The Rampurhat-Malda Town section is a railway line connecting Rampurhat and Malda Town. This 123 kilometres (76 mi) track is part of the Howrah-New Jalpaiguri Main Line and Sahibganj Loop. It is under the jurisdiction of Eastern Railway. A large number of express and superfast trains, along with a high volume of freight traffic, operate on this route every day.
In the early 1960s, when Farakka Barrage was being constructed, a radical change was made in the railway system north of the Ganges. Indian Railways created a new broad-gauge rail link from Kolkata.
The 2,240 m (7,350 ft) long Farakka Barrage carries a rail-cum-road bridge across the Ganges. The rail bridge was opened in 1971.The electrification of Rampurhat-Malda Town section was completed in 2016.
For the RampurhatâÂÂMurarai section, the final location survey for upgrading the existing triple line to a quadruple line has been sanctioned and finalized. The project is targeted for completion by the year 2028.
For the MuraraiâÂÂGumani section, a feasibility study for converting the double line into a triple line has been completed and the project is under development. The target for completion is the year 2027-28.
The maximum permissible speed of RampurhatâÂÂMalda Town is and will be upgraded to under FY 2025-26. To upgrade from 110 kmph to 130 kmph from Rampurhat to Gumani, several track renewal works are under progress. Among them, 28% works have already been completed. 53% of works are under construction and physical progress of these works is 51% on average. Further, 19% works are yet to be started.
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