AGARTALA, Oct 25 (TIWN): After one month, the north east frontier railway got its new general manager Md Jamshed. He took charge from R K Gupta, who was holding the additional charge of NE railway. After Ranjit Singh Biradi retired as GM on September last, Gupta GM of eastern railway was holding the additional charge. The appointment of new GM will boost the broad guage conversion work thinks railway experts. Muhammad Jamshed joined railway service on 1980. During his long service he held important posts in North, East and Central railways like – additional member of rail board, executive director , CVO, DRM etc.He attained higher degree from Paris, France and Chigago, US, besides he represented Japan, Srilanka and Iran on behalf of Indian railway. Meanwhile passenger train likely to start between Silchar – Lumding. Railway is planning to start the service before Diwali festival in November. This will pave the way of starting passenger trains between Silchar – Agartala without any hurdles. According to expert, until and unless train service starts between Silchar – Lumding than Agartala cannot make a place in railway map of the country. Hence it is important to start train service between Silchar – Lumding.A senior NF railway official requesting anonymity informed there is no reason why passenger train will not start in the above rail route . He informed series of dialogue was held with various civil society organization at regional office at Badharpur regarding list of trains to be introduced in the route. The meeting was attended by several organizations representing all walks of life.

On behalf of railway it was proposed to start the service with two trains. The Kanchanjunga express which runs between Sheladh – Guwahati will start service from Silchar – Sheldah.  Besides another train service between Silchar – Marianee was also proposed in the meeting.  

The civil society   in the meeting demanded local trains including super fast train.Then also demanded  Silchar – Diburgarh train instead of Silchar – Marianee train. They demanded the connection of Silchar with Delhi, Chennai and Mumbai.