Guwahati, Nov 21 : Though laying of double lane railway tracks reached Lumding and construction of double lane from Lumding to Furkating via Dimapur is on, the trains will be clogged at the Saraighat bridge as there is only one track on the bridge. This happened because of a lack of foresight during the construction of the Saraighat bridge and the second bridge at Saraighat, which, despite pressure from various organisations, is a road bridge.

For a long period, there was a single-lane track connecting Bongaigaon to the rest of the state, which was a major reason for the delay of movement of goods trains. But things have improved with the Railways constructing a double lane, but the problem will remain, as the trains will be clogged at the Saraighat bridge.

Railway sources told The As

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