The minister announced a trial run for seven days, mainly on account of safety and security, and declared that two pairs of trains would be pressed into service between Howrah and Munshirhat (Mahendralal Nagar) from 29 July.

Unveiling the plaque signalling the formal commissioning of the Bargachia–Munshirhat BG section at the Mahendra Lal Nagar terminal station, the Minister complimented SER and its workforce for having completed the project four months ahead of schedule.

Work on further construction beyond Bargachia was frozen by the Railway Board for more than a decade, and was revived in 1995–96, when the next block section (with two halts at Pantihal and Munshirhat) was sanctioned.

The original narrow-gauge line, connecting Howrah and Calcutta to Amta (built in 1897), was part of the Martin's Light Railway in British India.

The NG line connecting Howrah to Amta, Champadanga and Seikhala, was terminated on the bank of the Damodar river on the north west side.