Engineering Department of N.F. Railway has been able to raise the speed of 14 sections covering a length of 736 kms. during the financial year 2018-19. This raising of speed has led to saving of 133.47 minutes. Some important sections where the speed has been raised are as follows:
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(Track Km) From Kmph To Kmph
1 Katihar - Kumdepur 30.00 100 110
2 Katihar - Radhikapur 53.60 100 110
3 Aluabari - Siliguri 76.00 90 100
4 Fakiragram 46.99 50 75
5 North Lakhimpur-Sripani 81.46 80 100
6 Sripani - Murkongselek 72.32 75 100

It is to be mentioned that trains are allowed to run over designated sections of railway track with certain permissible speed, when the permissible speed of a particular track section is raised by suitable inputs to strengthen the track structure, the trains are allowed to run at a higher speed. This result in decreasing the travel time of the trains and the net saving of time required to travel over these sections. The Engineering Department has been able to provide systematic inputs to the track which has made the achievement possible.
To this end N.F. Railway has been able to carry out a track renewal of 104 CTR units which is higher than the target stipulated by Railway Board. Almost 7.32 km of track has been deep screened by using mechanized screening arrangements while through fitting renewal has been done over a length of 402 km. In this connection as many as 4334 numbers of bridge sleepers have also been replaced by new sleepers in important bridges all over the zone. For greater safety of track, the zone has also resorted to flash butt welding of rail joints making a cumulative progress of almost 35,000 joints during the fiscal. Flash butt welding is a superior technology of welding which gives jerk free and safe welding of rails. It is also to be mentioned that in as many as 19 stations the permissible speeds in the platform lines have been raised from 15 kmph to 30 kmph leading to the saving of 57 minutes.

SEngineering Department of NF Railway has been able to raise the speed of 14 sections covering a length of 736 km during the financial year 2018-19. This raising of speed has led to saving of 133.47 minutes. Pranav Jyoti Sharma, Chief Public Relations Officer in a press release informed of some important sections where the speed has been raised as follows:
Katihar – Kumdepur: 30 km from 100 kmph to 110 kmph;
Katihar – Radhikapur: 53.60 km from 100 kmph to 110 kmph; Aluabari – Siliguri: 76 km from 90 kmph...
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to 100 kmph;
Fakiragram: 46.99 km from 50 lmph to 75 kmph;
North Lakhimpur – Sripani: 81.46 km from 80 kmph to 100 kmph; Sripani – Murkongselek: 72.32 km from 75 kmph to 100 kmph.
The release added that trains are allowed to run over designated sections of railway track with certain permissible speed. When the permissible speed of a particular track section is raised by suitable inputs to strengthen the track structure, the trains are allowed to run at a higher speed. This results in decreasing the travel time of the trains and the net saving of time required to travel over these sections. The Engineering Department has provided systematic inputs to the track which has made the achievement possible, it added.
NF Railway has been able to carry out a track renewal of 104 CTR units which is higher than the target stipulated by Railway Board. Almost 7.32 km of track has been deep screened by using mechanized screening arrangements while through fitting renewal has been done over a length of 402 km.
Around 4334 numbers of bridge sleepers have been replaced by new sleepers in important bridges all over the zone. For greater safety of track, the zone has also resorted to flash butt welding of rail joints making a cumulative progress of almost 35,000 joints during the fiscal. Flash butt welding is a superior technology of welding which gives jerk free and safe welding of rails.
It further mentioned that in as many as 19 stations, the permissible speeds in the platform lines have been raised from 15 kmph to 30 kmph leading to the saving of 57 minutes.

LAKHIMPUR, Sept 23: At a time when the Chief Minister is reiterating his promise to establish sporting infrastructure in the State, an initiative of North Frontier Railway Department to construct four buildings of railway quarters by destroying a playground has raised the eyebrows of conscious people in Lakhimpur district.
The people living in the North Lakhimpur station area have urged the department not to construct the quarters on the playground, thereby depriving the children of the railway employees and other local youths from a sports environment. Regarding the issue, they submitted a memorandum to the Divisional Manager of the Rangia Railway Division but the authority concerned has allegedly paid no attention to their demand.
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Railway Department recently sanctioned a fund of Rs. 1.70 crore to construct quarters for 16 families of railway employees working at the North Lakhimpur station. A different venue was selected for the construction of these quarter buildings at first. But the contractor concerned, fully supported by the Assistant Divisional Engineer, on September 10 started the construction work at the playground located near the station Shiv Mandir instead of the pre-selected venue. The aggrieved people opposed the activities of the officer concerned that day which led to a tense situation.
This playground has been being used for sporting purpose since 1964, said local people. Under such circumstances, they cannot approve of the activities of the Assistant Divisional Engineer. It is alleged that he has done so for his materialistic benefits. Opposing his act strongly, the people of the area demanded the department concerned to construct the buildings either on the railway land lying waste near the officers’ colony and running room or on other land which are under encroachment.

GUWAHATI, Sept 9 - The General Manager of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) Sanjive Roy held a discussion with Members of Parliament (MPs) falling under the jurisdiction of Rangiya Division of the zone earlier this week.
The discussion, held at the office of Divisional Railway Manager at Rangiya, was attended by Lok Sabha MP Pradan Baruah of Lakhimpur, Rajya Sabha MPs Biswajit Daimary and Santiuse Kujur, and representatives from other MPs of this region, apart from senior Railway officials.
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stations like Gogamukh and Murkongselek for the convenience of the passengers. He also requested the Railways to check feasibility of construction of overbridges at stations like Silapathar and Jonai.
Baruah also stressed on the need to introduce a train to the southern States of India from the North bank region of the Brahmaputra for the convenience of the people.
Daimary requested the NFR to construct flyovers in all major stations falling under the BTDA region.
He also demanded erection of fences in the thickly populated portion between two level-crossing gates by use of barbed wires so that people cannot cross the track haphazardly.
Daimary suggested that all coaches of local trains should have chair cars for better comfort and safety and requested the Railway authorities to introduce a Shatabdi-type train from Tezpur to New Jalpaiguri.
Kujur asked for improvement of passenger amenities at Tangla Railway Station and increase in train stoppage timing.
Representatives of other MPs also put forward demands like stoppages of Rajdhani Express trains at Rangiya and introduction of a Janshatabdi-type train between Dhubri and Guwahati.
Ravilesh Kumar, Divisional Railway Manager of Rangiya Division gave a presentation on the activities and performance of the Division.

GUWAHATI, Sept 9 - The General Manager of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) Sanjive Roy held a discussion with Members of Parliament (MPs) falling under the jurisdiction of Rangiya Division of the zone earlier this week.
The discussion, held at the office of Divisional Railway Manager at Rangiya, was attended by Lok Sabha MP Pradan Baruah of Lakhimpur, Rajya Sabha MPs Biswajit Daimary and Santiuse Kujur, and representatives from other MPs of this region, apart from senior Railway officials.
During the meeting, Baruah requested the NFR authorities to improve the station approach road at...
more...

stations like Gogamukh and Murkongselek for the convenience of the passengers. He also requested the Railways to check feasibility of construction of overbridges at stations like Silapathar and Jonai.
Baruah also stressed on the need to introduce a train to the southern States of India from the North bank region of the Brahmaputra for the convenience of the people.
Daimary requested the NFR to construct flyovers in all major stations falling under the BTDA region.
He also demanded erection of fences in the thickly populated portion between two level-crossing gates by use of barbed wires so that people cannot cross the track haphazardly.
Daimary suggested that all coaches of local trains should have chair cars for better comfort and safety and requested the Railway authorities to introduce a Shatabdi-type train from Tezpur to New Jalpaiguri.
Kujur asked for improvement of passenger amenities at Tangla Railway Station and increase in train stoppage timing.
Representatives of other MPs also put forward demands like stoppages of Rajdhani Express trains at Rangiya and introduction of a Janshatabdi-type train between Dhubri and Guwahati.
Ravilesh Kumar, Divisional Railway Manager of Rangiya Division gave a presentation on the activities and performance of the Division.