Similar weekly passenger special train service from May 18
Maligaon, May 17 (MExN): After the Ministry of Railways decided to restart passenger train services by initially starting with running of 15 pairs of special train special trains from May, more than 5000 people have availed the passenger special trains to arrive in Northeast Frontier Railways (NFR) region till date, a press release from the CPRO Subhanan Chanda stated on May 17.
The passenger special between New Delhi and Dibrugarh was availed by thousands of passengers to reach their destination, the release added.
The first train which left New Delhi on May 12 and reached NFR areas on May 13 had 925 passengers who de-boarded or boarded at various stoppages in between Katihar and Dibrugarh.
Till May 17 morning, more than 5000 passenger travelled by the four trips of 02424 passenger special between New Delhi and Dibrugarh, the release informed.
On the other hand, 164 passengers from Katihar, 754 from New Jalpaiguri and 466 from Guwahati also boarded the Dibrugarh bound train.
Similarly, nearly 4500 passenger boarded and de-boarded in stations within NFR in the 02423 passenger special between Dibrugarh and New Delhi. While, 980 passengers boarded the train from Dibrugarh, 284 boarded from Mariani, 800 from Guwahati, 283 from New Jalpaiguri and 146 from Katihar till May 16.
Stating that a good number of people are availing the newly introduced facility of such passenger special trains, the CPRO’s press release added that another similar weekly passenger train service will start from May 18
It will connect Agartala in Tripura with New Delhi which will provide connectivity to the people of Tripura, Manipur, Mizoram apart from South Assam districts, the release added.
As already notified, ticket booking of these special trains can be done only through IRCTC website (https://www.irctc.co.in). Railway and IRCTC authorized agents are not permitted to book tickets for journey by these special trains for the time being.
It is mandatory for all passengers to wear mask and undergo thermal screening before entering station. Only asymptomatic passengers are being allowed to board the train. It is mandatory for passengers to download Aarogya Setu app in their mobile phones, before commencing their journey. Moreover they will also have to abide by the COVID-19 related medical protocols of the destination states, the release informed.
