Railways announce Silchar-Sealdah ‘Festival Special’ train

Oct. 17: The Ministry of Railways has announced more Festival Special trains as the national transporter is expecting a rush of passenger during the upcoming festive season. These festival special trains will be operated at a speed of 55 kmph and the fares applicable will be those of special trains. Train No. 03175 Sealdah- Silchar will leave from Sealdah on 24, 26, 28 & 31 of October; whereas in the month of November, it will run on 02, 04, 07, 09, 11, 14, 16, 18, 21, 23, 25, 28 & 30. This train will provide 17 trips in the Sealdah- Silchar route.

Train No. 03176 Silchar- Sealdah Festival Special will operate tri-weekly on 26, 28 & 30 October. However, in the month of November, this train will run on 02, 04, 06, 09, 11, 13, 16, 18, 20, 23, 25, 27 & 30. In the month of December, this train will leave from Silchar only on 2 December. This train will provide 17 trips in the Silchar- Sealdah route.

Apart from the Silchar- Sealdah route, Festival Special Train in the Sealdah- Agartala route has also been announced. Last week, 05611/ 05612 Silchar – Guwahati Express train has been approved by Railway board to be run as “Festive special” along with other 195 pairs of train between 20 October to 30 November.