Indian Railway has identified 33 railway stations for development as Model Stations under the Northeast Frontier Railway (NEFR) during the 11th Five Year Plan.

Out of these 33 stations, 15 stations fall in North Eastern sates including Assam. The stations which would be developed in Assam are: Kokrajhar, Gosaingaonhat, Srirampur, Rangiya, Tezpur, New Bongaigaon, Guwahati, Kamakhya, Silcahr, Lumding, Dibrugarh, New Tinsukia and Jorhat, whereas from Nagaland and Tripura Dimapur and Dharmanagar respectively will be developed as model stations.

Under the model station scheme, further facilities are being planned to be provided at these stations as per norms depending upon category of the stations. Retiring room, waiting room (with bathing facilities), cloak room, enquiry counter, national train enquiry system (NTES), inter voice response system (IVRS), computer based announcement, refreshment room, among others, are some of the facilities that will be provided under model station scheme in these stations.