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Engine rolls out between New-Haflong & Silchar BG track

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Press Trust of India Haflong (Assam)
In the first ever trial run in the newly constructed Lumding-Silchar broad gauge railway track an engine made its maiden journey from New-Haflong to Silchar today.

The engine arrived in the New-Haflong railway station at 10:55 am from Lumding and made its maiden journey from New-Haflong to Silchar and reach Silchar station at 6 pm, said northeast Frontier Railway spokesman D C Bora.

The engine successfully crossed the 3.24 kilometre longest critical tunnel near New-Haflong, Bora said.

He also said that one light goods train will be rolled out in between Silchar and Lumding on March 16.

The broad gauge railway service in the 210 Km Lumding-Silchar broad gauge railway track is likely to start by April next after the clearance of Railway Safety Commissioner, the spokesman said.

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First Published: Mar 13 2015 | 10:13 PM IST

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