DIMAPUR — To cope with the sudden surge in passenger demand, the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has decided to operate three pairs of summer special trains from Guwahati.
A press release issued by NFR chief PRO, Sabyasachi De, informed that one special train will operate between Guwahati and Jammu Tawi in Jammu and Kashmir for nine trips each and the other will operate between Guwahati and Hadapsar in Pune, Maharashtra, for eight trips each in both directions. Another special train will run one way from Guwahati towards Agartala for a single trip.
Accordingly, summer special train no. 05656 (Guwahati-Jammu Tawi) will depart from Guwahati at 8:30 pm every Monday from May 6 until July 1 to reach Jammu Tawi at 5:35 pm on Wednesday. In the return direction, summer special train no. 05655 (Jammu Taw-Guwahati) will depart from Jammu Tawiat at 10 am every Thursday from May 9 until July 4 to reach Guwahati at 1:20 pm on Saturday.
Another summer special train no. 05610 (Guwahati-Hadapsar) will depart from Guwahati at 8:40 pm every Monday from May 6 until June 24 to reach Hadapsar at 6:20 pm on Wednesday. In the return direction, summer special train no. 05609 (Hadapsar-Guwahati) will depart from Hadapsar at 10 am every Thursday from May 9 until June 27 to reach Guwahati at 8:15 am on Saturday.
It was informed that the waitlisted passengers of other trains travelling on those routes can avail the opportunity to travel with comfort during this summer on these special trains. Passengers are requested to verify the details before undertaking their journey.
The report further stated that one-way special train no. 05663 (Guwahati-Agartala) will depart from Guwahati at 11:30 pm on May 7 to reach Agartala at 4 pm on the following day.
