6 Trains from (CKB)CHAUTH KA BRWRA to (ISA)ISARDA

 The Alipurduar Division of N. F. Railway has created a record by loading 90 goods trains from a single loading point over the last two months and earned about Rs. 37 crores revenue from these loadings. The division has also stepped up other revenue earning activities like drives against ticketless travel and o­n-run checks, thereby realising about Rs. 9 crore from about o­ne lakh ticketless and irregular travellers during the last 11 months.

With the inclusion of Chautara station o­n 28^thFebruary 2015, the division has brought all of its 68 stations under the Rail Shakti Scheme, wherein the earnings from station are directly deposited into a bank. The Rail Shakti Scheme is a national scheme of Indian Railways and all stations under the Indian Railways are being brought under this scheme in a phased manner.

The Alipurduar Division is also implementing a number of developmental projects including the proposed doubling of track between Gumanuhat – New Coochbehar & New Coochbehar – Samuktala Road at an estimated cost of Rs. 250 crore during the 2015-16 financial year. For convenience of passengers, a new computerised Passenger Reservation System (PRS) was opened at Salakati station from 28^th Feberuary 2015.