In a bid to cope up with the escalating rush of passengers during the Holi season, it has been decided to operate four more pairs of Holi special trains. Two special trains will be operated from Katihar towards Chandigarh and Udaipur City in both directions, one from Agartala to Gorakhpur in both directions and another special train will operate one way from New Jalpaiguri to Howrah.
Train no. 04538 (Chandigarh – Katihar) departed from Chandigarh on 23rd of March 2024 at 07:15 PM and will reach its destination Katihar at 11:45 PM on the next day. Similarly, train no. 04537 (Katihar – Chandigarh) will depart from Katihar on 25th of March 2024 at 04:00 AM and will reach its destination Chandigarh at 09:40 AM on the next day.
Train no. 09623 (Udaipur City – Katihar) will depart from Udaipur City on 26th of March 2024 (Tuesday) at 04:05 PM and will reach its destination Katihar at 02:45 AM on Thursday. In return direction, train no. 09624 (Katihar – Udaipur City) will depart from Katihar on 28th of March 2024 (Thursday) at 03:00 PM and will reach its destination Udaipur City at 04:15 AM on Saturday.
Train no. 05698 (Agartala – Gorakhpur) will depart from Agartala on 24th of March 2024 at 06:20 AM and will reach its destination Gorakhpur at 05:30 PM on the next day. In return direction, train no. 05697 (Gorakhpur – Agartala) will depart from Gorakhpur on 25th of March 2024 (Monday) at 11:55 PM and will reach its destination Agartala at 06:40 PM on Wednesday.
Train no. 02042 (New Jalpaiguri – Howrah) will depart from New Jalpaiguri on 24th of March 2024 at 05:30 AM and will reach its destination Howrah on 01:45 PM on the same day.
Further, in a step towards providing convenience to rail travellers, additional stoppage for two minutes has been provided on train no. 12345/12346 (Howrah – Guwahati – Howrah) Saraighat Express at Sainthia station. Also, additional stoppage for three minutes has been provided on train no. 15903/15904 (Dibrugarh – Chandigarh – Dibrugarh) Express at Basti station.
Train no. 12345 (Howrah – Guwahati) Saraighat Express will arrive Sainthia at 06:29 PM and depart at 06:31 PM. Train no. 12346 (Guwahati – Howrah) Saraighat Express will arrive Sainthia at 02:12 AM and depart at 02:14 AM. Also, train no. 15903 (Dibrugarh – Chandigarh) Express will arrive Basti at 09:13 PM and depart at 09:16 PM. Train no. 15904 (Chandigarh – Dibrugarh) Express will arrive Basti at 03:17 PM and depart at 03:20 PM.
The details of stoppages and timings of these trains are available at IRCTC website and are also being notified in social media platforms of NF Railway. Passengers are requested to verify the details before undertaking their journey.
