Vangaichungpao | |
Style: | Indian Railways |
Type: | Indian Railways station |
Address: | Vangaichungpao, Tamenglong district, Manipur |
Country: | India |
Coordinates: | 24.758°N 93.18°W |
Elevation: | 521m (1,709feet) |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Operator: | Northeast Frontier Railway |
Line: | Arunachal–Jiribam–Imphal line |
Platform: | 1 |
Tracks: | 2 |
Bicycle: | No |
Parking: | Yes |
Structure: | Standard (on-ground station) |
Status: | Active |
Opened: | Yes |
Electrified: | No |
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", based on a misspelt village name "Dholakhal",[2] whose original name is Dawltang.