NF Railway sources said the route was restored on war footing during the festive season after heavy landslide washed out 40 metre area of the line on the night of October eight.
However, services of other trains, including Agartala-Lumding Express, Barak Valley Express and Cachar Express, are yet to be restored as a number of other landslide areas between Silchar and Haflong portion are yet to be cleared.
Lumding-Silchar section of NF Railway experienced the worst ever intensity of landslide as soil, tress, boulders and mud came down the Barail Hill in as many as 28 places in Dima Hasao district last week.
The worst was between Mahur and Migendisa stations where 40- mt-long stretch of the railway line was completely washed away by the heavy landslide leaving the track hanging in the air. NF Railway sources said hundreds of workers and engineers were engaged in removing the debris on war footing.
NF Railway Divisional Railway Manager (Lumding) Ajit Pandit had rushed to the place to monitor the situation. Authorities had cancelled services of all the trains in this section until further orders.
The landslide had triggered fresh blow to the people of southern Assam, Tripura, Mizoram and Manipur during the festive season.
The rail route connecting both Silchar and Agartala with rest of the country was closed for railway traffic for long three months since June 16 this year after a 300-mt stretch between Harangajao and Maliongdisa was washed by heavy landslide that came down the Barail Hills.
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