Northeast Frontier Railway zone - Wikipedia Northeast Frontier Railway zone Northeast Frontier Railway 3 - Northeast Frontier Railway Locale Assam, Nagaland, West Bengal, Tripura, Sikkim, Manipur, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Bihar Dates of operation January 15, 1958 ; 59 years ago ( 1958 - 01 - 15 ) -- Predecessor North Eastern Railway Headquarters Maligaon, Guwahati Website North East Frontier Railway website The Northeast Frontier Railway abbreviated as N.F. Railway, is one of the 17 railway zones in India. Headquartered in Maligaon, Guwahati in the state of Assam, it is responsible for rail operations in the entire Northeast and parts of West Bengal and Bihar. Contents 1 Divisions 2 History 3 Operational area 3.1 Major sections 4 Darjeeling Himalayan Railway 5 Railway Stations 6 See also 7 References 8 External links 9 Further reading Divisions Northeast Frontier Railway is divided into 5 divisions : Katihar Alipurduar Lumding Rangiya Tinsukia Each of these divisions is headed by a Divisional Railway Manager, a Senior Administrative Grade officer of the rank of Joint Secretary to Government of India. Guwahati Railway Station The departmental setup at headquarters level and divisional setup in the field assists the General Manager in running the railways. Various departments namely engineering, mechanical, electrical, signal & telecom, operations, commercial, safety, accounts, security, personal and medical are headed by a Senior Administrative Grade / Higher Administrative Grade officer, provide technical and operational support to the divisions in train operations. History Alipurduar Railway Junction Station In 1881, railway first came to Assam when Assam Railway and Trading Company set up metre gauge track. The 65 - km - long metre gauge line from Dibrugarh to Margherita was constructed mainly for transportation of tea and coal. This company later started the first passenger train in Assam by the name of Dibru Sadiya Railway. The North Eastern Railway was formed on 14 April 1952 by amalgamating two railway systems : the Assam Railway and Oudh and Tirhut Railway. Later, it was bifurcated into two railway zones on 15 January 1958, the North Eastern Railway ( India ) and the Northeast Frontier Railway. to better serve the needs of the northeastern states. Railway service was established in Tripura in 1964, but it was limited to Dharmanagar and Kailasahar. The northeastern state capital came on India 's rail map with the advent of the railways in the subcontinent in 1853 and the foundation stone of the 119 km Kumarghat -- Agartala railway project was laid in 1996 by the former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda. Following which railways were built in Agartala the capital city of Tripura after slightly more than a decade as passengers became more predominant in the region and railways were a mark of success in the state. Agartala expects better and faster trains in the upcoming coming decade. Operational area Map of Northeast Frontier Railway zone railway lines Agartala Railway Station Dibrugarh railway station The area of Northeast Frontier Railway operations is characterized by exceptional beauty and at the same time by some of the most arduous terrain. This difficult terrain limits the rail network expansion, and the only state with a decent rail network is Assam. The network is not broad gauge in many parts and the rail lines are antiquated with speeds at some sections being limited to a maximum of 30 km / h ( 19 mph ). Before the Saraighat Bridge was constructed, passengers had to get down on the Amingaon side of the Brahmaputra and take a ferry across to Pandu Junction from where they could resume their journey. The majority of the tracks have been converted to BG and electrification is in process starting from Katihar till Guwahati. Major sections Few major sections under Northeast Frontier Railway zone are : Eklakhi -- Balurghat branch line New Bongaigaon -- Guwahati section New Jalpaiguri -- New Bongaigaon section Rangia - Murkongselek section Guwahati -- Lumding section Lumding -- Dibrugarh section Lumding -- Sabroom section Silchar -- Sabroom section Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Main article : Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Darjeeling to Ghoom Heritage Narrow Gauge Train The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway is maintained and governed under the responsibility of Katihar division. It ascends 6,850 feet ( 2,090 m ) from New Jalpaiguri ( Siliguri ) ; the climb begins at Sukna, continues uninterruptedly to Ghum ( 7,407 ft or 2,258 m ) and descends the final 5 miles ( 8.0 km ) to Darjeeling. After independence, India 's partition resulted in the isolation of the Northeast region. Consequently, the DHR was merged into Assam Railways, it was closed for the construction of the Assam -- Bengal link line and one of its extension lines to Kishanganj was converted to metre gauge. DHR 's other extension line to Kalimpong was washed away due to floods. On reopening, the DHR was merged with North Eastern Railway in 1952 and later into Northeast Frontier Railway in 1958. The DHR achieved worldwide fame for many reasons such as : A gateway to the Himalayas The tiny four - wheeled steam locomotives of the 19th century The curves, loops, `` Z '' s and steep grades crisscrossing the road An interest in DHR all along has ensured that it continues to operate notwithstanding very heavy losses. The steam locomotive is an icon of this Railway. Tindharia workshop has kept 13 locomotives surviving, some of which are over 100 years old and the youngest is about 70 years old. Timeline of DHR : 20 January 1948 : Purchased by the Government of India 26 January 1948 : Transferred to Assam Rail Link 26 January 1950 : Transferred to Assam Railway 14 January 1952 : Transferred to North Eastern Railway 15 January 1958 : Transferred to Northeast Frontier Railway Jan Shatabdi Express Kaziranga Express Mahananda Express Railway Stations Bihar West Bengal Meghalaya Manipur Assam Mizoram Tripura Arunachal Pradesh See also Railways in India portal All India Station Masters ' Association ( AISMA ) Zones and divisions of Indian Railways References Jump up ^ Rao, M.A. ( 1988 ). Indian Railways, New Delhi : National Book Trust, pp. 42 - 4 Jump up ^ `` Agartala now on India 's rail map ''. iGovernment '' Infrastructure. igovernment.in. Retrieved 12 April 2013. Jump up ^ railways came to Agartala External links Northeast Frontier Railway Indian Railways Online ( official site ) Indian Railways Fan Club IR. Online Tickets NF Railway ( construction ) Northeast Frontier Railway Recruitment Indian Railways Authority Ministry of Railways Railway Board Zones Central Railway East Central Railway East Coast Railway Eastern Railway North Central Railway North Eastern Railway North Western Railway Northeast Frontier Railway Northern Railway South Central Railway South East Central Railway South Eastern Railway South Western Railway Southern Railway West Central Railway Western Railway Konkan Railway Production units Chittaranjan Locomotive Works, Chittaranjan Diesel Locomotive Works, Varanasi Diesel - Loco Modernisation Works, Patiala Integral Coach Factory, Chennai Rail Coach Factory, Raebareli Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala Rail Wheel Factory, Bengaluru Rail Wheel Plant, Bela Railway depots Diesel Ernakulam Erode Golden Rock Gooty Guntakal Kalyan Mhow Pune Samastipur Ratlam Vatwa Bandra Marshalling Yard Bhagat ki Kothi Abu Road Phulera Kurla Itarsi Tughlakabad Raipur Tondiarpet Kazipet Maula Ali Krishnarajapuram Vishakhapatnam Shakurbasti Ludhiana Lucknow Mughalsarai Jhansi Gwalior Agra Izzatnagar Malda Town Siliguri Howrah Andal Burdwan Jamalpur Patratu Samastipur Kharagpur Bondamunda Bokaro Steel City Neral Electric Ajni Bhusawal Kalyan Angul Visakhapatnam Mughal Sarai Asansol Howrah Jhansi Gonda Ghaziabad Khanalampura Ludhiana Vijayawada Kazipet Lalaguda Bhilai Bokaro Steel City Bondamunda Santragachi Tatanagar Arakkonam Erode Royapuram Itarsi New Katni Tuglakabad Valsad Vadodara Gomoh MEMU Kollam Vadodara Bhilai Rajahmundry Asansol Palakkad EMU Car Shed Mumbai Central Kandivali Virar Rajahmundry Sanpada Kalwa Tambaram Avadi Maula Ali Ghaziabad Gholsapur Barasat Bandel Howrah Sealdah Sonarpur Tikiapara Panskura Kharagpur Kurla Shakurbasti Subsidiaries BWE BSC Braithwaite & Co. 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