613 Trips of Special Trains being Operated by NFR to Accommodate Festive Rush

To manage the heavy passenger rush during Diwali and Chhath Puja 2025, the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has been operating 48 festival special trains for 613 trips (overall) across various routes between September and December 2025.

These special trains have been connecting important destinations such as Katihar, Sonpur, Dauram Madhepura, Agartala, New Tinsukia, SMVT Bengaluru, Amritsar, Patna, Dibrugarh, Gorakhpur, Silchar, Kolkata, Guwahati, Ranchi, Charalapalli, Mumbai Central, Agra Cantt, Jogbani, Shalimar and Kamakhya and many others. The train services are provided on daily, weekly, tri-weekly or specific weekdays, as per operational feasibility and existing demand. Running of these special trains will help clear extra rush of passengers travelling to and from various areas like Northeast, North Bengal & Bihar.

Passengers are advised to check detailed timings, stoppages and coach compositions from the official Railway sources before planning their journey.

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