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A boy looks at a decorated Silghat (Assam)-Kolkata express train before it was flagged off, at SilghatKoliabor, on Tuesday.[/caption]
Dimapur, Jan. 2 (EMN): A new weekly express train between Silghat (Assam) to Kolkata was flagged off on Jan. 1, 2019 by MP Lok Sabha Rajen Gohain.
The new express train is expected to be greatly beneficial for improving the trade and commerce of the middle Assam areas apart from improving the communication with rest of the country stated an update received here on Wed. Jan. 2.
The new train will compose of 19 new model LHB coaches having modern amenities and facilities for passenger. The details are as follows.
Train number 13182 Silghat – Kolkata Express will leave from Silghat at 12-30 hrs every Tuesday to reach Kolkata at 12-50 hrs next day. During return journey train number 13181 Kolkata – Silghat Express will leave from Kolkata at 09-05 hrs on Monday to reach Silghat at 09-55 hrs on Tuesday.
The train will have stoppages at Jakhalabandha, Amoni, Nowgong, Senchoa, Chaparmukh, Jagiroad, Guwahati, Kamakhya, Goalpara Town, New Bongaigaon, Fakiragram, New Alipurduar, New Coochbehar, New Jalpaiguri, Malda Town, Rampurhat, Bolpur and Barddhaman during its journey on both ways.
The train will have one AC 2 tier, four C 3 tier, eight sleeper class and four general second class coaches apart from two luggage cum generator vans.
The inaugural train bearing number 03182 left Silghat at 13-30 hrs on Jan. 1, 2019 and arrived at Kolkata at 13-50 hrs on Wed. Jan. 2. Regular service of the train will start from Kolkata w.e.f. 07.01.2018 and from Silghat w.e.f. 08.01.2018.
