# Fourth railway line cleared through strategic Chicken’s Neck corridor 2026-08-14T05:05:21+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Centre has approved a fourth railway line on the strategically vital 'Chicken's Neck' corridor, republicworld.com reports. Northeast Frontier Railway General Manager Chetan Kumar Shrivastava told reporters in Katihar on Wednesday that while a third line was earlier proposed for the Malda, New Jalpaiguri section, the government has now cleared a fourth line as well. This section is the critical rail link connecting India's Northeast with the rest of the country. Shrivastava also announced another key project: a nearly 29-km double-line underground railway between Tinmai Ghat and Bagdogra, which he described as an important infrastructure initiative. ## Coverage - republicworld.com Tags: Chicken's Neck corridor, infrastructure, NFR, Northeast India, railways, Strategic connectivity Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/fourth-railway-line-cleared-through-strategic-chickens-neck-corridor/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/fourth-railway-line-cleared-through-strategic-chickens-neck-corridor/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.