Demand for
revival of
Tezpur (old) rly
station
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more... DELHI, July 20: The
Railway Ministry has confirmed
having received a
number of petitions demanding
revival of the Tezpur (old)
Railway Station under NF Railway
in Assam.
In a Lok Sabha reply to a
question by RP Sharma, Minister
of State for Railways,
Rajen Gohain said that a few
representations have been received
including a reference
from Chief Minister, Assam on
the revival of Tezpur (old) station.
Dekargaon railway station
is located at a distance of
about seven kilometres from
Tezpur town.
Dekargaon-Tezpur town,
part of the metre gauge track,
was not converted to broad
gauge at the request of the
then Assam Government. Reconnection
of Tezpur town to
Dekargaon has been mooted
subsequently, Gohain said.