MALIGAON, July 15 -- In a significant milestone towards modernization and sustainability, Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has successfully achieved seamless end-to-end electric traction up to Dibrugarh and Naharlagun - two of the most important stations in the Northeast. This transformative development marks a major achievement in NFR's electrification efforts across both the North and South banks of the Brahmaputra River.

Prestigious trains such as the Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express and Arunachal AC Express have now started running entirely on electric traction via newly electrified routes, including the Rangiya-Rangapara North-North Lakhimpur section on the North Bank. Additionally, electric operations have commenced on the Sibsagar route, ...