Guwahati, Feb 26: The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi on Monday virtually laid the foundation for for the redevelopment of 23 railway stations in six states in the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) zone at a cost of Rs 685.32 crore.

An NFR official said 23 railway stations to be redeveloped, 11 are in Assam, six in West Bengal, three in Bihar and one each in Mizoram, Sikkim and Tripura.

The 11 Assam stations include Haibargaon, Gohpur, Harmuti, Majbat, Pathshala, Tangla, Udalguri, Viswanath Chariali, Murkongselek, North Lakhimpur and Silapathar.

The six stations of West Bengal are Balurghat, Bhaluka Road, Harishchandrapur, Kumedpur junction, Malda Court and Siliguri junction while three stations from Bihar are Arariya Court, Labha and Salmari.

One railway station each in Mizoram, Sikkim and Tripura to be redeveloped are Sairang, Rangpo and Agartala, respectively.

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