Maligaon, Dec 26: The Northeast Frontier Railway has decided to operate a winter special train and another special train to clear the extra rush of passengers.
While one special train will run between Kolkata – New Jalpaiguri and Kolkata for a single trip in each direction, the other special train will run between Guwahati and Rajkot for two trips in both directions.
Winter special train no. 03105 (Kolkata – New Jalpaiguri) will depart from Kolkata at 23:30 hours on 27th December, 2022 to reach New Jalpaiguri at 10:10 hours on the next morning.
In return direction, winter special train no. 03106 (New Jalpaiguri–Kolkata) will depart from New Jalpaiguri at 12:00 hours on 28th December, 2022 to reach Kolkata at 23:35 hours on the same day. The special train will consist of 17 coaches. There will be 05 AC three tier, 10 Sleeper Class coaches and 02 Luggage Van.
Special train no. 05638 (Guwahati – Rajkot) will depart from Guwahati at 09:00 hours on 28th December, 2022 and 04th January, 2023 to reach Rajkot at 19:10 hours on 30th December, 2022 and 06th January, 2023 respectively.
In return direction, special train no. 05637 (Rajkot – Guwahati) will depart from Rajkot at 13:15 hours on 31st December, 2022 and 07th January, 2023 to reach Guwahati at 20:30 hours on 02nd January, 2023 and 09th January, 2023 respectively.
The special train will consist of 23 coaches. There will be 11 AC three tier, 01 AC two tier, 07 Sleeper Class coaches, 02 General seating and 02 Luggage cum parcel vans.
The details of stoppages and timings of these trains are available at 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.