NFR Races Against Time to Restore Lumding–Badarpur Rail Link After Landslide, As More Train Services Get Affected

Following a massive landslide that disrupted train services along the Lumding–Badarpur hill section, the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has launched round-the-clock restoration efforts. The incident, which led to a complete halt in train operations on this vital route, has prompted emergency measures involving the Railways, State Government, NHAI, and other agencies.

According to a press release issued by the NF Railway’s CPRO Kapinjal Kishore Sharma, a high-level review meeting was convened to coordinate the response. Heavy machinery and manpower have been deployed to the site to clear approximately 50,000 cubic metres of debris that damaged the railway retaining wall. Around 30,000 cubic metres must be removed before track repair work can commence.

To ensure passenger safety, NF Railway had to suspend train operations, and restoration is being treated as a top priority, said the press release.

Train Services Affected:
Several trains have been cancelled or partially cancelled in light of the situation:

Fully Cancelled Trains:

15611 Rangiya–Silchar Express
15612 Silchar–Rangiya Express
15615 Guwahati–Silchar Express (24 June)
15616 Silchar–Guwahati Express
15888/15887 Guwahati–Badarpur Tourist Express
22450 New Delhi–Guwahati PSK Express (25 June)
12503 SMVT Bengaluru–Agartala Humsafar Express (27 June)

Partially Cancelled Trains:

15625 Deoghar–Agartala Express (short terminated at Lumding from 23 June)
13173 Sealdah–Sabroom Kanchanjunga Express (short terminated at Lumding from 24 June)
12516 Silchar–Coimbatore Express (short originated from Guwahati from 24 June)
13176 Silchar–Sealdah Kanchanjunga Express (short originated from Lumding from 25 June)
12502 Agartala–Kolkata Garib Rath Express (short originated from Guwahati from 25 June)

Senior officials from the Lumding Division and NFR Headquarters are stationed at the site to oversee operations. The Railway administration has apologised for the inconvenience caused and urged passengers to check official sources for real-time updates.