Indian Railways has approved the provision of Balance 48-Fibre Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) across South Eastern Railway at a cost of about two hundred crore rupees. The move will strengthen the digital communication backbone of the railways network in the country. The project will provide 48-fibre OFC connectivity over one thousand six hundred route kilometres across four major divisions of South Eastern Railway.

The sanctioned work covers installation at Adra Division, Chakradharpur Division, Kharagpur Division and Ranchi Division. This reinforces the communication network that supports safe, efficient and technology-driven railway operations. The project will also provide the necessary communication infrastructure to support modern railway technologies, improve operational efficiency and strengthen the digital foundation for future capacity expansion across the South Eastern Railway network.