Nagaon-Kaliabor residents rejoice as new train to Kolkata introduced

Nagaon-Kaliabor residents rejoice as new train to Kolkata introduced

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India TodayNE
  • Jan 01, 2019,
  • Updated Jan 01, 2019, 1:43 AM IST

Guwahati, January 1, 2019:

On the first day of 2019, Indian Railways has good news for residents to Kaliabar as well as Nagaon district dwellers! The good news is that starting today onwards, a train shall run between Silghat in Nagaon district and Kolkata in West Bengal.

The 13182/13181 express will run every week. Senior BJP Minister and Union Railway Minister of State Rajen Gohain inaugurated the weekly Silghat-Kolkata express at a ceremony in Silghat railway station at 1 pm today.

The train will depart from Silghat railway station every Tuesday and shall reach Kolkata the next day on Wednesday. It shall set out from Kolkata railway station to Silghat every Monday. The train will have nineteen compartments.

The train will contain 1 A/C 2 compartment, 4 A/C 3 compartments, 8 sleeper compartments, 4 General 2nd class compartments and 2 compartments will contain luggage and generator. Many important dignitaries were present at the inauguration ceremony, including Minister Keshab Mahanta.

Edit vi compartments, 4 General 2nd class compartments and 2 compartments will contain luggage and generator. Many important dignitaries were present at the inauguration ceremony, including Minister Keshab Mahanta.

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