Rail track's gauge conversion work to be over by this March.

The works for conversion of meter gauge railway track to broad gauge here would be completed by March this year, an official of N F Railway said recently.

'We would complete the conversion works up to Agartala by March this year and goods train would start running along the converted track', Chief Engineer (Construction), NFR Harpal Singh said.

As part of trial BG rail engine would be taken to Agartala railway station on January 13 next on trial basis by when the conversion works were slated to be completed.

Singh said construction of BG railway track up to Udaipur in Gomati district, about 55 km from Agartala would also be over by March this year and the NFR plans to run goods train in the newly-built track simultaneously.

Singh said, passenger train would be introduced after clearance from the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS).

However, the NFR authority would approach the CRS to conduct inspection on the newly built BG track in last part of February.

As per an estimation, it may take 14 hours to reach Guwahati from Agartala by train.

A team of NFR led by Singh also met Transport Minister Manik Dey yesterday and apprised him about the decision of running the goods train by March.

ET