Northeast gets direct connectivity with Mumbai, Secunderabad

DIMAPUR — Ministry of Railways has decided to improve rail connectivity between various parts of North eastern states with major and important cities of India.

In an update, the chief PRO of Northeast Frontier Railway, Sabyasachi De, informed that train no. 12513/12514 Secunderabad-Guwahati weekly Express has been extended up to Silchar in Southern Assam. The stoppages between Guwahati and Silchar will be at Badarpur, New Haflong, Lumding, Hojai and Jagiroad station.

Similarly, train no. 12519/12520 Lokmanya Tilak-Kamakhya weekly Express has been extended up to Agartala in Tripura. The stoppages between Guwahati and Agartala will be at Ambassa, Dharmanagar, Badarpur, New Haflong, Lumding, Hojai and Chaparmukh Stations.

Those train services would connect remote areas of Northeast with Mumbai and Secunderabad.

It stated that train no. 12514 (Silchar-Guwahati-Secunderabad) Express will now start from Silchar station on Wednesday at 7:45 pm and reach Secunderabad on Friday at 3:35 am. In the return journey, the train no. 12513 (Secunderabad-Guwahati-Silchar) Express will start from Secunderabad station on Saturday at 4:35 pm and arrive at Silchar station on Monday at 11:45 pm.

The train no. 12520 (Agartala-Kamakhya-Lokmanya Tilak) Express will now start from Agartala station on Thursday at 6 am and will arrive at Lokmanya Tilak station on Saturday at 4:15 pm. In the return journey, train no. 12519 (Lokmanya Tilak-Kamakhya-Agartala) Express will depart from Lokmanya Tilak station on Sunday at 7:50 am and will arrive at Agartala station on Tuesday at 7:50 pm.

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