The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has announced that it will restore the pre-COVID train numbering system from January next year. According to an official release issued on Saturday, all NFR-owned passenger trains will resume operating with their regular numbers, replacing the temporary ‘0’ numbering system implemented during the pandemic.
“Northeast Frontier Railway has decided to run all passenger trains with their regular numbers as was running prior to COVID-19. All the 60 pairs of passenger trains will operate as per earlier frequency with their earlier train numbers from January 2025 onwards,” the release stated.
The decision covers a total of 60 pairs of passenger trains across multiple divisions. Out of these, four pairs will operate from the Tinsukia division, 19 pairs from the Lumding division, 10 pairs from the Rangiya division, six pairs from the Alipurduar division, and 21 pairs from the Katihar division.
Details regarding the stoppages and timings of all these 60 pairs of trains are available on the IRCTC website and NFR’s social media platforms, the release added.
The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) will restore pre-COVID train numbers from January 2025, resuming the earlier frequency and numbering system for 60 pairs of passenger trains across multiple divisions. Details of stoppages and timings are available online.
The NFR shared on X, "Starting from 1st January 2025, several passenger trains will operate under their regular train numbers, replacing the current '0' numbering system."
Among the changes, the train from Silchar to Vangaichungpao (train number 05567 will become 55667), as well as trains from Silchar to Bhairabi and Vangaichungpao (train numbers 05659 and 05660 will change to 55665 and 55666, respectively), will run daily.
The Agartala to Dharmanagar trains (05575 and 05576) will become 55675 and 55676, operating daily. Other updates include the Silchar to Agartala and Dharmanagar route, with train 05677 (becoming 55677) running on days 2 and 5, and 05678 (becoming 55678) on days 3 and 6.
Trains running from Dharmanagar to Silchar and Maishashan, as well as from Silchar to Dullabcherra, will also adopt new train numbers (e.g., 05681 becomes 55681, 05683 becomes 55683).
Furthermore, trains running between Karimganj Jn and Agartala, along with those between Agartala and Sabroom, will see their train numbers updated (for example, 07679 will become 75679). These updates will apply to daily services, bringing the change into effect on 01-01-2025.
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