dudhnoi-Mendipathar in 2007 due to opposition of local people. Due to late handling of land to railways in Assam and Meghalaya, the work was slow up to 2013. Acquisition of land was completed by March 2013.

Current status

It currently is the first and only railway station in Meghalaya, a hilly state. The train station was inaugurated by the Prime minister of India, Narendra Modi on 30 November 2014, through a video feed to the ceremony gathering at Mendipathar. Mendipathar - Guwahati Passenger is the only train from the station.
The second rail project for Meghalaya, Teteliya-Byrnihat line, 22 km long, from Guwahati's suburb Tetelia to Byrnihat near Shillon in Meghalaya is likely to be completed by March 2022. From Byrnihat it will be extended further to Shillong in future.
The project is now like a non starter because, the most basic part of the project which is 20.5 km railway line from Tetelia in Assam to border town, Byrnihat in Meghalaya as a branch line from existing Kamakhya - Dudhnoi section has now came to a standstill within the territory of Meghalaya following violent protest by the Khasi Students Union at the railway project site at Ronghana village in Ri-Bhoi district on May 27, 2017.