In a bid to improve rail connectivity of Tripura with the rest of the country, the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has decided to extend the service of Guwahati-Kolkata-Guwahati Express train up to Agartala. NFR’s Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Sabyasachi De said that Guwahati-Kolkata-Guwahati Express would be extended up to Tripura capital Agartala once in a week. The inaugural special of this extension of train would be flagged off by President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday from Agartala railway station.
Guwahati – Kolkata – Guwahati Express will be extended up to Agartala with a new train no. 02502/02501 Agartala – Kolkata – Agartala Express once a week. Both trains will run up to 30 April 2023.
Stations to be coverd by Agartala-Guwahati-Kolkata Express:
New Karimganj, New Haflong, Guwahati, Goalpara Town, Kokrajhar, New Coochbehar, Kishanganj, Katwa and Bandel
The express train will run with 14 coaches. One First Class AC, five AC 3-tiers, six sleeper class coaches, one general sitting and one Guard cum Luggage Coach.
Train roster
During its regular run, the express train Agartala-Kolkata: 02502 will depart from Agartala every Wednesday at 7:30am to reach Kolkata at 3:00pm on the next day. In return direction, the train (02501) would depart from Kolkata at 9:40pm every Sunday to reach Agartala on Tuesday at 5:15am.
Existing train no. 02518 (Guwahati – Kolkata) Express will depart from Guwahati at 9:00pm every Saturday to reach Kolkata at 3:00pm the next day. In the return direction, train no. 02517 (Kolkata – Guwahati) Express will depart from Kolkata at 9:40pm every Thursday to reach Guwahati at 4:15pm on the next day.
The details of stoppages and timings of this train are available at the IRCTC website and through NTES and are also being notified in various newspapers and social media platforms of N.F. Railway. Passengers are requested to verify the details before undertaking their journey.
The President during her stay in Tripura would inaugurate the Judicial Academy and lay the foundation of the National Law University at Narsinghgarh, on the outskirts of Agartala. The Tripura government would also accord a civic reception to Murmu, who would also virtually inaugurate and lay the foundation of many other projects in Tripura.
