With an aim to clear the extra rush of passengers, the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has decided to run a bi-weekly superfast summer special train between Guwahati and Kolkata starting.
The summer special train service is slated to start on April 9 and will continue till May 29.
The train will have a total of 15 coaches including 5 AC 3-Tier coaches, 6 sleeper class coaches, 1 AC First Class cum AC 2-Tier sleeper coach and 1 general second class coach apart from 2 SLR coaches.
Train No 02518 will depart from Guwahati railway station at 9 pm every Wednesday and Saturday from April 9 till May 28, undertaking a total of 15 trips during the period.
It will run via Goalpara, New Bongaigaon, New Jalpaiguri, Malda Town and Nabadwip Dham railway stations to reach Kolkata at around 3 pm on April 10.
From Kolkata, Train No 02517 will start its journey from Kolkata railway station at 9:40 pm every Thursday and Sunday from April 10 till May 29, to reach Guwahati railway station next day at 3:55 pm. It will also undertake 15 trips covering the same route in reverse directions.