Maligaon, November 10 (MExN): To meet the demand of tourist during the upcoming annual Ghum Festival, NF Railway has decided to operate an evening service of one special joyride under the toy train service of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway. The joyride will run between Darjeeling and Ghum in both directions on every weekend starting from November 12 till December 4 for eight trips in view of the upcoming festival.
Joyride special train no. 02551 (Darjeeling-Ghum-Darjeeling), will depart from Darjeeling at 18:00 hours to reach Ghum at 18:45 hours. On its return journey the train will depart from Ghum at 19:15 hours to reach Darjeeling at 19:45 hours.
Moreover, in a bid to clear extra rush of passenger, it has been decided to continue the running of 05639/05640 (Silchar-Kolkata-Silchar) festival special train for another ten trips with its existing timings, stoppages and composition.
Special train no. 05639 (Silchar-Kolkata) will run for another ten trips leaving from Silchar at 06:00 hours on all Thursdays to reach Kolkata at 13:00 hours on the next day from November 10 till January 12, 2023. In return direction, special train no. 05640 (Kolkata-Silchar) will run for another ten trips leaving from Kolkata at 15:00 hours on all Fridays to reach Silchar at 00:30 hours on Sunday from November 11 till January 13, 2023.
This was stated in a press release issued by Sabyasachi De, Chief Public Relations Officer, NFR.
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