Maligaon, Sept 18: Due to damage of track owing to landslide at Km 18/04-05 between Rongtong and Tindharia section of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR), services of train no. 52540/52541 (Darjeeling–Kurseong–New Jalpaiguri & New Jalpaiguri–Kurseong-Darjeeling) passenger will remain cancelled up to 25th September, 2022.
Further it has been decided to extend the service of train no. 01665/01666 (Rani Kamalapati – Agartala – Rani Kamalapati) Express Special for another 26 trips with revised timings at Patliputra station as per existing days, stoppages and composition to clear the extra rush of passengers.
Train No. 01665 (Rani Kamalapati – Agartala) special will depart from Rani Kamalapati at 15:30 hours on all Thursdays from 06thOctober, 2022 till 30th of March, 2023 arriving Patliputra at 10:00 hours and departing at 10:10 hours on the next day to reach its final destination Agartala at 19:55 hours on every Saturdays.
Train No. 01666 (Agartala – Rani Kamalapati) special will depart from Agartala at 15:00 hours on all Sundays from 09th October, 2022 till 02nd of April, 2023 arriving Patliputra at 22:35 hours and departing at 22:45 hours on the next day to reach its final destination Rani Kamalapati at 16:35 hours on every Tuesdays.
During its both way journey the special train will run via Jabalpur, Barauni, Katihar, New Jalpaiguri, Guwahati, New Haflong and Dharmanagar stations. The details of stoppages and timings of this train 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.
