GUWAHATI: The Northeast Frontier (NF) Railway has decided to operate a winter special train and another special train to clear the extra rush of passengers. While one special train will run between Kolkata-New Jalpaiguri-Kolkata for a single trip in each direction, the other special train will run between Guwahati and Rajkot for two trips in both directions.
Winter special train No 03105 (Kolkata-New Jalpaiguri) will depart from Kolkata at 11:30 pm on December 27 to reach New Jalpaiguri at 10:10 am on the next day. In the return direction, winter special train No 03106 (New Jalpaiguri–Kolkata) will depart from New Jalpaiguri at 12:00 noon on December 28 to reach Kolkata at 11:35 pm on the same day. The special train will consist of 17 coaches. There will be five AC three tier, 10 Sleeper Class coaches and two luggage vans.
Special train No 05638 (Guwahati-Rajkot) will depart from Guwahati at 9:00 am on December 8 and January 4, 2023 to reach Rajkot at 7:10 pm on December 30 and January 6, 2023 respectively. In the return direction, special train No 05637 (Rajkot-Guwahati) will depart from Rajkot at 1:15 pm on December 31 and January 7, 2023 to reach Guwahati at 8:30 pm on January 2, 2023 and January 9, 2023 respectively. The special train will consist of 23 coaches. There will be 11 AC three tier, one AC two tier, seven Sleeper Class coaches, two general seating and two luggage-cum-parcel vans.
The details of stoppages and timings of these trains are available at IRCTC website and are also being notified in various newspapers and social media platforms of NF Railway, stated a press release.
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