HT Bureau
GUWAHATI, May 1: To meet the surge of passengers the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) will operate a few special trains to meet the sudden surge of passengers.
Operations of these special trains will help passengers in travelling towards their destination for different purposes like summer holidays, exams, medical etc. Also, passengers on the waiting list of other trains in these routes can avail the facility.
Accordingly, the Agartala – Guwahati one-way special will depart from Agartala at 07:30 hours on May 2 to reach Guwahati at 22:50 hours on the same day. Another one-way special train, the Guwahati – Sealdah will depart from Guwahati at 23:55 hours on May 2 to reach Sealdah at 18:00 hours on the next day.
On the other hand, the one-way special Guwahati – Agartala will depart from Guwahati at 18:30 hours of May 6 to reach Agartala at 11:30 hours on the next day. The Dibrugarh – Kolkata Special will depart from Dibrugarh at 17:20 hours on every Saturday from May 4 till June 29 to reach Kolkata at 23:00 hours on the next day.
In return direction, the Kolkata – Dibrugarh) Special will depart from Kolkata at 23:50 hours on every Sunday from May 5 till June 30 to reach Dibrugarh at 03:30 hours on Tuesday. The train will operate via Dhemaji, North Lakhimpur, Viswanatah Chariali, Rangapara North, Rangiya, Kokrajhar, New Jalpaiguri, Barosi, Azimganj, Bandel etc. The train will have 2-tier, 3-tier, sleeper and general seating coaches for the convenience of the passengers.
People of the north bank of the Brahmaputra and adjoining areas of Arunachal Pradesh will also get benefitted.
