Maligaon, February 25 (MExN): The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) today informed that it has implemented various upgrades and replacements in signalling systems and other safety equipment across its jurisdiction for enhanced efficiency and safety in recent times.
In January, the NFR installed Thick Web Switch Point machines with clamp-type locking at two locations in the Alipurduar and Rangiya divisions. A total of 20 Point Machines at the Katihar division and 11 at the Alipurduar division were also replaced, resulting in infrastructural improvements to reduce the chances of derailments and ensure safe passenger and freight movement, informed an NFR release.
Electric Lifting Barriers have been replaced at five level crossing gates in the Katihar, Lumding, Rangiya, and Tinsukia divisions to enhance safety at level crossings, it said.
Across the Rangiya, Lumding, and Alipurduar divisions, 17.712 km of new signalling cable has been installed at multiple stations.
Meanwhile, as part of safety measures to protect railway property, an Automatic Fire Detection and Alarm System has been commissioned at seven stations, including six in the Lumding division and one in the Tinsukia division, the NFR said.
System Integrity Testing has been carried out at 19 level crossing gates across various locations, while 388 signalling batteries of various capacities have been replaced across four divisions of NFR, it informed. The initiatives are part of the NFR’s continued commitment to provide a superior, punctual, and safer travel experience for all its customers, it added.
