NFR to install acoustic-based tech across its railway network to protect elephantsNortheast Frontier Railway is rolling out advanced acoustic technology to save elephants. This system detects elephant movement near tracks...
20 Oct, 2025, 10.33 AM IST
Northeast Frontier Railway cracks down on rail protests with legal and financial actionNortheast Frontier Railways (NFR) is taking a firm stance against disruptions by initiating civil compensation suits alongside criminal pro...
08 May, 2025, 09.51 AM IST
Kanchanjunga Express derailed: PM Modi offers condolences, Railway minister Vaishnaw heads to West BengalKanchanjunga Express accident: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw traveled to West Bengal to oversee relief operations after a collision bet...
17 Jun, 2024, 12.37 PM IST
Northeast Frontier Railway working on device that can detect if a driver is drowsy based on blinking of eyesThe device is still in development and is expected to be ready in a few weeks, after which it will be fitted in 20 train engines as a pilot...
10 Sep, 2023, 11.59 AM IST
Agnipath protests: Railways cancels 612 trains, around 350 in East Central Railway zoneThe worst-affected zone was the East Central Railway, which is headquartered at Hajipur and comprises Sonpur, Samastipur, Danapur, Pt. Deen...
20 Jun, 2022, 09.32 PM IST
Northeast Frontier Railway all set to commission 1500 kwp solar roof top systemsNortheast Frontier Railway is taking steps to generate green energy more and more by installing solar power plants across the zone. In a st...
28 Apr, 2022, 08.24 PM IST
IIT Guwahati to provide expertise to the Northeast Frontier Railway for better operation and expansion of the rail networkNFR is one of the 17 railway zones of the Indian Railways and is responsible for operation and expansion of rail network all across Northea...
26 Apr, 2021, 08.14 PM IST
21 Shramik Special trains reach Northeast areas, 8 more to arrive soonSix more such Shramik Special trains are planned to reach various stations of Bihar within NFR area in the coming 2-3 days. Another two tra...
10 May, 2020, 08.43 PM IST
Around 1.3 Lakh Metric Tonne of food grains are en-route to North East: FCIFood Corporation of India (FCI) has achieved all time record in transporting more than 1,300 train loads (rakes) carrying about 36 LMT of f...
17 Apr, 2020, 07.07 PM IST
95% work of laying tracks on Indian side of Haldibari-Chilahati railway link project complete: NFRMore than 95 per cent work of laying tracks on the Indian side of the Haldibari- Chilahati India-Bangladesh railway link project has been c...
14 Jan, 2020, 02.22 PM IST
Anti-CAA protest: Assam tourism, NFR sufferNovember to March is peak tourism season for Northeast India. Chairman of the Assam Tourism Development Corporation (ATDC) Jayanta Malla Ba...
01 Jan, 2020, 10.23 AM IST
Train services between West Bengal and Northeast suspendedOfficials said all trains originating from Howrah, Sealdah and Kolkata stations towards north Bengal have been suspended till further notic...
16 Dec, 2019, 05.48 PM IST
50% of railway track in NFR to be electrified by March 2020NFR stated it is expected that by March next year, more than 50% of the total 6,242 kilometres of the railway tracks under NFR will be elec...
04 Jun, 2019, 05.08 PM IST
North East Frontier records 7% growth in originating passenger volume over last year’s achievementNorth East Frontier (NFR) has recorded 7 percent growth in originating passenger volume over last year’s achievement.
30 Sep, 2018, 08.59 PM IST
Flood bill of approx Rs 150 crore for Indian Railways in 7 days: MinistryThe Northeast Frontier Railway lost approximately Rs 12 crore per day as revenue from passengers and parcel, while repairs of submerged tra...
18 Aug, 2017, 05.18 PM IST
Create exclusive railway zone for Northeast India: Sarbananda Sonowal to MoS RailwaysSonowal urged Rajen Gohain, who is Lok Sabha MP from Assam to create a separate railway zone exclusively for the North East region.
16 Aug, 2016, 07.39 PM IST
Railways decide not to proliferate use of anti-collision device: Manoj SinhaRailways said further proliferation of anti-collision device to other zones was not contemplated due to technical & operational problems
31 Jul, 2014, 07.21 PM IST