Overview

• Rangiya Division has become the second NFR zone division to achieve 100% network electrification, joining Alipurduar Division
• The Principal Chief Electrical Engineer, Sandeep Kumar, carried out statutory inspections on the 84.57-route-kilometre (110.41-track-kilometre) Gauripur–Abhayapuri section
• A successful trial of an electric locomotive at up to 90 km/h validated the section’s readiness for commercial electric services
• The Dibrugarh–New Delhi Rajdhani Express began end-to-end electric traction on June 25, with other prominent services scheduled to switch by early July
• The shift to electric traction is expected to boost speed and reliability, reduce dependence on fossil fuels and support Indian Railways’ net-zero carbon vision