GUWAHATI: Electric train services are set to begin soon in Assam. The electric train will run from New Bongaigaon to Rangia from March. This was told to G Plus by Public Relation Officer (PRO) of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), Nripen Bhattacharyya.
Subsequently, another train is expected to run from Guwahati from May/June onwards to as far as Lumding and Dibrugarh. The electric train services will be for both the passenger and goods trains.
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The efforts of electrification are to reduce pollution and travel time duration in Assam.
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