Silchar railway station
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Silchar
শিলচর |
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| Regional rail and Light rail station | |
Silchar Railway Station
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| Location | Tarapur, Silchar, Assam India |
| Coordinates | 24°49′12″N 92°48′00″E / 24.8200°N 92.8000°ECoordinates: 24°49′12″N 92°48′00″E / 24.8200°N 92.8000°E |
| Elevation | 27 metres (89 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | Northeast Frontier Railway zone |
| Line(s) | Lumding-Badarpur section |
| Platforms | 3 |
| Connections | Auto, Rickshaw, Bus, Taxi |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) |
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| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | SCL |
| Zone(s) | Northeast Frontier Railway zone |
| Division(s) | Lumding |
| History | |
| Previous names | Assam Bengal Railway |
| Location | |
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.
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.
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.
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