The Northeast Frontier Railway has decided to run two fortnightly special trains between Nagercoil and Dibrugarh for the benefit of waitlisted passengers this summer.
The one-way special train will also operate between Shri Ganganagar and Guwahati for the benefit of waitlisted passengers of the Northeast and North Bengal areas.
The trains will leave Nagercoil at 5:45 pm on April 12 and 10 and 24 on May 2024 and return to Dibrugarh at 8:50 pm on Monday. The return journey from Dibrugarh will start at 7:55 pm on April 17, 19 and 31 and return to Nagercoil at 9:30 pm on Saturday.
The trains will have AC-3 tier, AC-3 tier Economy Class, Sleeper Class and General Second-class accommodation. The AC-2 tier, AC-3 tier, Sleeper Class and General Second-class accommodation will be available on the trains running between Nagercoil and Dibrugarh.
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Another one-way special train will depart from Shri Ganganagar at 1:55 pm on April 21 and reach Guwahati at 04:50 pm on April 24. The train will travel via Shri Karanpur, Bikaner, Ratangarh, Jaipur, Agra Cantt, Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Muzaffarpur, Begusarai, Katihar, Kishanganj, New Jalpaiguri, New Bongaigaon, Goalpara Town and Kamakhya.
The Railway has requested the waitlisted passengers to check the details of the special trains on the social media platforms and travel with comfort.
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