Assam

Trial train operates over Bogibeel Bridge

Pratidin Bureau

A trial passenger train has been operated on the Bogibeel Bridge over the Brahmaputra River was carried out by Northeast frontier railway on one of the two tracks from the North bank (Dhemaji side) to South bank (Dibrugarh side).

The trial train has started its journey from Dhamalgaon in Dibrugarh district to Tangani in Dhemaji district.
Chief Railway Safety officer (NF Railway) Sailendra Kumar Pathak had inspected the trial run of the full-phased passenger train.

A couple of days ago, NF Railway had run trial Engine on the Bogibeel Bridge.

The Bogibeel Bridge is the country's longest rail-cum-road bridge. Bogibeel bridge will provide a connection between the Rangia-Murkongselek section of the North East Frontier Railway on the north bank of Brahmaputra and Lumding–Dibrugarh section that lies to the south of the Brahmaputra.

A New Dibrugarh Railway Station, expected to be the largest in the region, has been proposed and is to be linked to the Rangia – Murkongselek line via Chaulkhowa and Moranhat. The Railways have initiated the gauge conversion of the Dhamalgaon to Sisiborgaon rail line to the north of the bridge and commissioned the 44 km Chalkhowa – Moranhat line to the south.

Late Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had kick-started its construction work on April 21, 2002.

Russian Chamber of Commerce Deepens India Ties with Second Office in Mumbai

Nur Sofiqul Wazid Steps Down as IYC National Secretary

AJAKA's Annual Fashion Show 2024: A Celebration of Handloom Couture and Social Impact

4 Killed as Tornadoes Ravage Oklahoma, State of Emergency Declared

Assam: Biswajit Daimary's Convoy Meets with Accident in Bongaigaon, One Injured