Title - No more Metre Gauge lines to convert in North Frontier Railways

First BG passenger train service in the newly converted Baraigram - Dullabcherra section in the Karimganj district of Assam was flagged off by Railway Minster of State Shri Rajen Gohain.

Various developmental projects is taken up by Railway ministry on priority basis for north Eastern Region, said the minister.

Conversion of the Baraigram - Dullabcherra section (29.40Km) from MG into BG marks the completion of gauge conversion of the entire MG lines in Northeast region to BG. This Baraigram - Dullabcherra portion was under the Lumding – Silchar - Kumarghat gauge conversion project. Now there are no MG section left for conversion in North Frontier railway.

In this section there are 60 Minor bridges and 6 manned Level crossing gates. IN this section there are six stations namely - Eraligul, Phakhoagram, Bazarghat, Ratabari, Anipur and Dullabcherra.

After being certified by CRS to run passenger trains, today passenger trains are being flagged off fulfilling a long standing demand of the local population.