Silchar railway station
Silchar | |
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Regional rail and Inter-city rail station | |
Silchar Railway Station | |
Location |
Tarapur, Silchar, Assam India |
Coordinates | 24°49′12″N 92°48′00″E / 24.8200°N 92.8000°ECoordinates: 24°49′12″N 92°48′00″E / 24.8200°N 92.8000°E |
Elevation | 27 metres (89 ft) |
Owned by | Indian Railways |
Operated by | Northeast Frontier Railway zone |
Line(s) | Lumding–Sabroom section |
Platforms | 3 |
Connections | Auto, Rickshaw, Bus, Taxi |
Construction | |
Structure type | Standard (on ground station) |
Other information | |
Status | Functioning |
Station code | SCL |
Zone(s) | Northeast Frontier Railway zone |
Division(s) | Lumding |
History | |
Previous names | Assam Bengal Railway |
Location | |
Silchar railway station |
Silchar railway station is a railway station situated at Tarapur, Silchar in Assam. The railway station falls under the jurisdiction of the Northeast Frontier Railway zone of the Indian Railways. The railway gauge functioned here is Indian Gauge. The station has 3 platforms. It serves Silchar, as well as the whole Barak Valley. Trains operate to different cities of India from Silchar including Kolkata, Guwahati, Agartala, New Delhi, Vishakhapatnam, Chennai , Vijayawada, Dibrugarh, Ernakulam and Thiruvananthapuram.
Significance
Silchar railway station was the location of one of the uprisings in support of the Bengali language. When the Assam government, under Chief Minister Bimala Prasad Chaliha, passed a circular to make Assamese mandatory, Bengalis of Barak Valley protested. On 19 May 1961, Assam police opened fire on unarmed demonstrators at Silchar railway station. Eleven protesters were killed.
After the popular revolt, the Assam government had to withdraw the circular and Bengali was ultimately given official status in the three districts of Barak Valley.[1][2]
Every year on 19 May is celebrated as Bhasha Shahid Divas (ভাষা শহীদ দিবস) to commemorate the incident.
References
- ↑ "No alliance with BJP, says AGP chief". The Telegraph, Calcutta. 27 December 2003. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- ↑ "Silchar rly station to be renamed soon". The Times of India. 9 Jun 2009. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
External links
- Silchar railway station at the India Rail Info