Guwahati: Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has initiated to transform Old Indian Railways carriages into eateries in some areas of Assam including two in Guwahati.
The construction of 15 coach eateries has been completed in a variety of locales across five divisions, including Assam.
The NFR has decided to open three coach restaurants in the Tinsukia division of Assam’s Lumding division, two in Guwahati, one in Diphu, and one coach restaurant in New Tinsukia.
Meanwhile, a coach restaurant has already opened in Katihar, and another is about to open near the New Jalpaiguri station.
The official press release by NFR read, “The setting up of two coach restaurants, one each in Darjeeling and Jogbani of Katihar division has been finalized. In the Alipurduar division, the setting up of seven coach restaurants, one each at New Coochbehar, New Alipurduar, Madarihat, Lataguri, Chalsa, Raja Bhat Khawa and New Mal has been finalized. Setting-up of coach restaurants at Rangiya and Rangapara North of Rangiya division; three coach restaurants in Lumding division, two in Guwahati and one in Diphu; and one coach restaurant at New Tinsukia of Tinsukia division has been finalized.”
It should be noted that the outdated coaches of the Indian Railways have been converted into coach eateries in order to make space for Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB).