Silchar railway station

Silchar
শিলচর
Regional rail and Light rail station

Silchar Railway Station
Location Tarapur, Silchar, Assam
India
Coordinates 24°49′12″N 92°48′00″E / 24.8200°N 92.8000°E / 24.8200; 92.8000Coordinates: 24°49′12″N 92°48′00″E / 24.8200°N 92.8000°E / 24.8200; 92.8000
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
Location in Assam

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.

Significance

Language Martyr's Memorial at Silchar Railway Station
Silchar railway station is described as Bhasa Shahid Station

Silchar railway station witnessed one of the uprisings in favour 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 protesters at Silchar railway station. Eleven martyrs had laid down their lives at Silchar Railway Station for the sake of their mother tongue Bengali.

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 those 11 martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the sake of protecting Bengali language.

  1. ↑ "No alliance with BJP, says AGP chief". The Telegraph, Calcutta. 27 December 2003. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Silchar rly station to be renamed soon". The Times of India. 9 Jun 2009. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
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