Train services of Guwahati – Kolkata – Guwahati Express to be extended

HT Bureau
GUWAHATI, Oct 10: In order to further improve rail connectivity of Agartala with the rest of the country, Northeast Frontier Railway has decided to extend the service of Guwahati – Kolkata – Guwahati Express upto Agartala. Train no. 02518/02517 (Guwahati – Kolkata – Guwahati) Express will be extended upto Agartala with a new train no. 02502/02501 (Agartala – Kolkata – Agartala) Express once a week. Both the trains will run upto April 30, 2023. The inaugural special of this extension will be flagged off by the President of India on October 13, 2022 at 09:25 hours from Agartala railway station.
Inaugural special train between Agartala & Kolkata will be flagged off from Agartala station on October 13, 2022 at 09:25 hours to reach Kolkata at 18:50 hours on the next day. In return direction, the train will depart from Kolkata on October 14, 2022 at 22:00 hours to reach Agartala at 08:00 hours on October 16, 2022. The inaugural special will run via New Karimganj, New Haflong, Guwahati, Goalpara Town, Kokrajhar, New Coochbehar, Kishanganj, Katwa and Bandel. It will run with a composition of 14 coaches. One first class AC, five AC 3-tiers, six sleeper class coaches, one general sitting and one guard cum luggage coach.
During its regular run train no. 02502 (Agartala – Kolkata) Express will depart from Agartala at 07:30 hours on every Wednesday to reach Kolkata at 15:00 hours on the next day. In return direction, train no. 02501 (Kolkata – Agartala) Express will depart from Kolkata at 21:40 hours on every Sunday to reach Agartala at 05:15 hours on Tuesday.
Existing train no. 02518 (Guwahati – Kolkata) Express will depart from Guwahati at 21:00 hours on every Saturday to reach Kolkata at 15:00 hours on the next day. In return direction, train no. 02517 (Kolkata – Guwahati) Express will depart from Kolkata at 21:40 hours on every Thursday to reach Guwahati at 16:15 hours on the next day.