Archive · 8 Sep 2026
NFR General Manager Inspects Siliguri Railway Infrastructure and Passenger Works
On September 5, 2026, a senior railway official inspected railway facilities in and around Siliguri.
He visited the Diesel Loco Shed, where trains are maintained.
He checked whether the facilities were safe, reliable, and being used properly.
He also visited Siliguri railway station to review improvements for passengers.
These improvements include a new foot overbridge, a covered shed on Platforms 2 and 3, and a new station building.
He checked work to add another railway track on two important sections.
He also inspected tracks and projects between Kamakhya and New Bongaigaon from a moving train.
He asked railway staff to finish the projects on time while keeping passengers safe and comfortable.
Northeast Frontier Railway General Manager Chetan Kumar Shrivastava inspected Siliguri’s Diesel Loco Shed and railway station on September 5, 2026.
He reviewed locomotive maintenance facilities, infrastructure conditions, and improvement works at the Diesel Loco Shed.
Siliguri station projects include a new foot overbridge, a PP shed at Platforms 2 and 3, and a new station building under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme.
He assessed doubling works on the Siliguri–Aluabari Road and Siliguri–New Jalpaiguri sections, urging timely completion with strong safety and quality standards.
A window-trailing inspection from Kamakhya to New Bongaigaon covered tracks, railway infrastructure, newly commissioned works, and ongoing development activities.
- Who
- Chetan Kumar Shrivastava, General Manager of Northeast Frontier Railway, accompanied by senior officials from Railway Headquarters and Katihar Division.
- What
- An inspection of railway infrastructure, locomotive maintenance facilities, passenger amenities, and ongoing development projects.
- When
- September 5, 2026.
- Where
- The Diesel Loco Shed and Siliguri Railway Station, the Siliguri–Aluabari Road and Siliguri–New Jalpaiguri sections, and the Kamakhya–New Bongaigaon route.
- Why
- To review project progress and operational conditions and to support safer, more reliable, efficient, and passenger-friendly railway services.
- Inspecting official
- Chetan Kumar Shrivastava, General Manager of Northeast Frontier Railway
- Inspection date
- September 5, 2026
- Siliguri station works
- A new foot overbridge, a PP shed at Platforms 2 and 3, and a new station building
- Station redevelopment programme
- Amrit Bharat Station Scheme
- Doubling projects
- Siliguri–Aluabari Road and Siliguri–New Jalpaiguri sections
- Window-trailing route
- Kamakhya to New Bongaigaon
- Key priorities
- Timely completion, quality, safety, operational efficiency, and passenger convenience