Archive · 14 Aug 2026
NFR Accelerates Safety Modernisation through Advanced Signalling and Telecom
There is a big railway company called Northeast Frontier Railway, or NFR.
Between January and July of 2026, it worked on making trains safer and better.
It put smart signals at nine train stations so trains know when it is safe to move.
It made 40 level crossing gates safer, where roads cross the train tracks.
It also added 39 sliding booms, which are gates that slide across the road.
The railway installed cameras at 74 stations and 24 level crossing gates to watch what is happening.
It upgraded the phone and radio systems train controllers use in two divisions.
It also made the computer network for booking tickets faster at ten places.
Thanks to all this, trains can run more smoothly and passengers get better services.
Electronic Interlocking was commissioned at 9 stations during January–July 2026.
40 Level Crossing Gates were interlocked and 39 Sliding Booms were commissioned.
29.73 Route Kilometres of Automatic Block Signalling were commissioned on the Aluabari Road–Gaisal–Panjipara section.
CCTV systems were commissioned at 74 stations and 24 Level Crossing Gates.
A VoIP Train Control Communication System was installed in the Lumding and Tinsukia divisions, and RCIL reservation circuits at 10 Tier-I locations were upgraded from 2 Mbps to 10 Mbps.
- Who
- Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR)
- What
- Commissioned advanced signalling and telecommunication systems, including electronic interlocking, automatic block signalling, CCTV surveillance, and a VoIP train control communication system.
- When
- Between 1 January and 31 July 2026
- Where
- Across the NFR network, including the Aluabari Road–Gaisal–Panjipara section and the Lumding and Tinsukia divisions
- Why
- To strengthen safety, operational resilience, communication reliability, and passenger-centric services.
- Organisation
- Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR)
- Period covered
- 1 January – 31 July 2026
- Signalling commissioned
- Electronic Interlocking at 9 stations; Automatic Block Signalling over 29.73 Route Kilometres
- Level crossing protection
- 40 gates interlocked; 39 Sliding Booms commissioned
- Surveillance
- CCTV at 74 stations and 24 Level Crossing Gates
- Communication
- VoIP Train Control Communication System in Lumding and Tinsukia divisions
- Reservation network upgrade
- 10 Tier-I locations upgraded from 2 Mbps to 10 Mbps
- Passenger services
- Integrated Passenger Information Systems provided at 8 stations