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Some impotant dates of NFR (GC)..

*** KIR Div***
● Barsoi- Radhikapur (54.42 Km): CRS Inspection Completed on 20.01.2006 & Commissioned for Passenger Traffic.
● Katihar- Mukurai (34.61 Km): CRS Inspection Completed on 10.10.2007
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& Commissioned for Passenger Traffic.
● Katihar- Jogbani (108.38 Km): CRS Inspection Completed on 09.05.2008 & Commissioned for Passenger Traffic.
● Katihar-Manihari (24.35 Km): CRS Inspection Completed on 12.09.2011 & Commissioned for Passenger Traffic.
● Manihari-Teznarayanpur (10.18 Km): CRS Inspection Completed on 22.03.2013 & Commissioned for PassengerTraffic.
● Restoration of International Railway route from Radhikapur(India) to Birol (Bangladesh) has been completed on 14.09.2016 by Rolling Engine between
Radhikapur(India) to upto international border of Bangladesh. With an objective to resume trade and commerce with neighbouring country Bangladesh and Nepal as per SAARC summit, Indian Railway have constructed the railway track connectting Radhikapur(India) and Birol(Bangladesh). The Railway track connecting Dhaka via Dinajpur District of Bangladesh to Kolkata via Radhikapur was built in 1857 and it was a metre gauge track. Railway connectivity between Indian and Bangaladesh was in service upto 1st April of 2005. It is learnt that passenger train service through this route was operational from
1857 to 1948. Bangladesh Railways had also converted the track MG to BG from Dinajpur to Birol three years ago.
● Aluabari Road-Siliguri Jn- via Galgalia (76.23 Km) : Project Commissioned and handed over to Open Line in October-2011.

*** APDJ Divission***
● Golokganj-Gauripur (14 Km).CRS inspection completed on 09.04.2010. Passenger train started with G.C. of Fakiragram-Dhubri (67.43 Km) Section on
13.09.2010
●New Mal-Changrabandha (62.05 Km): CRS inspection held on 30.12.2015 & authorization @ 100 kmph received on 06.01.2016.. Passenger train
service started from 20.01.2016.

*** RNY Divission***
● Rangiya-Murkongselek including finger line of Balipara Bhalukpong (505 Km) :
1. Rangia-Rangapara North-Dekorgaon (144.48 Km): Engine Rolling done on 17/03/2012 & CRS inspection Completed on 07/11/2013 and Passenger
Service Started from 04/01/2014.
2. Rangapara North-Harmuti(142.76 KM): Engine Rolling done on 26/03/2013 & CRS inspection Completed on 28/03/2014 and Passenger Service Started
from 07/04/2014.
3. Harmuti-North Lakhimpur (29.24 km): Engine Rolling done on 26/03/2013 between Harmuti-North Lakhimpur & CRS inspection completed on
16.12.2014 & passenger service Started from 14.01.2015.
4. North Lakhimpur- Sripani (82.00 Km): Engine Rolling was done on 30/03/2014 between North Lakhimpur-Murkongselek.CRS inspection was done on
13.03.2015 & Authorization issued on 30.03.2015. Passenger service started from 10.8.2015.
5. Sripani-Murkongselek (72.00 Km): Section opened by running DMT on 28.03.2015. CRS inspection completed 07.05.2015 & authorization received on
11.05.2015. Passenger service started from 10.8.2015.
6. Balipara-Bhalukpong (34.47KM): Engine Rolling done on 15.10.2014, Section opened by running DMT on 29.03.2015. CRS inspection completed
08.05.2015 & authorization received on 11.05.2015.Passenger service started from 10.08.2015.

*** LMG Div ***
● Lumding-Dibrugarh (628 km) GC completed & Commossioned in phases from 1995-2002.
● Senchoa-Silghat Town (61.44 Km): CRS Inspection Completed On 20.08.2008 & commissioned for Passenger traffic.
● Haibargaon- Mairabari (44.53 Km): CRS Inspection Completed On 23.12.2009 & commissioned for Passenger traffic
● Lumding-New Haflong-Silchar (210 km) :
1. CRS inspection from Lumding to New Haflong (107 Km) completed on 21.03.2015 and authorization received from Rly Board on 20.05.2015.
2. CRS inspection from New Haflong to Silchar (103 Km) completed on 23.06.2015 and authorization received from Rly Board on 29.07.2015.
3. Sri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu , Union Railway Minister has flagged off by remote from New Delhi, the Silchar-Guwahati Passenger train service on Lumding-Silchar Gauge Converted line in presence of Shri Manoj Sinha, Union Minister of State for Railways & Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Sports & Youth Affairs at Silchar, Assam on 21.11.2015.
● Badarpur - Kumarghat (118 Km) commissioned by running commercial freight train on 20.02.2016. Silchar-Badarpur-Kumarghat-Agartala passenger train service started from 02.05.2016. CRS inspection of Badarpur - Kumarghat (118 Km) completed on 31.03.2016 and authorization at 100 Kmph received on 05.04.2016.Badarpur-Kumarghat (118 km) handed over to Open line on 20.06.2016.
● Arunachal-Jiribam section CRS inspection done on 10.03.2016 and authorization @ 90 kmph received on 18.03.2016. Arunachal-Jiribam (50 Km) Section opened by running freight train on 20.02.2016. PM has flagged off passenger train services from Shillong by remote on 27.05.2016.
● Karimganj - Maishashan (10 Km) Engine Rolling done by running commercial freight train on 31.03.2016.CRS inspection completed in Karimganj-Maishashan section on 22.10.2016 & authorization @ 75 kmph received on 27.10.2016. Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu, Union Railway Minister with Shri Rajen Gohain, MoSR flagged off Maishashan-Karimganj-Silchar passenger train service by remote from Maligaon, Guwahati on 10.11.2016.
● Baraigram-Dullabcherra section (29.40 km) : CRS inspection completed on 11.03.2017 & Authorisation @ 50 KMPH received on 15.03.2017
● Katakhal to Bhairabi (84.00 Km.) : CRS inspection completed on 25.05.2016 & authorization issued @100 kmph on 26.05.2016 ,Project commissioned by running commercial freight train on 21.03.2016. Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India has flagged off by remote from Shillong, the passenger train services from Bhairabi to Silchar on 27.05.2016. The section has been handed over to Open line on 21.06.2017 (Except 0.00 km to 7 km and 76 km to 83 km.)
● Kumarghat-Agartala (109 Km.) :
1. 6 Months Mega Block in Kumarghat - Agartala started on 01.10.2015. Engine Rolling completed in Kumarghat-Ambassa and Ambassa-Agartala completed
on 29.12.2015 & 11.01.2016 respectively.
2. Project commissioned by running commercial freight train on 20.02.2016. CRS inspection completed on 27/28.03.2016 and authorization for 100 Kmph
received on 05.04.2016.
3.1st BG trial Train to the State of Tripura (Agartala) on 13.01.2016 was received by Shri Manoj Sinha, Hon`ble MoSR in the august presence of Shri Badal
Choudhury, Hon`ble Minister PWD & Revenue, Shri Manik Dey, Hon`ble Minister Transport, Urban Development and Shri Dilip Sarkar, Hon’ble MP.
4. First BG passenger train started from Silchar -Badarpur-Kumarghat- Agartala on 02.05.2016.
5. 1st BG passenger Train(Long distance) is introduced to Delhi on 31.07.2016 and to Sealdah on 08.10.2016.

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