Electric traction arrives to Kamakhya station

Maligaon, October 21 (MExN): A landmark event was recorded with the arrival of first electric train at Kamakhya station of Lumding division of Northeast Frontier Railway on October 21. After successful of completion of Railway Electrification works up to Kamakhya station and authorization granted by CRS/NF Circle after inspection from October 7 to 9, the section from New Coochbehar to Kamakhya was opened for operation of electric traction.

The first ever electric train, i.e. NTSK/Parcel was received at Kamakhya station at 09:20 hours today. With this, total 760 Route KM/1701 Track KM has been electrified on NF Railway. This works have been carried out by Central Organization for Railway Electrification and Rail Vikas Nigam Limited, Guneet Kaur, Chief Public Relations Officer, NF Railway stated in a press release.  

Up till now, the trains with electric locomotives were coming from Katihar and Malda up to New Coochbehar, where electric loco was being detached from train and diesel locomotive was being attached for its onward journey. Now with the completion of railway electrification works and commissioning of the section up to Kamakhya, these trains will come directly up to Kamakhya without change of traction. There will be direct connectivity from New Delhi to Kamakhya on electric traction without change of locomotive enroute.