HT Bureau
MALIGAON, October 17: Commissioner of railway safety (CRS)/NF circle, Suvomoy Mitra has completed
the statutory inspection of the newly laid double line between Dhupdhara and Bamunigaon stations on
Tuesday. This newly laid second line will be helpful for carrying more freights and passenger traffic
through this route.
The Dhupdhara – Bamunigaon section is a part of the New Bongaigaon – Kamakhya via Goalpara 176 km
double line project. This newly inspected section includes construction of 08 major bridges, 80 minor
bridges, 42 crossing bodies and absolute block signaling working system. New Station buildings were
constructed at four railway stations, which include Dhupdhara, Singra, Boko & Bamunigaon.
These four railway stations are also added with one new platform each for better handling of the
incoming and outgoing trains. Also, 42 of the new railway quarters were constructed for better
accommodation of employees at this designated section.
The stretch between Dhupdhara to Bamunigaon is of 25.459 km. Speed trial on the section along with
through inspection of all bridges, RUB and Signaling systems was done by Mitra. Modern technologies
were implemented like robust track structure of all wide base pre-stressed concrete (PSC) sleepers and
thick web switches which are newly designed sturdier switches on pre-stressed concrete sleepers and
can handle higher speeds of trains for this double line territory.
With the laying of double line infrastructure, movement of trains, (passengers and freights), can be done
in both directions without stop-over crossings at stations which will increase the punctuality of trains.
More trains can be operated with enhanced speed thus enabling better connectivity with minimal time
frame.
Earlier, on May 3 11.35 km section between Mirza to Azara an on November 24 last year, 29.71 km
section between Dudhnai to Dhupdhara was commissioned. On completion of this entire section of New
Bongaigaon – Kamakhya via Goalpara, the northeast connectivity will get a significant boost towards
transportation of both man and materials with rest of the nation. Far-flung areas of Meghalaya will also
be highly benefited with the completion of this double line project between New Bongaigaon and
Kamakhya via Goalpara.
