Archive · 7 Oct 2026
NFR Advances Major Railway Projects Across Guwahati Region
Guwahati is an important railway hub, and many people use its trains every day.
Northeast Frontier Railway is building extra tracks and a second bridge to help more trains move smoothly.
It is also building a large place to clean and maintain train coaches.
Guwahati and Kamakhya stations are being improved for passengers.
A new station entrance and a road overbridge are intended to help people and traffic move more easily.
An elevated railway section is being built near Deepor Beel with wildlife movement in mind.
Freight terminals and rail links are also being improved to move goods around the Northeast.
Some major track projects are expected to be finished by 2028.
Northeast Frontier Railway is advancing rail capacity, station, maintenance and freight projects in and around Guwahati.
The 5.74-km Kamakhya–Guwahati third line, sanctioned for Rs. 467 crore, is targeted for completion by 2028.
A Rs. 1,474-crore project includes a second Saraighat rail-cum-road bridge with double rail tracks and a three-lane road.
A Rs. 227-crore Mega Coaching Complex is under construction at New Guwahati, while Guwahati and Kamakhya stations are being redeveloped.
The Azara–Kamakhya double-line stretch is targeted for completion by July 2028; freight links at Baihata and Jogighopa have also been completed.
- Who
- Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR).
- What
- A series of rail capacity, bridge, station, maintenance and freight infrastructure projects.
- When
- Projects are progressing; the Kamakhya–Guwahati third line is targeted for 2028 and the Azara–Kamakhya stretch for July 2028.
- Where
- Guwahati and adjoining areas in Assam, including Kamakhya, New Guwahati, Baihata and Jogighopa.
- Why
- To meet growing demand for rail services, improve operations and strengthen connectivity across the Northeast.
- Guwahati station traffic
- More than 50,000 passengers daily, rising to around 65,000 during peak seasons; over 200 trains operate each day.
- Kamakhya–Guwahati third line
- 5.74 km; sanctioned cost Rs. 467 crore; targeted completion by 2028.
- Agthori–Kamakhya and second Saraighat bridge
- 7.20 km; sanctioned cost Rs. 1,474 crore; includes a 1.3-km bridge with double-line rail track and a three-lane road.
- New Guwahati Mega Coaching Complex
- Construction cost Rs. 227 crore; planned facilities include three pit lines, four stabling lines and two automatic coach-washing plants.
- Azara–Kamakhya double-line stretch
- The remaining 13.25-km stretch is targeted for completion by July 2028.
- Freight links
- The Gati Shakti Cargo Terminal at Baihata and rail connectivity between Jogighopa station yard and the MMLP GCT siding have been completed.