Maligaon, October 14 (MExN): The Northeast Frontier Railway has decided to operate four diesel special joyrides under the toy train service of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) between Darjeeling and Ghum from October 13 to January 5, 2024 on daily basis to fulfil the tourists demand.
• Train No. 02547 (Darjeeling-Ghum-Darjeeling) Diesel special Joyride, will depart from Darjeeling at 09:20 hoursto reach Ghumat 10:05hours. On its return journey the train will depart from Ghum at 10:25 hours to reach Darjeeling at 10:55 hours.
• Train No. 02548 (Darjeeling-Ghum-Darjeeling) Diesel special Joyride, will depart from Darjeeling at 11:25 hours to reach Ghumat 12:10 hours. On its return journey the train will depart from Ghum at 12:30 hours to reach Darjeeling at 13:00 hours.
• Train No. 02549 (Darjeeling-Ghum-Darjeeling) Diesel special Joyrides, will depart from Darjeeling at 13:25 hours to reach Ghumat 14:10 hours. On its return journey the train will depart from Ghum at 14:35 hours to reach Darjeeling at 15:05 hours.
• Train No. 02550 (Darjeeling-Ghum-Darjeeling) Diesel special Joyride, will depart from Darjeeling at 15:30 hours to reach Ghumat 16:15 hours. On its return journey the train will depart from Ghum at 16:35 hours to reach Darjeeling at 17:05 hours.
All four Diesel special Joyrides will run with a composition of 03 first class chair car coaches. There will be 30 seats in two coaches and 29 seats in one coach.
The details of stoppages and timings of these trains are available at IRCTC website and through NTES and are also being notified in various newspapers and social media platforms of NF Railway. Passengers are requested to verify the details before undertaking their journey, Sabyasachi De,Chief Public Relations Officer, NFR stated in a press release.
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