1300 more berths added by NF Railway to tackle passenger rush

May 31: In order to tackle the rush of passengers, the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has decided to increase a total of 1300 berths in different long-distance trains. These are in addition to the numerous special trains that are being run to handle passenger rush. It is expected that the adding of these coaches will help to manage the rush of passengers to a considerable extent.

The following is the list of some of the additional coaches which have been added permanently during this month:

• One AC 3 tier coach has been added in the 55615 / 55616 Guwahati – Silchar – Guwahati Fast passenger train w.e.f. 6th May 2019. So, 64 additional AC berths have been created.
• One General second Class coaches has been added in the 55679 / 55680 passenger train running between Agartala and Dharmanagar w.e.f. 25th May 2019. 90 seats are now additionally available for passenger of this train.

• One AC 3 tier coach has been added in the 15721 / 15722 New Jalpaiguri – Digha Express train from New Jalpaiguri w.e.f. 17th May, 2019. 64 additional AC berths are now available for passenger of this train.
• Three General second Class coaches have been added in the 55803 / 55804 passenger, 55809 / 55810 passenger and 55817 / 55818 passenger trains running between New Bongaigaon and Guwahati w.e.f. 25th May 2019. So, 270 numbers of additional seats are now available on these passenger trains.

• Four General second Class coaches and one Luggage van have been added in the 55681 / 55682 passenger and 55683 / 55684 passenger trains running between Agartala and Garjee w.e.f. 25th May 2019. 400 new seats are now additionally available for passenger of these trains.
• Four General second Class coaches have been added in the 55893 / 55894 passenger and 55895 / 55896 passenger trains running between Rangapara and Rangiya w.e.f. 25th May 2019. A total of 360 new seats are now additionally available in these trains.

• One AC 3 tier coach has been added in the 15715 / 15716 Kishanganj – Ajmer Garib Nawaj Express train from Kishanganj w.e.f. 14th May, 2019. So, 64 additional AC berths are now available for passenger of this train.