Trains operate to different cities of India from Silchar including Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Visakhapatnam, Kanpur, Patna, Prayagraj, Hyderabad , Coimbatore, Vijayawada, Guwahati, Bhubaneswar, Thiruvananthapuram, Agartala & Dibrugarh.

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, during the Bengali Language Movement of Barak Valley, Assam police opened fire on unarmed demonstrators at Silchar railway station.

[13] After the popular revolt, the Assam government had to withdraw the circular and the Bengali language was ultimately given official status in the three districts of Barak Valley.

No casualties recorded later[17] In 2020, High definition CCTV cameras were installed at platforms, circulating and waiting areas of Silchar railway station by Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) under ISS (integrated security system) to ensure round-the-clock security to passengers, especially women[18]