NFR extends Christmas and New Year -2026 special trains for festive rush

Guwahati:  In order to clear the extra rush of passengers during the festive season, Northeast Frontier Railway has decided to extend the periodicity and services of two pairs of Christmas and New Year 2026 special trains. The extended special train services include train no. 05609/05610 (Guwahati – Sairang -Guwahati) for 03 trips each in both directions and train no. 05628/ 05627 (Agartala - Guwahati - Agartala) both for 09 trips each in both directions. These trains will operate with the existing schedule of service, timings, composition and stoppages.

Train No. 05609 (Guwahati – Sairang) Special will depart from Guwahati on 26th, 28th and 30th December, 2025 at 06:00 hours to reach Sairang at 19:30 hours. On the return direction, train no. 05610 (Sairang – Guwahati) Special will depart from Sairang on 27th, 29th and 31st December, 2025 at 06:00 hours to reach Guwahati at 19:50 hours.

Similarly, train no. 05628 (Agartala - Guwahati) weekly special will depart from Agartala at 19:00 hours on every Thursday from 1st January, 2026 to 26th February, 2026 to reach its destination Guwahati at 08:45 hours the next day. Similarly, train no. 05627 (Guwahati - Agartala) weekly special will depart from Guwahati at 13:15 hours on every Friday from 2nd of January, 2026 to 27th February, 2026 to reach its destination Agartala at 04:10 hours next day.

The details of routes, stoppages and timings of these trains are available at IRCTC website and social media platforms of N. F. Railway. Passengers are requested to verify the details before undertaking their train journeys.