Maligaon, October 30 (MExN): The Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) has completed the statutory inspection of the newly laid double line section between Nalbari and Baihata stations on October 29. It included inspection of the station yards of Nalbari, Ghograpar, Rangiya Jn., Kendukona and Baihata stations. Telecommunication, Signaling, Civil Engineering works and other safety gears were thoroughly inspected by the CRS/N. F. Circle Sumeet Singhal and his team. Consequent upon the inspection, CRS has approved for operations of trains through the newly laid railway lines.
With the commissioning of this new section, the entire route i.e. from New Bongaigaon to Agthori via Rangiya has been made operational as double line section. This newly laid second line will be helpful for carrying more freights and passenger traffic through this route. More trains can be operated with enhanced speed thus enabling better connectivity with minimal time frame.
Work of the Nalbari & Baihata section has been done as part of the New Bongaigaon – Agthori via Rangiya 142.97 km long doubling project. The stretch between Nalbari & Baihata is of 31.828 km (Up line: 31.176 km & DN line: 0.652 km). The section includes 23 major bridges, 06 minor bridges and 14 level crossing gates. There are three intermediate stations in this section viz. Ghograpar, Rangiya and Kendukona. This second line was commissioned along with electrification.The Commissioner of Railway Safety inspected the Railway Bridge, track fittings, P-way assets, electronic inter-locking, relay rooms, and level crossings in the section and also checked readiness of staff for train operation. CRS also interacted with station staff and enquired about their safety related alertness.
On completion of this entire section of New Bongaigaon – Agthori via Rangiya, the northeast connectivity will get a significant boost towards transportation of both man and materials with rest of the nation. This newly laid second line will be helpful for carrying more freights and passenger traffic through the New Bongaigaon – Agthori via Rangiya route due to avoidance of train crossing time and will be helpful in boosting economic activities. This was stated in a press release issued by Kapinjal Kishore Sharma, Chief Public Relations Officer, NFR.