Railway Electrification

• ItE has been decided to electrify the entire railway network in including all branch lines. lectrification of railway tracks from New Jalpaiguri to has been targeted for completion by June’2021. Electrification of Guwahati to Dibrugarh section via is also in progress. Soon, electrification of the sections from Lumding to Badarpur, from Badarpur to Jiribam, , Katakhal to Bhairabi and Badarpur to , Sabroom via Karimganj will be takenOngoing up works

• ConstructionFreight of New Initiatives FOB at Silchar is going on

• Round the clock working of goods shed at Salchapra • New station permitted for freight loading/ unloading at Shribar • 24x7 working at goods shed at Salchapara and Bihara commissionedGreen Initiatives in FY 20-21

• Bottle crusher machine provided at Silchar station

Wi-Fi at Silchar Railway Station SILCHAR Improvements in Passenger Amenities PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCY Assembly Segments • Additional Passenger Platform (PP) sheds provided at Silchar station • Beasutification of circulating area improved at Silchar Silchar station Three Water vending machines provided at Silchar station Sonai Barkhola • Monumental Flag installed at Silchar station in Dholai Katigorah Feb’21 UdharbondWorks completed in Last Seven Years • Retiring room constructed at Silchar station commissioned in 2019 • Ramps for Divyang at Silchar station • Lumding - Silchar & Finger lines (420.90 kms) commissioned in 2019 Gauge Conversion project completed in 2015 • Lift installed at Silchar station commissioned • Katakhal – Bhairabi Gauge Conversion work in Feb’21 completed and opened for traffic w.e.f. 10-03- • Divyang toilets provided at Bandarkhal, 2016 Damchera, Chandranathpur, Bihara, Hilara, • Silchar – Jiribam Gauge Conversion work Sukritipur, Silchar, Arunachal, Salchapra, completed and opened for Broad Gauge rail Moinarband,Digital Sribar India traffic w.e.f. 07-02-2016 • 1 no. of Road Over Bridge constructed • All of Unmanned Level Crossing Gates have • Point of Sale machines provided at Silchar been eliminated to ensure safety station • 1 no. of Manned Level Crossing Gate eliminated • High speed Wi-Fi to be provided at Silchar for better safety station • Washable apron provided at Silchar station • Unified payment interface is available in all Unreserved Ticketing System, Passenger • New Passenger Platform (PP) sheds provided Reservation System and Unreserved Ticketing at Silchar station System cum Passenger Reservation System • Unreserved Ticketing System cum Pessanger locations Reservation System and 1 Unreserved Ticketing System installed • FCI siding for loading / un-loading provided