The Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) has completed the statutory inspection of the newly laid double line section between Sorbhog and Barpeta Road stations on Tuesday. This inspection is done to ensure safety, security and operational efficiency of the newly created railway infrastructure in any section before commencing train services.
The CRS inspected the railway bridge, track fittings, permanent-way assets, electronic inter-locking, relay rooms, and level crossings in the section and also checked readiness of staff for train operation.
Work of the 6.22 km Sorbhog and Barpeta Road section has been done as part of the New Bongaigaon – Agthori via Rangiya 142.97 km long doubling project. The section includes one major bridge of span 319.9 meters. There is one manned level crossing gate in the section. This second line was commissioned along with electrification.
Out of the total 142.97 km of the New Bongaigaon – Agthori via Rangiya doubling project, 108.68 km has already been commissioned. The commissioning dates were as follows:
17.53 km section between New Bongaigaon to Bijni, on 30thAugust, 2022
26.91 km section between Pathsala to Nalbari, on 24th May 2023
18.99 km section between Bijni to Sorbhog, on 13th June 2023
7.48 km section between Changsari to Agthori, 26th December 2023
10.15 km Baihata to Changsari 20th March 2024 and
21.40 km Barpeta Road to Pathsala was commissioned on 3rd June 2024
At present the doubling work between Nalbari to Baihata section 31.828 km is in progress and on its0 way towards completion. On completion, train connectivity will get a significant boost due to reduction in crossing time. This newly laid second line will be helpful for carrying more freight and passenger traffic through the New Bongaigaon – Agthori via Rangiya route.
