Northeast Frontier Railway to Run 'Special Trains'
- Jun 16, 2019,
- Updated Jun 16, 2019, 1:43 AM IST
Guwahati, June 16, 2019:
The entire country is starting to get scorched by the heat of summer and the laziness of the winters have finally given way to the rush of the sticky, sweaty summer season. To clear the extra rush of passengers during this peak season for travel, Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) will run some special trains.
Special train No. 05648 will run from Guwahati to Pune tomorrow via Goalpara Town, New Jalpaiguri, Katihar, Barauni, Hajipur, Varanasi, Allahabad Junction, Jabalpur, Jalgaon, and Manmad. This train leaves Guwahati at 11.50 pm on June 15 and reaches Pune at 6.30 pm on June 18.
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Special train No. 05621 will run from Guwahati to Delhi via Rangiya, New Jalpaiguri, Katihar, Samastipur, Gorakhpur, Lucknow, and Moradabad. It will leave Guwahati at 8 pm on June 16 and reach Delhi at 9 pm on June 18.
Special train No. 05909 will run from New Tinsukia to Moradabad via Guwahati, Rangiya, New Jalpaiguri, Barauni, Samastipur, Gorakhpur, and Lucknow. It will leave New Tinsukia at 8 am on June 19 and reach Moradabad at 4 pm on June 21.
About Northeast Frontier Railway:
The Northeast Frontier Railway is one of the 18 railway zones in India. Headquartered in Maligaon, Guwahati in the state of Assam, it is responsible for rail operations in the entire Northeast and parts of West Bengal and Bihar.
NFR is divided into 5 divisions: Katihar, Alipurduar, Lumding, Rangiya, and Tinsukia.
Each of these divisions is headed by a Divisional Railway Manager, a Senior Administrative Grade officer of the rank of Joint Secretary to Government of India.