In an inviting note for individuals of Assam, the state will at long last observer and travel on an electric train.
Tweet from Piyush Goyal:
Taking to his Twitter handle, Union Minister of Railways, Piyush Goyal expressed, “Making An Aatmanirbhar Assam: For the first run through ever, the electric train ran on the dirt of Assam with an effective preliminary attempt from Bongaigaon to Sarupeta stations.”
Prior, NF Railway’s PRO educated than anything to pass by, the running of electric trains between New Bongaigaon and Rangiya will be a reality from March 2021. Addressing the Sentinel, NF Railway PRO Nripen Bhattacharyya said, “If everything goes as arranged, running of electric trains will be begun in March this year between New Bongaigaon and Rangiya in Assam. Works for the venture for the given stretch is finished.
“It will be trailed by running of electric trains among Rangiya and Guwahati by June/July this year. In stages, this assistance will be reached out up to Lumding and Dibrugarh. “The proposed charging stations of such trains – one each at New Bongaigaon, Sorbhog, Nalbari, Kamakhya, and so forth have just been prepared. “Effectively an electric merchandise train has been running between New Jalpaiguri and Koch Behar. Crafted by this line from Koch Behar to New Bongaigaon are going on.”