NFR introduces more Holi special trains to handle festive rush
To meet the increased passenger demand during the festive season of Holi, the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) will operate 15 pairs of special trains
- DIMAPUR — To meet
the increased passenger demand during the festive season of Holi, the Northeast
Frontier Railway (NFR) will operate 15 pairs of special trains.
- Earlier, the NFR had announced details of 13 pairs of
special trains running on routes such as Narangi – Gorakhpur Jn. – Narangi,
Katihar – Amritsar – Katihar, Kamakhya – Anand Vihar Terminal – Kamakhya,
Dibrugarh – New Jalpaiguri – Dibrugarh, New Jalpaiguri – Howrah – New
Jalpaiguri, Anand Vihar Terminal – Jogbani – Anand Vihar Terminal, Mumbai
Central – Katihar – Mumbai Central, Sealdah – New Jalpaiguri – Sealdah,
Cherlapalli – Naharlagun – Cherlapalli, Udaipur City – Forbesganj – Udaipur
City and Tata – Katihar – Tata.
- Additionally, two more pairs of special trains will be
introduced on the Dibrugarh – Jaynagar – Dibrugarh and Dibrugarh – Gorakhpur –
Dibrugarh routes, the NFR stated in an update.
- Special train no. 05974 (Dibrugarh– Jaynagar) will depart
every Tuesday at 05:20 on March 11and the 18th from Dibrugarh to reach Jaynagar
at 14:10 hours next day.
- Similarly, special train no. 05973 (Jaynagar – Dibrugarh)
will depart at 15:30 hours on March12 and the 19th from Jaynagar to reach
Dibrugarh at 23:30 hours next day. Both the trains will run for two trips as on
above mentioned dates only.
- Special train no. 05978 (Dibrugarh – Gorakhpur) will depart
at 09:10 hours on March 12 and the 19th from Dibrugarh to reach Gorakhpur at
19:00 hours next day.
- Similarly, special train no. 05977 (Gorakhpur– Dibrugarh)
will depart at 21:30 hours on March 13 and the 20th from Gorakhpur to reach
Dibrugarh at 10:30 hours next day. Both the trains will run for two trips as on
above mentioned dates only.
- “The stoppage details and timings of these special trains
are available on the IRCTC website and are also being published in newspapers
and on NF Railway's social media platforms. Passengers are advised to check the
details before travelling,” the update informed.
