The Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS)/NF circle Shri Suvomoy Mitra has completed the statutory inspection of the newly laid double line between Bijni and Sorbhog stations under Rangiya division of Northeast Frontier Railway.
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- This newly laid second line will be utilised for goods and passenger traffic with maximum speed of about 90 km per hour.
- Work on the Bijni – Sorbhog section is going on as part of the New Bongaigaon – Agthori via Rangiya 142.97 km doubling project. The project includes 75 major bridges, 38 minor bridges and construction of 19 new station buildings.
- The stretch between Bijni to Sorbhog is 18.99 km. The section includes construction of 10 major bridges. Speed trial with a maximum speed of 135 km per hour was done by the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS)/NF circle.
- Modern technologies like, robust track structure with use of all wide base Pre-stressed Concrete (PSC) sleepers & Thick Web Switches which is new design of sturdier switches on pre-stressed concrete sleepers and can handle higher speeds were used for this double line territory.
- It is to be mentioned here that with the laying of double lines, movement of trains can be done in both directions without stop-over crossings at stations which will increase the punctuality of trains. More trains can be run with enhanced speed due to reduced congestion.
- Earlier, a 26.91 km section between Pathsala to Nalbari was commissioned on 24th May, 2023. On completion of this entire section, the northeast connectivity will be boosted significantly.
Source: Northeast Frontier Railway- Press Release | Image Credit (representational): MoR
