HT Bureau
GUWAHATI, April 28: In view of the sudden surge of passengers during the summer, the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) will operate weekly special trains from Guwahati and New Tinsukia.
One special train will operate between Guwahati and Shri Ganganagar in Rajasthan and the other will operate between New Tinsukia and SMVT Bengaluru. Both these trains will operate for nine trips each in both directions. Both the special trains will consist of AC 2-tier, AC 3-tier, sleeper class coaches for the convenience of passengers.
Accordingly, the Guwahati – Shri Ganganagar Special will depart from Guwahati at 18:15 hours on every Wednesday from May 1 till June 26 to reach Shri Ganganagar at 3:30 hours on Saturday. In return direction, the Shri Ganganagar – Guwahati Special will depart from Shri Ganganagar at 13:20 hours on every Sunday from May 5 till June 30 to reach Guwahati at 00:25 hours on Wednesday.
The New Tinsukia – SMVT Bengaluru Special will depart from New Tinsukia at 18:45 hours on every Thursday from May 2 till June 27 to reach SMVT Bengaluru at 9:00 hours on Sunday. In return direction, the SMVT Bengaluru – New Tinsukia Special will depart from SMVT Bengaluru at 00:30 hours on every Monday from May 6 till July 1 to reach New Tinsukia at 13:15 hours on Wednesday.
