8 Trains from (SGUJ)SILIGURI JN to (NAK)NAKSALBARI

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PRESS RELEASE

RUNNING OF RAIL POST GATI SHAKTI EXPRESS CARGO SERVICE

Kolkata, 17th February, 2023: 

It has been decided to run Rail Post Gati Shakti Express Cargo Service to facilitate joint Parcel Products of India Post and Indian Railways. These Time Tabled Parcel Express Trains will run between Sankrail Goods Terminal-Bhiwandi and Sankrail Goods Terminal-Guwahati. In addition to that, another Parcel Express Train will also run between Sir M.Visveswaraya Terminal (Bengaluru)-Guwahati  via Kharagpur as per the given schedule:- 

Sankrail Goods Terminal-Guwahati-Sankrail Goods Terminal Time Tabled Parcel Express

00807 Sankrail Goods Terminal-Guwahati Parcel Express will leave Sankrail Goods Terminal every Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday w.e.f 21.02.2023 at 20.30 hrs and will reach Guwahati at 07.00 hrs o­n the third day. In the return direction, 00808 Guwahati-Sankrail Goods Terminal Parcel Express will leave Guwahati every Thursday, Friday and Monday w.e.f 23.02.2023 at 14.00 hrs and will reach Sankrail Goods Terminal at 19.30 hrs o­n the second day. This Parcel Express Train will stop at Malda Town, Rangapani, New Jalpaiguri, Siliguri, Alipurduar and New Bongaigaon. 

Bhiwandi-Sankrail Goods Terminal-Bhiwandi Time Tabled Parcel Express

00121 Bhiwandi-Sankrail Goods Terminal Parcel Express will leave Bhiwandi every Monday w.e.f 20.02.2023 at 22.00 hrs and will reach Sankrail Goods Terminal at 18.00 hrs o­n every Wednesday.  In the return direction, 00122 Sankrail Goods Terminal-Bhiwandi Parcel Express will leave Sankrail Goods Terminal every Thursday w.e.f 23.02.2023 at 19.30 hrs and will reach Bhiwandi at 12.40 hrs o­n every Saturday. This Parcel Express Train will stop at Mecheda, Panskura, Kharagpur, Tatanagar, Rourkela and Jharsuguda in SER jurisdiction.

Sir M Visvesvaraya Terminal (Bengaluru)-Guwahati-Sir M Visvesvaraiya Terminal Time Tabled Parcel Express(One Trip)

00635 Sir M Visvesvaraya Terminal-Guwahati Parcel Express leaving Sir M Visvesvaraya Terminal at 07.40 hrs every Thursday w.e.f 16.02.2023 will reach Guwahati at 19.00 hrs o­n every Sunday. In the return direction, 00636 Guwahati-Sir M Visvesvaraya Terminal Parcel Express will leave Guwahati every Monday w.e.f 20.02.2023 at 04.00 hrs and will reach Sir M Visvesvaraya Terminal at 18.00 hrs o­n 23.02.2023. This Parcel Express Train will stop at Kharagpur and Sankrail Goods Terminal in SER jurisdiction. 

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Indian Railway is progressing at full throttle towards becoming largest Green Railways in the world. In its mission to minimize dependence o­n fossil fuels 85% RKM of electrification works have been completed. In an endeavour for complete electrification, inspection of Railway Electrification works followed by speed trial at full sectional speed (100 Kmph) in Siliguri Jn - New Mal Jn (48 RKM/61 TKM) Single line section of Alipurduar Division and in Siliguri Jn - Aluabari Road Jn via Bagdogra (74.17 RKM/88.32 TKM) Single line section of Katihar Division under Northeast Frontier Railway has been completed successfully o­n 29^th & 30^th January, 2023 respectively.

Also o­n 31^st January, 2023 inspection of Railway Electrification works in Haibargaon - Mairabari (43.80 RKM/44.92 TKM) section of Lumding Division completed successfully. After commissioning, electric locomotive trains will now be able to operate directly from Guwahati to Haibargaon - Mairabari section and to Silghat town, which will increase the average speed. Train from Silghat to various destinations like Kolkata, Chennai etc can be operated without changing the engine.

The section between Siliguri Jn - New Mal Jn has five stations and the section between Siliguri Jn - Aluabari Road Jn via Bagdogra has ten stations. Many long distance trains pass through these sections. After completion of electrification works trains will pass through these sections with full pace without losing its punctuality. More and more passenger & freight carrying trains will be able to operate from north-eastern region.

Work o­n electrification projects o­n N. F. Railway is in full swing. Electrification will significantly improve the mobility of trains o­n NFR and strengthen the Rail network in north-eastern states.  In addition to the reduction in pollution, the efficiency of the Railway will improve due to the shift from fossil fuel to electricity. This would facilitate seamless traffic and also save time of the trains moving to and from north-eastern states.