Archive · 15 Sep 2026
Assam’s Railway Network Fully Electrified After Final Hill Section Completed
All of Assam’s Broad Gauge railway tracks now have electric power infrastructure.
The network covers 2,589 route kilometres.
The last section completed was the 169-kilometre Lumding-Badarpur Hill route.
Northeast Frontier Railway carried out the work.
A 132 KV transmission line near Haflong was energised in June.
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that the state’s railway network was fully electrified.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma called it a big milestone.
He said electric trains could help make rail travel more environmentally friendly.
Assam’s entire 2,589-route-kilometre Broad Gauge railway network is now electrified.
The final work covered the challenging 169-kilometre Lumding-Badarpur Hill section.
Northeast Frontier Railway completed the electrification under its Assam jurisdiction.
A 132 KV line linking Haflong and New Haflong substations was energised in June.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma called the achievement a major milestone and said it would support environment-friendly rail movement.
- Who
- Indian Railways and Northeast Frontier Railway completed the work; Ashwini Vaishnaw announced it and Himanta Biswa Sarma welcomed it.
- What
- The entire 2,589-route-kilometre Broad Gauge railway network in Assam has been electrified.
- When
- The final electrification was announced on September 15; a key transmission line was energised in June.
- Where
- Across Assam, including the 169-kilometre Lumding-Badarpur Hill section and the Haflong area.
- Why
- The project is part of Indian Railways’ effort to electrify existing Broad Gauge networks and new routes across India.
- State
- Assam
- Electrified network
- 2,589 route kilometres
- Railway gauge
- Broad Gauge
- Final section
- 169-kilometre Lumding-Badarpur Hill section
- Railway zone
- Northeast Frontier Railway
- Transmission infrastructure
- 132 KV line connecting Haflong Grid Sub-Station with New Haflong Traction Sub-Station
- Stated benefit
- Himanta Biswa Sarma said electrification would enable environment-friendly movement
