Maligaon, Oct 25: The Northeast Frontier Railway has decided to operate two pairs of special trains between Dibrugarh – Gorakhpur – Dibrugarh and New Jalpaiguri – Gorakhpur – New Jalpaiguri to clear the extra rush of passengers during the Chhath puja. The special trains will run for a single trip in both directions.
Special train no. 05978 (Dibrugarh – Gorakhpur) will run for one trip leaving from Dibrugarh at 19:25 hours on 27th October, 2022 to reach Gorakhpur at 07:30 hours on 29th October, 2022.
In return direction, special train no. 05977 (Gorakhpur – Dibrugarh) will run for one trip leaving from Gorakhpur at 07:50 hours on 01st Novemeber, 2022 to reach Dibrugarh at 20:50 hours on the next day.
Special train no. 05777 (Gorakhpur – New Jalpaiguri) will run for one trip leaving from Gorakhpur at 17:00 hours on 29th October, 2022 to reach New Jalpaiguri at 09:30 hours on the next day.
In return direction, special train no. 05778 (New Jalpaiguri – Gorakhpur) will run for one trip leaving from New Jalpaiguri at 14:00 hours on 31st October, 2022 to reach Gorakhpur at 04:30 hours on the next day.
Both the Chhath puja special trains will consist of 20 coaches. There will be 02 AC Three Tier, 12 Sleeper Class, 04 General Seating and 02 Luggage vans.
The details of stoppages and timings of these trains are available in IRCTC website 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.
