Maligaon, October 25 (MExN): Northeast Frontier Railway has decided to operate two pairs of special trains between Dibrugarh-Gorakhpur-Dibrugarh and New Jalpaiguri-Gorakhpur-New Jalpaiguri to clear the extra rush of passengers during the Chhath Puja.
The special trains will run for a single trip in both directions. Special train no. 05978 (Dibrugarh-Gorakhpur) will run for one trip leaving from Dibrugarh on October 27 to reach Gorakhpur on October 29. In return direction, special train no. 05977 (Gorakhpur-Dibrugarh) will run for one trip leaving from Gorakhpur on November 12 to reach Dibrugarh the next day.
Special train no. 05777 (Gorakhpur-New Jalpaiguri) will run for one trip leaving from Gorakhpur on October 29 to reach New Jalpaiguri at 09:30 hours on the next day. In return direction, special train no. 05778 (New Jalpaiguri - Gorakhpur) will run for one trip leaving from New Jalpaiguri on October 31 to reach Gorakhpur the next day. “Both the Chhath puja special trains will consist of 20 coaches.
There will be 02 AC Three Tier, 12 Sleeper Class, 04 General Seating and 02 Luggage vans,” Sabyasachi De, Chief Public Relations Officer, NFR stated in a press release.
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