Guwahati, September 6 (MExN): To facilitate travelers during festival rush, the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has decided to operate two pairs of puja special trains between Sealdah - New Jalpaiguri - Sealdah.
One puja special train will run for seven trips and another puja special will run for a single trip in both directions, an official release informed.
Suvidha Puja Special train no. 82311 (Sealdah – New Jalpaiguri) will run for one trip leaving from Sealdah at 11:50 PM on October 6 to reach New Jalpaiguri at 10:10AM, the next day.
In return direction, Suvidha Puja Special train no. 82312 (New Jalpaiguri - Sealdah) will run for one trip leaving from New Jalpaiguri at 12 Noon on October 7 to reach Sealdah at 11:35 PM on the same day.
Puja Special train no. 03129 (Sealdah – New Jalpaiguri) will run for seven trips leaving from Sealdah at 11:50 PM on all Thursdays to reach New Jalpaiguri at 10:10 hours on the next day from October 13 till November 24.
In return direction, train no. 03130 (New Jalpaiguri - Sealdah) will run for seven trips leaving from New Jalpaiguri at 12 Noon on all Fridays to reach Sealdah at 11:35 PM on the same day from October 14 to November 25. Both trains will consist of 20 coaches and run via Bandel, Azimganj, Malda Town and Kishanganj.