Guwahati, Jan 25 : In a bid to clear the extra rush of passengers, Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has decided to operate a special train between Dibrugarh and Secunderabad next month for four trips in both directions.
Accordingly, train number 07046 (Secunderabad-Dibrugarh Special) will depart from Secunderabad at 11am every Thursday from February 2 to 23, 2023 and reach Dibrugarh at 8.50 pm on Saturday, a statement from NFR said on Wednesday.
In the return direction, train number 07047 (Dibrugarh-Secunderabad Special) will depart from Dibrugarh at 7:25 pm every Sunday from February 5 to 26, 2023 to reach Secunderabad at 4am on Wednesday.
During its journey to and fro, the special train will run via Simaluguri junction, Lumding junction, Goalpara, New Jalpaiguri, Malda town, Bhubaneswar, Palasa, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Guntur and Nalgonda stations.
“Wait-listed passengers of other trains travelling towards South India can avail the opportunity,” the statement said.
Comprising 22 coaches, the train has AC first class, AC 2-tier, AC 3-tier, sleeper class and general second class coaches for passengers.
