The Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety (CCRS) after having completed the statuto ry inspection of the newly laid railway line of 23.242 km between Pawakhali and Thakurganj stations of the Araria - Galgalia New Line Project on June 12, 2024, has accorded his sanction for commissioning of the section.
The entire project comes under Katihar Division of Northeast Frontier Railway.
The newly constructed broad-gauge line is opened with the primary objective to further strengthen the existing railway network in the chicken neck portion and improve efficiency of the entire railway operation in that portion. This line will be helpful for carrying more freights and passenger traffic through this route towards northeast region.
The Araria -Galgalia New Line Project is of 110.75 Km out of which 23.242 Km rail line is opened from Pawakhali station to Thakurganj station via Kadogaon, Bhogdabar halts.
