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DIMAPUR — The NF Railways has decided to run two fortnightly superfast special trains between Kanyakumari – Dibrugarh – Kanyakumari, in an attempt to clear extra rush of passengers.
These trains will travel via Mariani Jn, Dimapur, Lumding Jn, Goalpara Town, Kokrajhar, New Cooch Behar, New Jalpaiguri, Malda Town, Barddhaman Jn, Kharagpur Jn, Bhubaneswar, Vizianagram Jn, Vijayawada Jn, Nellore, Coimbatore Jn, Ernakulam Town and Thiruvananthapuram Central etc., said an update from NF Railways on Friday.
The superfast special trains bearing no. 06103/06104 (Kanyakumari – Dibrugarh – Kanyakumari) and 06105/06106 (Kanyakumari – Dibrugarh – Kanyakumari) will run eight trips each in both directions for the convenience of waitlisted passengers of Northeast and North Bengal areas who are travelling to Southern India.
Special train No. 06103 (Kanyakumari – Dibrugarh), which will leave from Kanyakumari at 5:25 pm on February 16 and March 1, 15 and 29, on Friday, will reach Dibrugarh at 8:50 pm on Monday. In the return direction, Train No.06104 (Dibrugarh – Kanyakumari), which will leave from Dibrugarh at 9:55 pm on February 21; March 6 and 20; and April 3 on Wednesday, will reach Kanyakumari at 9:55 pm on Saturday.
These trains will have AC-3 Tier, AC-3 Tier Economy Class, Sleeper Class and General Second-Class accommodation for passengers, it was informed.
It went on to inform that special train No. 06105 (Kanyakumari – Dibrugarh), which will leave from Kanyakumari at 5:25 pm on February 23; March 8 and 22; and April 5 on Friday, will reach Dibrugarh at 8:50 pm on Monday. In the return direction, Train No.06106 (Dibrugarh – Kanyakumari), which will leave from Dibrugarh at 9:55 pm on February 28; March 13 and 27; and April 10, on Wednesday, will reach Kanyakumari at 9:55 pm on Saturday.
These trains will have AC-2 tier, AC-3 tier, Sleeper Class and General Second-Class accommodation for passengers, it informed.