To clear the extra rush of passengers, the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has been decided to operate a summer special train between Agartala and Silchar with a vistadome coach from 29th June to 21st September.
The train will run on every Thursday and Saturday from 29th June to 21st September, 2023 for twenty five trips each in both directions.
Accordingly, train no. 05695 (Agartala – Silchar) Special will depart from Agartala at 06:00 hours to reach Silchar at 11:30 hours. In return direction, train no. 05696 (Silchar– Agartala) Special will depart from Silchar at 16:35 hours on to reach Agartala at 22:05 hours.
During it’s both ways journey, the special train will have stoppages at Ambassa, Dharmanagar, New Karimganj, Badarpur and Arunachal stations. The train will have one AC chair car, four general chair car, one vistadome coach for the passengers.
The details of stoppages and timings of this train are available at IRCTC website 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.
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