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Guwahati, Oct 20 (IANS) To manage the huge rush of passengers and devotees during Diwali and the upcoming Chhath Puja, the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) is operating 48 festival special trains for 613 journeys (in total) across its jurisdiction between September and December, officials said on Monday.
NFR Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Kapinjal Kishore Sharma said that to manage the huge rush of passengers during Diwali and Chhath Puja this year, NFR is operating 48 festival special trains for 613 journeys (in total) on various routes between September and December.
He said that these special trains are connecting important destinations including Katihar, Sonpur, Dauram, Madhepura, Agartala, New Tinsukia, SMVT Bengaluru, Amritsar, Patna, Dibrugarh, Gorakhpur, Silchar, Kolkata, Guwahati, Ranchi, Charlapalli, Mumbai Central, Agra Cantt, Jogbani, Shalimarand Kamakhya and others. Many others.
Train services are provided daily, weekly, tri-weekly or on specific weekdays as per operational feasibility and existing demand. The CPRO said that the running of these special trains will help in reducing the extra rush of passengers traveling from different regions like North-East, North Bengal and Bihar.
The NFR authority advised passengers to check the detailed timings, stoppages and coach composition from official railway sources before planning their journey.
While Chhath Puja is celebrated every year in most of the northeastern states, during the Diwali and Kali Puja festivals, millions of devotees from across India, including foreign tourists, visit the 524-year-old Tripura Sundari Temple in Udaipur in Gomti district of southern Tripura and the Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati. Both the temples are Shaktipeeths revered by Hindus.
The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) operates in the northeastern states and seven districts of West Bengal and five districts of North Bihar, with over 7,362 track kilometers (TKM) under its jurisdiction.
–IANS
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