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Indian Railways plans new underground rail line near Siliguri to strengthen Northeast connectivityThe proposed new line will pass through the Siliguri Corridor, often referred to as the “Chicken’s Neck”. The proposed underground line wil...
Task Force mulls stronger India-Myanmar-Thailand corridor, better Bangladesh-NE linksA high-level meeting focused on the Northeast Economic Corridor. Discussions covered new links with Bangladesh and strengthening the India-...
Cabinet clears Rs 3,634 cr rail line doubling between Furkating and New Tinsukia to boost NE connectivityThe Union Cabinet has sanctioned the doubling of the 194-kilometre railway line between Furkating and New Tinsukia, under Northeast Frontie...
Train to Northeast: How India plans to trample Bangladesh-China unholy axis through railways in next few yearsIndia is developing railway connectivity in the Northeast. New tracks are planned through Bangladesh. This will improve access and reduce r...
Northeast Frontier Railway conducts first-ever trial run to Sairang, AizawlNortheast Frontier Railway successfully completed the first trial run to Sairang, connecting Mizoram to the national railway network. This ...
New India-Bangladesh rail line to cut distance between NE states and Kolkata to 500 km against existing 1600 kmPrime Ministers Narendra Modi and Sheikh Hasina virtually inaugurated the Agartala-Akhaura railway project, a symbol of enhanced India-Bang...
Assam CM Sarma attends foundation stone ceremony for redevelopment of 508 railway stationsAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma attended the foundation stone laying ceremony for redevelopment of 508 railway stations across the...
Breakthrough in tunnel no 15 achieved at Dimapur-Kohima new rail line projectBreakthrough of Tunnel number 15 between Menguzuma and Zubza station that measures 160 meters in length got done recently. This achievement...
World's tallest pier railway bridge to be part of Jiribam-Imphal railway project; nearly 93.30% completedNortheast Frontier Railway's (NFR) Chief Public Relations Officer Sabyasachi De said that the Rs 14,322 crore project is one of the crucial...
With electrification of two key routes, Meghalaya to get electric trains for first timeElectrification will significantly improve the mobility of trains in northeast India in addition to the reduction in pollution due to the s...
Gross Budget Allocation for Northeast Frontier Railway for 2023-24 is Rs 10,988.80 crores: Ashwini VaishnawDuring the interaction, the Minister informed that adequate fund has been allotted for overall development of railway infrastructure in all...
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.
Northeastern Frontier Railway to construct bio-toilets worth Rs 28 croreThe NFR has installed 1,711 bio toilets in 543 coaches. There are around 3,000 coaches with NFR. It has so far put in Rs 20.53 crore to put...
- Broad-gauge train enters Mizoram
A broad-gauge freight train rolled into Bhairabi station in Mizoram on Monday, putting the north-eastern state on the railway broad gauge m...
Rail Budget 2013: Pawan Kumar Bansal eyes Arunachal Pradesh connectivity to counter China progress on the other sideRailways are now trying to match the massive highway expansion plan which the government of India has taken for this Northeastern state.
- India-Bangladesh train link a dream
A train from this sleepy Indian village crossing the international zero line and entering Bangladesh is the dream of Daghu Miah.
- Railways imposes speed restriction on trains following Sikkim earthquake
In the wake of the earthquake in Sikkim and other parts of the northeastern region, the Railways has imposed a speed restriction.
- Rs 251 crore approved for railway track between Agartala-Akhaura
Northeastern Frontier Railway (NFR) is likely to undertake work for laying tracks by October next year,
- Insurgents kill one person, kidnap engineer
A construction worker was shot dead and a railway engineer was kidnapped by insurgents of the outlawed National Liberation Front of Tripura...
- Dibrugarh-Amritsar Express derails
Three coaches of an express train went off the tracks on Wednesday, between Magurjan and Aluabari railway stations, about 50 km from New Ja...