Aalo City Information
Aalo is a census town and headquarter of the West Siang district of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. Its old name is Along. It is located about a days drive 220 kilometres from Likabali which is at the border of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. Aalo has a good road network and the road which runs from north Lakhimpur to the capital city of Itanagar, connects the town of Aalo to the city. Regular bus services to Aalo run from Itanagar. Arunachal Pradesh State Transport Service (APSTS) buses are available to and from Aalo. There is a 5 hours journey by bus from Pasighat to Aalo (106 km) while from Moying (150 km) the bus will take around 6.5 hours to reach Aalo. The nearest airport to Aalo is at Likabali, which is situated in the state of Assam. Likabali is connected by flight services to Guwahati and Dibrugarh. One can take a bus or hire a taxi from Likabali to Aalo. Aalo has no railway and the nearest railway station is at Silapathar. A new line which connects Aalo to Silapathar through broadgauge railway was proposed and the survey has already been completed and forwarded to the railway board.
