Guwahati, Oct 30: The Assam Rail Passengers’ Association (ARPA) has demanded the formation of a separate railway zone comprising only the eight north-eastern States.

ARPA secretary Dipankar Sharma said that the existing Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) zone should be bifurcated and a new composite zonal railway comprising the eight north-eastern States should be constituted.

Sharma said that the Alipurduar Division, comprising the West Bengal portion of the NFR, and the Katihar Division, comprising the Bihar portion of the NFR, should be attached to the Eastern Railway (ER) or the East Central Railway (ECR) zone.

“The remaining three railway divisions of the NFR – Rangiya, Lumding, and Tinsukia – should be suitably restructured to cater to the needs of all eight States of the Northeast

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