The details of railway stations upgraded in the North-East States are as under:
1. Upgradation of stations on Indian Railways is a continuous and on-going process. Works for improvement of passenger amenities are undertaken depending upon need, volume of passenger traffic and inter-se priority, subject to availability of funds.
2. Railway stations are upgraded/modernized under ‘Adarsh’ Station Scheme. So far, 30 stations in the North-East States have been identified under ‘Adarsh Station Scheme’ and all stations have been upgraded. List of these 30 stations is as under:-
Sl No. | State | Name of Adarsh Stations | Nos. of station |
1 | Assam | Rangapara North, Silchar, Badarpur Junction, Srirampur Assam, Gosaigaon Hat, Fakiragram, Salakati, Basugaon, Tipkai, Bijni, Tihu, Goreswar, Udalguri, Tangla, Rowta Bagan, Barpeta Road, Hojai, Rangiya Junction, Jakhalabandha, Jorhat Town, Karimganj Junction, Kokrajhar, New Bongaigaon, Jagiraod, Tatibahar, Bongaigaon, Furkating & Narengi. | 28 |
2 | Nagaland | Dimapur. | 1 |
3 | Tripura | Pencharthak | 1 |
Total | 30 |