HT Bureau
GUWAHATI, Jan 28: In a significant passenger-centric initiative, Indian Railways has approved 202 additional stoppages of trains at 82 stations across Assam, West Bengal and Bihar under the jurisdiction of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR).
The stoppages will come into effect soon and will be closely monitored for passenger response and operational feasibility.
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Several important and premium trains have been included under this initiative. Notably, stoppages have been approved for the New Jalpaiguri–Guwahati–New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express at Rangiya, Anand Vihar–Agartala–Anand Vihar Rajdhani Express at New Haflong and New Cooch Behar, Kolkata–Sairang–Kolkata Express at Katakhal and Guwahati–Sairang–Guwahati Express at Katlicherra, among others. These additions are expected to further strengthen railway connectivity in North Bengal, Bihar and Assam.
The New Delhi–Dibrugarh–New Delhi Rajdhani Express will now halt at Dhemaji, Sibsagar Town and Vishwanath Chariali, improving access to Rajdhani services for passengers from Upper Assam.
Additionally, key mail and express services including Guwahati–Howrah–Guwahati, Dibrugarh–Howrah–Dibrugarh, Kamakhya–Puri–Kamakhya, Silchar–Guwahati–Silchar and Alipurduar–Delhi–Alipurduar Express trains have also been covered under the expanded stoppage plan.
A number of important stations across NFR have been selected for these experimental halts, including Rangiya, Nalbari, Barpeta Road, Goalpara Town, Basugaon, Dangtal, Kokrajhar, New Cooch Behar, New Alipurduar, Sibsagar Town, Dhemaji, Lanka, Hojai, Vishwanath Chariali, Aluabari Road, Bagdogra, Dalkhola, Samsi, Harischandrapur, Raninagar Jalpaiguri, New Mal Junction and Sivok.
These stoppages are expected to benefit passengers from semi-urban and rural areas by reducing travel time to major junctions and providing better interchange opportunities with long-distance and premium trains.
The additional stoppages will be implemented in a phased manner over the coming weeks.
