FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2025
Northeast Frontier Railway holds 97th ZRUCC meeting on enhanced rail services, connectivity
The meeting, which was presided over by Chetan Kumar Shrivastava, general manager of NF Railway, was conducted by DGM and secretary of ZRUCC, Anurag Agarwal, the NFR stated in a press release.
Published on Feb 28, 2025
By EMN
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- DIMAPUR — The 97th meeting of the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) zonal railway users’ consultative committee (ZRUCC) was held at Maligaon on Friday.
- The meeting, which was presided over by Chetan Kumar Shrivastava, general manager of NF Railway, was conducted by DGM and secretary of ZRUCC, Anurag Agarwal, the NFR stated in a press release.
- The meeting was attended by members of Parliament Dr. Jayanta Kumar Roy (Jalpaiguri) and Khagen Murmu (Maldah Uttar); members of state legislative assemblies including Rupjyoti Kurmi (Mariani) and Tapi Darang (Pasighat East); representatives of MPs, senior officers from state governments and other members from north-eastern states as well as West Bengal and Bihar.
- “The main objective of the meeting was to have direct interaction with representatives from various categories of railway users for sharing of ideas and suggestions for improvement of railway infrastructure and services in the region,” it stated.
- Shrivastava, while welcoming all members to the meeting, urged them to put forward their suggestion on each and every field of railway-related services and assured that the suggestions would be given due importance by the railway authorities.
- He also informed that various connectivity works are going on for further improvement of rail connectivity to capitals of the north-eastern states.
- “Additionally, six new Gati Shakti cargo terminals are being opened and round the clock working has been introduced at various goods sheds to facilitate local traders and businessmen and to boost local economy while various customer-friendly initiatives are also being provided,” it stated.
- Further, the GM mentioned about NFR’s progress towards achieving 100% railway electrification by 2025, introduction of QR code machines at the ticket counters over NFR, enabling cashless transactions and enhanced catering services at various stations.
- Shrivastava also informed about the successful implementation of the Intrusion Detection System, which has played a crucial role in preventing elephant fatalities on railway tracks.
- The meeting also featured detailed discussions on various issues of importance like resumption of local trains, additional stoppages, enhancement of passenger amenities, and security improvements at stations and onboard trains.
- Other important topics included the construction of new railway tracks, construction of new RUB/ROB and FOB, as well as the interlocking and elimination of LC gates, the release stated.
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