Guwahati, Sept. 24 -- Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) is undertaking the Second Saraighat Rail-cum-Road Bridge Project, including doubling of the railway track between Agthori and Kamakhya stations, which is set to become a major addition to Assam's transportation infrastructure.

The project will strengthen rail and road connectivity across the Brahmaputra, augment transportation capacity for Guwahati and support the wider connectivity requirements of the Northeastern region.

Kapinjal Kishore Sharma, CPRO of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), said that the existing Saraighat Bridge was completed in September 1962, with the first engine crossing the bridge on 23 September 1962.

"For more than six decades, it has served as a vital link b...