The Alipurduar Division of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) achieved its highest-ever single-day mechanised track renewal of 1,033 track metres using Plasser’s Quick Relaying System (PQRS).
PQRS includes self-propelled cranes and allows fast replacement of rail panels, reducing maintenance costs and the need for extra freight transport.
NFR is renewing a total of 290.8 km of track across its jurisdiction, including divisions in Katihar, Alipurduar (West Bengal), Rangiya, Lumding, and Tinsukia.
NFR operates in the Northeastern states, seven districts of West Bengal, and five districts of north Bihar, with headquarters at Maligaon, Guwahati, Assam.