Maligaon, Dec 23: With the proposed inauguration of the much awaited Bogibeel bridge over river Brahmaputra, N.F. Railway plans to introduce two new Intercity Express trains connecting Tinsukia and Naharlagun via the new bridge. While one train will run five days in a week, another will run weekly.
The new trains will benefit greatly the people of Arunachal Pradesh and on the north bank of river Brahmaputra. The inaugural special train will run only on 25th December and regular services will start from 26th December as per details given below:
While train no 15908 will leave Naharlagun at 05-30 hrs on every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday to arrive at Tinsukia at 11-00 hrs, in the return direction train no 15907 will leave Tinsukia at 16-00 hrs on every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday to arrive at Naharlagun at 21-15 hrs.
On the other hand, train no 15912 will leave Naharlagun at 05-30 hrs on every Thursday to arrive at Tinsukia at 11-00 hrs and train no 15911 will leave Tinsukia at 18-45 hrs on Thursday to arrive at Naharlagun at 00-10 hrs on Friday.
The trains will have stoppages at New Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Dhamalgaon, Dhemaji, Gogamukh, north Lakhimpur and Harmuti during jouney on both ways. The train will have one AC chair car and nine second class day coach with sitting accommodation apart from two luggage cum generator car.
On 25th December, the inaugural special train no 05907 will start from Dibrugarh at 11-30 hrs to arrive Naharlagun at 18-45 hrs.
