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Services Resume on Assam’s LumdingBadarpur Hill Section After Landslide

Debris removal under senior supervision reopened the line, with help desks at key stations offering passenger support during ongoing monsoon vigilance.

 Lumding-Badarpur Hill

Overview

  • A landslide on July 3 near Mupa station deposited about 30 boulders and 100 cubic metres of earth, bringing down‐direction trains to a halt
  • Heavy machinery, including a JCB and two excavators, was deployed overnight under senior NFR supervision to clear the fallen debris
  • Normal operations restarted on July 4 at 09:42 hours when the AgartalaLokmanya Tilak Terminus Express became the first train through the section
  • Help desks at Guwahati, Lumding, Silchar, Badarpur and Agartala stations provided stranded passengers with food, water and travel updates
  • Northeast Frontier Railway continues slope monitoring and emergency response readiness to safeguard the vital corridor during the monsoon season