4 Trains from (AZ)AZIMGANJ JN to (KIR)KATIHAR JN

New Delhi

Date 26.05.2023

Temporary Diversion/Short termination/Origination/

Regulation of trains Due to traffic block o­n Samastipur Division

It is notified for the information of the general public that due to traffic Block for Non Interlocking Work at Bhairoganj- Kharpokhra Stations Samastipur Division, the following trains shall remain temporarily diverted/Short terminated/originate/regulatedas under:-

Diversion of trains:-

●12558 Anand Vihar Terminal–Muzaffarpur Sapt Kranti Superfast Express- JCO 28.05.23 29.05.2023 & 30.05.2023 will be diverted to run via Gorakhpur- Chhapra-Muzaffarpur.

●15706 Delhi-Katihar Champaran Humsafar Express JCO 30.05.23 will be diverted to run via Gorakhpur- Chhapra-Muzaffarpur.

●15274 Anand Vihar-Raxaul Satyagarh Express JCO 29.05.23 will be diverted to run via Gorakhpur- Chhapra-Muzaffarpur-Sagauli-Raxaul.

Short Termination/Short Origination:-

●14010 Anand Vihar Terminal-Bapudham Motihari Champaran Satyagarh ExpressJCO 29.05.2023 will be short terminated at Bagaha .

●14009 Bapudham Motihari- Anand Vihar Terminal Champaran Satyagarh Express 30.05.2023 will short originate from Bagaha .

Regulation of train:-

●14010 Anand Vihar Terminal-Bapudham Motihari Champaran Satyagarh Express JCO 29.05.2023 will be regulated 60 minutes in Siswa Bazar-Bagaha.

●15274 Anand Vihar-Raxaul Satyagarh Express JCO 26.05.23, 27.05.23 & 28.05.23 will be regulated 60 minutes in Kaptanganj-Bagaha.

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Maligaon, 17^th May, 2023:

Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has been continuously striving to provide a safer, faster and more comfortable travelling experience to the people of the North Eastern region. For that the conventional ICF model rake of train no. 02502/02501 (Agartala – Kolkata - Agartala) special has been converted to a fully Air Conditioned LHB (Linke Hofmann Busch)rake. The train with LHB coaches was flagged off o­n 17^th May, 2023 from Agartala Railway Station at 07:30 hrs by Kumari Pratima Bhoumik, Hon’ble Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment. Shri Prem Ranjan Kumar, Divisional Railway Manager, Lumding along with other senior officials of division were also present at Agartala Railway Station during the flagging off ceremony.

The train no. 02502 (Agartala - Kolkata) special will depart from Agartala o­n every Wednesday for eight trips from 17^th May to 05^thJuly, 2023 at 07:30 hours to reach Kolkata at 15:00 hours o­n the next day. In return direction, train no. 02501 (Kolkata – Agartala) special will depart from Kolkata o­n every Sunday for eight trips from 21^st May to 09^thJuly, 2023 at 21:40 hours to reach Agartala at 05:15 hours o­n Tuesday.

During it’s both ways journey, the special train will run via New Karimganj Jn., New Haflong, Guwahati, Goalpara Town, New Alipurduar, New Jalpaiguri Jn, Kishanganj, Malda Town, Azimganj Jn and Bandel Jn. The train will run with a revised composition consisting of 13 LHB coaches. It will have eleven state of the art AC-3 Economy Class coaches for the convenience of the passengers with two Luggage cum Generator coaches.

The newly converted coaches will be of LHB rake with AC-3 Economy coaches which is safer and more comfortable as compared to the earlier ICF coaches. These coaches have improved and modular design of seats and berth. The AC-3 Economy has 2 side berths, making it a total of 8 berths per compartment, thereby leading to increased number of seats. Moreover, the fare structure for AC-3 Economy is roughly 8% lesser than 3 AC coaches. So, passengers can travel in much cheaper than 3 AC coaches.

Further, the services of train no. 02518/02517 (Guwahati – Kolkata – Guwahati) has been extended for another eight trips. The train no. 02518 (Guwahati - Kolkata) special will depart from Guwahati o­n every Saturday for eight trips from 20^th May to 08^th July, 2023 at 21:00 hours to reach Kolkata at 15:00 hours o­n the next day. In return direction, train no. 02517 (Kolkata – Guwahati) special will depart from Kolkata o­n every Thursday for eight trips from 18^th May to 06^th July, 2023 at 21:40 hours to reach Guwahati at 16:15 hours o­n the next day.

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 N.F. Railway. Passengers are requested to verify the details before undertaking their journey.