Indian Railways in a major infrastructural boost operated the first passenger train with an electric locomotive till Kamakhya station which falls under the Lumding division of North East Frontier Railway(NFR) zone.
The first passenger train to arrive in Kamakhya with an electric locomotive was Brahmaputra Mail from Delhi. The train travels through Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal before entering Assam.
“Brahmaputra Mail today became the 1st passenger train@RailMinIndia reaching NE completing its journey from Delhi to Kamakhya of more than 2000 kms through the electrified territory. DN Brahmaputra Mail also left Kamakhya for Delhi with electric traction. Thus starting a new era,” according to a tweet by NF Railway.
“Indian Railways achieved a Milestone in Rail Electrification by commissioning of RaninagarJalpaiguri – Guwahati 382RKM. Brahmaputra Mail commenced maiden run on electric traction from Kamakhya,” according to an another tweet from an official Twitter handle from Indian Railways.
Earlier, Indian Railways’Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR)zone has successfully completed the electrification work of a total of 649 Route Kilometer (RKM)/ 1294 Tonne Kilometer (TKM) of High-Density Network (HDN) from Katihar to Guwahati, the Ministry of Railways said.
