RANGAPARA NORTH

With the proliferation of LHB coaches, the old coaches of Indian Railways are being pulled out from service. These old train coaches, whose operations are discontinued by the Railways, have been utilised for coach restaurants.

Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has also initiated to convert some of its old train coaches, which are not fit for use, by modifying them into restaurants. N. F. Railway has already opened o­ne such coach restaurant at Katihar and another coach restaurant is also ready to make operational at New Jalpaiguri station area. Works for setting up of 15 more such coach restaurants at various locations over the five divisions have also been finalised.

Setting up of two coach restaurants, o­ne each in Darjeeling and Jogbani of Katihar division have been finalised. In Alipurduar division, setting up of seven coach restaurants, o­ne each at New Coochbehar, New Alipurduar, Madarihat, Lataguri, Chalsa, Raja Bhat Khawa and New Mal has been finalised. Setting up of coach restaurants at Rangiya and Rangapara North of Rangiya division; three coach restaurants in Lumding division, two in Guwahati and o­ne in Diphu; and one coach restaurant at New Tinsukia of Tinsukia division has been finalised.

Moreover, 43 locations over N. F. Railway have been selected for introducing such coach restaurants. Coach restaurants are being planned and works are under progress at 6 locations in Katihar, 8 in Alipurduar, 14 in Rangiya, 11 in Lumding and 4 in Tinsukia divisions.

The coach restaurants are being designed with aesthetic and beautifully heritage look for attraction of travellers. People can enjoy with family and friends to have ecstatic feeling while getting experience of dining in train coaches. There will be facilities to buy food, snacks and beverages at the coach restaurants.

Apart from generating non-fare revenue for railways, this initiative of N. F. Railway is expected to create employment for both skilled and unskilled workers.

√●   Few trains to remain cancelled for Track Maintenance Work:

√●   Priority for Safety of both passengers & trains.

For the convenience of passengers, it has been decided to extend the services of Rangapara North (Assam)-Puri-Rangapara North Special up to last week of July, 2022.

05870/05869 Rangapara North-Puri-Rangapara North Special from Rangapara North o­n every Mondays will run up to 25^th July, 2022 towards Puri and from Puri o­n every Wednesdays will run up to 27^th July, 2022 towards Rangapara North. 

The scheduled stoppages at various Stations and Timings will remain unchanged.

Apart from this, it has been decided to cancel the following trains o­n 18^th & 19^th July, 2022 from both the directions for urgent track maintenance work at saturated corridors for better movement of trains and safety of both passengers and trains. These trains are…

A.18301/18302 Sambalpur-Rayagada-Sambalpur Inter City Express

B.18303/18304 Sambalpur-Puri-Sambalpur Inter City Express

C.22820/22819 Visakhapatnam-Bhubaneswar-Visakhapatnam Inter City Express

D.18532/18531 Visakhapatnam-Palasa-Visakhapatnam Express

E.08546/08545 Visakhapatnam-Koraput-Visakhapatnam Passenger Special

F.18417/18418 Puri-Gunupur-Puri Express