The electrification work on the 78.23 km long New Cooch Behar–Golakganj-Dhubri section of the New Jalpaigudi-New Mal Junction-Alipurduar-Samuktala-New Coochbehar including New Mal Junction-Changrabandha-New Coochbehar-Bamanhat-Fakiragram-Dhubri Railway Electrification Project has been completed.
The project involves electrification of the existing 506 km rail line including New Jalpaigudi-New Mal Junction-Alipurduar-Samuktala and Alipurduar-New Coochbehar (including New Mal Junction-Changrabandha, New Coochbehar-Bamanhat and New Coochbehar-Fakiragram-Dhubri rail sections) in West Bengal and Assam.