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{{Short description|Railway station in Assam, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox station
| name = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|50px]]<br />{{font color|blue|Silchar}}
| type = [[Regional rail]] & [[Light rail]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = New_Silchar_Railway_Station_2016.jpg
| caption = Silchar Railway Station
| address = Station Road, Tarapur, [[Silchar]]-788003, [[Barak Valley]], [[Assam]]
| country = {{flagu|India}}
| map_type = India Assam#India
| map_dot_label = '''Silchar''' railway station
| map_caption = Location in Assam
| mapframe = Yes
| coordinates = {{coord|24.8200|92.8000|format=dms|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| line = [[Silchar–Sabroom section]]
| other = [[File:Aiga bus trans.svg|16px]] [[Bus]]<br/>[[File:Auto Rickshaw Election Symbol.svg|20px]][[Auto rickshaw]]<br/>[[Electric rickshaw|E–Rickshaw]]
| elevation = {{cvt|20|m}}
| structure = [[Intersection_(road)#At_grade_railways|At grade]]
| platform = 3<ref name=":000">{{cite news |title=Silchar railway station overview |url=https://www.travelkhana.com/travelkhana/station/scl |accessdate=15 March 2020 |work=Travel Khana }}</ref>
| tracks = 9
| parking = {{rint|park}} Available
| bicycle = {{rint|bicycle}} Available
| website =
| opened = {{start date and age|df=yes|1898}}
| electrified = [[File: Electric.svg|40px|Electrified]]Yes
| former =
| accessible = {{Accessicon|20px}} Yes
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = SCL
| zone = [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone|Northeast Frontier]]
| division = {{rwd|Lumding}}
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone]]
| status = Functioning
| services = [[File:Waiting_Room_-_The_Noun_Project.svg|20px|Waiting Room]] [[File:AB-Autobahnkiosk.svg|20px|Food & Drink]] [[File:BSicon_REST.svg|20px|Food Plaza]] [[File:Elevator_(AIGA_based).svg|15px|Lifts]] [[File:Surveillance_camera.svg|40px|CCTV]] [[File:Wifiservice.svg|20px|Railwire Free Wifi]] [[File:Font_Awesome_5_solid_bed.svg|20px|Retiring Rooms]]
| years = {{start date and age|df=yes|1995}}
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system = {{increase}} {{color|#fc5|high}}
}}

'''Silchar railway station'''<ref name=":6000">{{cite news |title=Centre nod to renaming Silchar station after language martyrs |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Centre-nod-to-renaming-Silchar-station-after-language-martyrs/articleshow/55887638.cms |accessdate=5 March 2020 |work=Times of India |date=9 December 2016 }}</ref> 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 [[Broad-gauge railway|broad gauge]].<ref>{{cite news |title=After a two-decade wait, Assam's Barak Valley finally gets broad-gauge rail connectivity |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/after-a-two-decade-wait-assam-s-barak-valley-finally-gets-broad-gauge-rail-connectivity-115112100472_1.html |accessdate=5 March 2020 |work=Business Standard |date=21 November 2015 }}</ref> The station consists of single diesel line<ref name=":000" />". It is one of the oldest railway station in India built under [[Assam Bengal Railway]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Silchar station to be shifted |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/silchar-station-to-be-shifted/cid/165741 |accessdate=5 March 2020 |work=The Telegraph |date=9 July 2014 }}</ref> The station has three platforms with a total of 14 originating trains.<ref>{{cite news |title= Scl railway station overview |url=https://www.ndtv.com/indian-railway/silchar-scl-station |accessdate=5 March 2020 |work=NDTV |date=19 December 2019 }}</ref> It serves Silchar, as well as the whole [[Barak Valley]]. Trains operate to different cities of India from Silchar including [[Delhi]], [[Kolkata]], [[Chennai]], [[Visakhapatnam]], [[Kanpur]], [[Patna]], [[Prayagraj]], [[Hyderabad ]], [[Coimbatore]], [[Vijayawada]], [[Guwahati]], [[Bhubaneswar]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Agartala]] & [[Dibrugarh railway station|Dibrugarh]]. As of now, 170 stations across India are directly connected to Silchar railway station.

== History ==
The Station was first inaugurated in 1898 under [[Assam Bengal Railway]]. Assam Bengal Railway was incorporated in 1892 to serve British-owned tea plantations in Assam. Assam Bengal Railway had III sections & Silchar railway station come under Section I named as Comilla–Akhaura–Kulaura–Badarpur section opened in 1896–1898 and finally extended to Lumding in 1903.<ref>{{cite web |title=[IRFCA] Indian Railway History – Assam Railways and Trading Company |url=https://www.irfca.org/docs/history/ir-uklaw-assam.html |publisher=IRFCA |accessdate=30 August 2019}}</ref>

== Amenities ==
The station contains three platforms serving several passengers. It contains retiring rooms or passenger waiting rooms with proper sanitation facilities.<ref>{{cite web |title=Retiring Room Accommodation Rules |url=https://nfr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,2,399,410 |website=nfr.indianrailways.gov.in |accessdate=10 October 2019}}</ref> The Station is upgraded with reservation facilities through ticket counters in the year 1995.<ref name=":5000">{{cite web |title=Welcome to North East Frontier Railway / Indian Railways Portal |url=https://nfr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,2,399,407 |website=PRS functioning in various districts under the jurisdiction of North East Frontier Railway |accessdate=10 October 2019}}</ref> It is also upgraded with RailTel free WiFi facilities.<ref name=":4000">{{cite web |title=PROVISION OF WI-FI AT STATIONS |url=https://nfr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&id=0,4,268&dcd=1440&did=1565953460937E976DAD181D3B332947A80AFD6C7EEA6 |website=nfr.indianrailways.gov.in |accessdate=10 October 2019}}</ref> The station is also upgraded with a ''Digital Museum Video Wall'' on the entrance of the station that will showcase the rich heritage of [[Indian Railways]] and other information related to rail travellers<ref>{{cite news |title=GM Sanjive Roy, Silchar MP inaugurate digital museum video wall at silchar station |url=https://www.barakbulletin.com/en_US/gm-sanjive-roy-silchar-mp-inaugurate-digital-museum-video-wall-at-silchar-station/ |accessdate=18 March 2020 |work=Barak Bulletin |date=31 October 2019 |author=Kushal Deb Roy }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=NF Railway launches digital museum in 22 stations |url=https://nenow.in/north-east-news/nf-railway-launches-digital-museum-in-22-stations.html |accessdate=18 March 2020 |work=Northeast Now |date=11 October 2019 }}</ref>

==Incidents==
{{stack|[[File:Memorial plaque of Language Martyr's Memorial, Silchar railway station - DSC 4247.jpg|thumb|Language Martyr's Memorial at Silchar railway station]]}}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 language|Assamese]] mandatory, Bengalis of Barak Valley protested. On 19 May 1961, during the [[Bengali Language Movement (Barak Valley)|Bengali Language Movement]] of [[Barak Valley]], [[Assam Police|Assam police]] opened fire on unarmed demonstrators at Silchar railway station.<ref>{{cite news |author=Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty |date=8 July 2017 |title=In Language Movements of West Bengal and Assam, a Parallel in Governments Responses |url=https://thewire.in/politics/language-movements-bengal-assam |accessdate=8 March 2020 |work=The Wire}}</ref> Eleven protesters were killed.<ref>{{cite news |title=Assam Government will pay tribute to 11 martyrs of 1961 Bhasha Andalan |url=https://www.barakbulletin.com/en_US/assam-government-will-pay-tribute-to-11-martyrs-of-1961-bhasha-andalan-himanta-biswa-sarma/ |accessdate=8 March 2020 |work=Barak Bulletin |date=15 March 2018 }}</ref> After the popular revolt, the Assam government had to withdraw the circular and the [[Bengali language]] was ultimately given official status in the three districts of Barak Valley.<ref name="tt27dec">{{cite news|title=No alliance with BJP, says AGP chief|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1031227/asp/northeast/story_2721710.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040929043939/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1031227/asp/northeast/story_2721710.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 September 2004|accessdate=3 March 2014|newspaper=The Telegraph, Calcutta|date=27 December 2003}}</ref><ref name="toi9jun">{{cite news|title=Silchar rly station to be renamed soon|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Silchar-rly-station-to-be-renamed-soon/articleshow/4633120.cms?referral=PM|accessdate=3 March 2014|newspaper=The Times of India|date=9 Jun 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Assam government withdrew Assamese as official language from Barak Valley |url=https://m.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/assam-government-withdrew-assamese-as-official-language-from-barak-valley-1410348239-1 |accessdate=8 March 2020 |work=Jagran Josh |date=10 September 2014 |author=Rupali Pruthi }}</ref> Every year, 19 May is celebrated as Bhasha Shahid Divas to commemorate the incident.

On 9 June 2019, three coaches of [[Thiruvananthapuram–Silchar Superfast Express|Silchar–Trivandram Express]] caught fire in the early hours of Sunday, while it was stationed at Silchar railway station. No casualties recorded later<ref>{{cite news |title=3 coaches of Silchar–Trivandrum Express gutted in fire |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/3-coaches-silchar-trivandrum-express-gutted-fire-no-casualties-1545339-2019-06-09 |accessdate=8 March 2020 |work=India Today |date=9 June 2019 }}</ref>

==Security==
In 2020, High definition [[Closed-circuit television|CCTV]] cameras were installed at platforms, circulating and waiting areas of Silchar railway station by [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone|Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR)]] under ISS (integrated security system) to ensure round-the-clock security to passengers, especially women<ref>{{cite news |title=CCTV camera in 28 Northeast stations |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/cctv-camera-in-28-northeast-stations/cid/1734126 |accessdate=10 March 2020 |work=The Telegraph |date=9 January 2020 |author=Satananda Bhattacharjee }}</ref>

==Major trains==
*[[Silchar–New Delhi Poorvottar Sampark Kranti Express]]
*[[Aronai Express|Thiruvananthapuram–Silchar Aronai Superfast Express]]
*[[Silchar-Coimbatore Express|Silchar-Coimbatore Superfast Express]]
*[[Silchar–Secunderabad Express]]
*[[Sealdah–Silchar Kanchanjunga Express]]
*[[Barak–Brahmaputra Express]]
*[[Rangiya–Silchar Express]]

== Gallery ==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">
File:Silchar railway station.jpg|Front view
File:Platform views.jpg|Platforms
</gallery>

== See also ==

* [[North Eastern Railway Connectivity Project]]
* [[North Western Railway zone]]
* [[Assam Bengal Railway]]
* [[Silchar (Lok Sabha constituency)]]
* [[Silchar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{external media|width=220px|float=right
| video1 = {{YouTube|x3FCmiYlbIo|Train arriving at Silchar railway station}}, N F Railway, 2019
}}
{{Commons category|Silchar railway station}}
*[https://nfr.indianrailways.gov.in/ NFR official website]
{{Railway stations in Assam}}
{{Bengali Language Movement in India}}

[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1898]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Cachar district]]
[[Category:Lumding railway division]]
[[Category:Transport in Silchar]]

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KobyQ0272234: adding new entry