Over the past nine years, the pace of electrification in India has accelerated significantly, and railway electrification offers a sustainable and efficient mode of transportation that is free from environmental pollution and dependency on fossil fuels.
"No trains are entering Manipur till the situation is improved. The decision has been taken after the Manipur government advised to stop train movement," Sabyasachi De, Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of Northeast Frontier Railway told ANI.
Aiming to provide a safe and comfortable journey to rail passengers, Northeast Frontier Railway has undertaken several track renewal works during 2022 - 23.
The Jiribam - Imphal new line railway project, one of the crucial connectivity projects for the North-eastern region achieved progress of 93.30 per cent, officials said on Sunday.
Chief Public Relations Officer of Northeast Frontier Railway, Sabyasachi De, while talking to the media, said that the construction works on the 82.5km new BG rail line project are going on in full swing.
Sabyasachi De, CPRO of NF Railway said that as General Manager/Construction he will be the overall incharge of all railway construction activities within the jurisdiction of NF Railway that is all north-eastern states including Sikkim and parts of West Bengal and Bihar.
Northeast Frontier Railway (NF Railway) on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with RailTel Corporation of India Ltd, for the installation of an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to avert train-elephant collision and disaster mitigation measures.
Anshul Gupta, General Manager of Northeast Frontier Railway told ANI that the NF Railway has already sent the final location survey report to a higher authority.
In an endeavour for complete electrification, Northeast Frontier Railway has achieved another milestone by commissioning Dudhnai - Mendipathar (22.823 Track Kilometre) single line section and Abhayapuri - Pancharatna (34.59 Track Kilometre) double line section on March 15.
The nation's seventh Vande Bharat train took around 8.30 hours to complete around 560km between NJP-Howrah during the first trial run today, an official statement added.