Railways announce additional stoppages on NFR route
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Guwahati: Due to ongoing Pre Non-Interlocking activities between Gorakhpur Cantt. and Kusmhi stations, North Frontier Railway (NFR) train services in that section will be impacted.

The changes in train services involve train cancellations, diversions, and a rescheduled train, as stated in a press release from NFR on Wednesday.

Cancellation of Trains:

  1. Train numbers 15621 (Kamakhya – Anand Vihar Terminal) and 15622 (Anand Vihar Terminal – Kamakhya) Express, scheduled for departure on the 31st of August and 1st of September, 2023 respectively, will not be operational on those days.
  2. Train numbers 15651 (Guwahati – Jammu Tawi) and 15652 (Jammu Tawi – Guwahati) Express, originally planned to commence their journeys on the 4th and 6th of September, 2023 respectively, will also be cancelled.
  3. Train numbers 15078 (Gomti Nagar – Kamakhya) and 15077 (Kamakhya – Gomti Nagar) Express, initially set to depart on the 4th and 5th of September, 2023 respectively, will not be running on those dates.
  4. Train numbers 05616 (Guwahati – Udaipur City) and 05615 (Udaipur City – Guwahati) Special, initially scheduled to embark on their journeys on the 3rd and 6th of September, 2023 respectively, will experience cancellation.
  5. Train numbers 04654 (Amritsar Jn. – New Jalpaiguri) and 04653 (New Jalpaiguri – Amritsar Jn.) Special, previously planned for travel on the 30th of August and 1st of September, 2023 respectively, will not be operational.
  6. Train numbers 05734 (Katihar – Amritsar Jn.) and 05733 (Amritsar Jn. – Katihar) Special, initially intended to commence their journeys on the 2nd and 4th of September, 2023 respectively, will be cancelled.

Diversion of Trains:

  1. Train number 15707 (Katihar Jn. – Amritsar Jn.) Express, scheduled to travel from the 30th of August until the 5th of September, 2023, will take an altered route. It will be diverted via Chhapra Jn., Ghazipur City, Varanasi Jn., Banaras, Prayagraj Jn., and Kanpur Central.
  2. Train number 15708 (Amritsar Jn. – Katihar Jn.) Express, with journeys planned from the 30th of August until the 5th of September, 2023, will also follow a different path. It will be diverted via Kanpur Central, Prayagraj Jn., Banaras, Varanasi Jn., Ghazipur City, and Chhapra Jn.

Re-scheduling of Train:

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Additionally, the NFR has decided to re-schedule train number 15655 (Kamakhya – Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra) Express, originally slated for departure on the 3rd of September, 2023. The train’s departure time has been adjusted to 13:00 hrs. instead of the originally planned 11:00 hrs. from Kamakhya station. This change is in effect for its journey to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra station.

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