DIMAPUR — In an attempt to address the surge in passenger demand during summer, the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) is introducing two more weekly special trains – Guwahati –Anand Vihar Terminal (Train No. 05671) and New Tinsukia-Bhagat Ki Kothi (Train No. 05919) – which will operate four trips each in a week, connecting the Northeast with other parts of the country.
An update from NFR informed that the Guwahati –Anand Vihar Terminal special train will depart from Guwahati every Wednesday at 3 pm from July 24 to August 14, 2024, while the return train (No. 05672) will depart from Anand Vihar Terminal every Friday at 11.45 pm from July 26 to August 16.
The special with one AC 3-tiers, eight Sleeper class and 10 General second class coaches will run via Kamakhya, Rangiya, New Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar, New Alipurduar, New Coochbehar, New Jalpaiguri, Kishanganj, Malda Town,Bhagalpur, Jamalpur, Gaya, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya and Prayagraj in both directions.
Meanwhile, the New Tinsukia-Bhagat Ki Kothi special train will depart from New Tinsukia every Monday at 12:45 pm from July 22 to August 12, 2024, while the return train (No. 05920) will depart from Bhagat Ki Kothi every Friday at 5.30 am from July 26 to August 16.
The train will have two AC 3-tiers, 11 sleeper class and eight general second class coaches, and run via Simaluguri, Diphu, Lumding Jn., Kamakhya, Rangiya, New Bongaigaon, New Alipurduar, New Coochbehar, Kishanganj, Katihar, Hajipur, Gorakhpur, Ghaziabad, Rohtak,Suratgarh, Lalgarh Jn, Merta Road and Jodhpur Jn., as per the update.