Maligaon, September 28 (MExN): Under the guidance of Prime Minister, NarendraModi, Ministry of Railways has decided to improve rail connectivity between various parts of North-Eastern states with major and important cities of India.
Train no- 12513/12514 Secunderabad-Guwahati weekly Express has been extended up to Silchar in Southern Assam. The stoppages between Guwahati and Silchar will be at Badarpur, New Haflong, Lumding, Hojai and Jagiroad Station. Similarly, train no- 12519/12520 LokmanyaTilak-Kamakhya weekly Express has been extended up to Agartala in Tripura. The stoppages between Guwahati and Agartala will be at Ambassa, Dharmanagar, Badarpur, New Haflong, Lumding, Hojai and Chaparmukh Stations.
These train services will connect remote areas of Northeast with Mumbai andSecunderabad.
The train no-12514 (Silchar-Guwahati-Secunderabad) Express will now start from Silchar Station on Wednesday at 07:45 PM and reach Secunderabad on Friday at 03:35 am. In the return journey, the train no- 12513 (Secunderabad-Guwahati-Silchar) Express will start from Secunderabad Station on Saturday at 04:35 PMand arrive at Silchar Station on Monday at 11:45 PM.
Thetrain no-12520 (Agartala-Kamakhya-Lokmanya Tilak) Express will now start from Agartala Station on Thursday at 06:00 AM and will arrive atLokmanyaTilak Station on Saturday at 04:15 PM. In the return journey, train no-12519 (LokmanyaTilak-Kamakhya-Agartala) Express will depart from LokmanyaTilak Station on Sunday at 07:50 AM and will arrive atAgartala Station on Tuesday at 07:50 PM. This was stated in a press release issued by Sabyasachi De, Chief Public Relations Officer, NFR.