Northeast Frontier Railway General Manager Chetan Kumar Shrivastava inspected Sairang Railway Station to check passenger facilities and safety. The visit took place on October 1, 2026, following a previous inspection of the Bairabi-Sairang section on September 28, 2026.
Heavy rainfall and muck overflow caused temporary service disruptions between Kawnpui and Mualkhang. The Sairang-Guwahati Express on September 30, 2026, and the Sairang-Silchar Express on October 1, 2026, were canceled. The Sairang-Kolkata Express on October 1 was diverted from Hailakandi.
Railway officials deployed 20 buses at Bairabi to transport affected passengers, as reported by DD News. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the station on September 13, 2025. The 51.38 km Bairabi-Sairang line cost over ₹8,000 crore and includes 153 bridges and 45 tunnels, according to
Press Information Bureau. In its first year, the station recorded over 5.54 lakh passenger movements and ₹54 crore in ticket revenue.
