NFR reports ‘notable strides’ in strengthening railway safety

Maligaon, April 8 (MExN): The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) today informed that it had made notable strides in strengthening railway safety and upgrading infrastructure across Assam, Bihar, and West Bengal over the past year.

Between April 2024 and March 2025, the NFR eliminated 28 manned level crossings (MLCs) through a combination of Road Over Bridges (ROBs), Road Under Bridges (RUBs), Low Height Subways (LHS), direct closures, and planned diversions, an official release informed.

Further, the construction of 11 ROBs and 26 RUBs during the same period has improved connectivity and ensured smoother, congestion-free movement for both road and rail traffic, it maintained.

These infrastructure upgrades were carried out by various agencies such as the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Railway Divisions, Construction Wings, and Deposit Agencies in coordination with State Governments and other stakeholders, it added.

The collaborative approach, the NFR noted, ensured timely completion of projects, including significant ROBs at major locations like Dibrugarh, Kamrup Metro, Jorhat, and Lakhimpur, and RUBs or LHS structures in areas like Alipurduar and Kokrajhar.

Each project was planned based on thorough assessments of traffic volume and local requirements, it said, illustrating that high-traffic sites such as FM-57 in Jorhat and RM-257 in Lakhimpur were equipped with well-structured Road Over Bridges (ROBs) to ensure enhanced safety and continuous connectivity.

In contrast, locations with lower traffic were managed through direct closures to make efficient use of resources, it added.