GUWAHATI: Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) announced the operation of 26 special trains to take care of the expected rush of passengers during the festivity seasons of Durga Puja, Diwali, and Chhath Puja. The special services will run from October 1 to November 30, in which huge connectivity is meant for millions of travelers.
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The trains will cover important destinations like Amritsar, Gorakhpur, Bengaluru, Prayagraj, Kolkata, Anand Vihar, and Shri Ganganagar besides catering to passengers from other important locations on the routes. The NFR's special trains will help in enhancing interconnectivity in the Northeast by linking places like Agartala, Silchar, Naharlagun, New Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, and Katihar.
NFR has nearly doubled its festive services with 26 trains and 254 trips this year. This is part of a larger movement by Indian Railways. It is running more than 6,000 special trains across the nation to manage festive travel demand, a significant increase from last year's 4,429 services.
According to the DRDO, the new additional trains are to enable millions of people travelling to and fro from West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar to travel over the festive season, with passengers likely to arrive safely and comfortably at their destinations.
