125 years on, coaching maintenance depot in Silchar goes strong
The coaching depot in Silchar, India, is 125 years old and is still used for the maintenance of coaches and rolling stock. The depot is one of the oldest coaching maintenance depots in the country and the first in the northeastern region. It is linked to the beginning of train services during British rule in the region. The depot started functioning in 1898 under Assam Bengal Railway coaching maintenanced depots are primarily responsible for the maintenance of rolling stock passengercarrying vehicles and other types of coaches such as demu and emucurrently, this is one of the three coach maintenance depots under the Lumding Division of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR). The depot has a covered shed of 85m length and 18m width equipped with upgraded maintenance infrastructure having two maintenance bays and two examination pits. It plays a vital role in the maintenance of all local and longdistance trains operating from Silchar railway station. The Assam Bengal Railway route that reached Badarpur via Karimganj of the then Cachar district from Sylhet district had opened to traffic on December 4, 1896. It was the first time that a part of the northeast was directly linked by rail with the rest of India.
The coaching depot in Silchar, India, is 125 years old and is still used for the maintenance of coaches and rolling stock. The depot is one of the oldest coaching maintenance depots in the country and the first in the northeastern region. It is linked to the beginning of train services during British rule in the region. The depot started functioning in 1898 under Assam Bengal Railway coaching maintenanced depots are primarily responsible for the maintenance of rolling stock passengercarrying vehicles and other types of coaches such as demu and emucurrently, this is one of the three coach maintenance depots under the Lumding Division of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR). The depot has a covered shed of 85m length and 18m width equipped with upgraded maintenance infrastructure having two maintenance bays and two examination pits. It plays a vital role in the maintenance of all local and longdistance trains operating from Silchar railway station. The Assam Bengal Railway route that reached Badarpur via Karimganj of the then Cachar district from Sylhet district had opened to traffic on December 4, 1896. It was the first time that a part of the northeast was directly linked by rail with the rest of India.
