Centre approves doubling of railway tracks between Furkating to New Tinsukia in Assam

Guwahati, Aug. 28 -- The union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved a major infrastructure work of doubling the railway line between Furkating andNew Tinsukia.

Chief Public Relations officer of the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) Kapinjal Kishore Sharma said this in a statement today.

He said that the stretch between Furkating to New Tinsukia, spanning a total length of 194 kilometres, under the jurisdiction of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) will boost the railway connectivity in the region.

The project of doubling the railway line at an estimated cost of approximately Rs. 3634 crores, is a strategic move aimed at enhancing the capacity, speed and reliability of both passenger and freight transportation, he s...