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Byrnihat-Shillong Railway Project

Sector: Mass Transit • Location: Meghalaya, India

Source: Hub News

Project
Cancelled

The Byrnihat-Shillong railway project involves the construction of a 108-km railway line from Byrnihat to Shillong, which has faced significant opposition and is now likely to be scrapped by the Centre. The state government has been asked to return ₹300 crore allocated for land acquisition for this project.

Status
Closed
Sector
Mass Transit, Rail, Government
Location
Meghalaya, India
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Hub News

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The project “Byrnihat-Shillong Railway Project” is an infrastructure initiative in the Mass Transit sector, located in Meghalaya, India. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Hub News.

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2026-07-22

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The Byrnihat-Shillong railway project involves the construction of a 108-km railway line from Byrnihat to Shillong, which has faced significant opposition and is now likely to be scrapped by the Centre. The state government has been asked to return ₹300 crore allocated for land acquisition for this project.

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India

State

Meghalaya

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Sector

Mass Transit, Rail, Government

Article published date

2025-03-01

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