Archive · 28 Sep 2026
Northeast Frontier Railway Adds Festival Special Trains for 2026
Northeast Frontier Railway is arranging extra trains for the festival season.
The festivals mentioned are Puja, Diwali and Chhath.
These trains will help more people travel between cities and towns.
Services will connect places such as Secunderabad, Naharlagun, Howrah, Lumding, Kolkata and New Jalpaiguri.
Each route will run on set days and times.
The number of extra trips will be different for each route.
Passengers can find stoppages and schedules on the IRCTC website and other notices.
They should check the details before starting their journey.
Northeast Frontier Railway will continue existing services and add special trains for the Puja, Diwali and Chhath festival season.
Secunderabad–Naharlagun specials will make five additional trips in each direction between October 2 and November 2, 2026.
Santragachi–Naharlagun specials will make nine additional trips in each direction from October 2 to November 28, 2026.
Howrah–Lumding specials will make seven additional trips in each direction between October 16 and November 28, 2026.
Kolkata–New Jalpaiguri specials will make 14 additional trips in each direction from October 17 to November 30, 2026.
- Who
- Northeast Frontier Railway and passengers traveling during the festival season.
- What
- Existing special trains will continue, and additional special trips will operate on four routes.
- When
- The additional services will run on dates ranging from October 2 to November 30, 2026.
- Where
- The trains will connect routes between Telangana, the Northeast, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha regions.
- Why
- To provide more travel options, support increased passenger movement and improve connectivity during Puja, Diwali and Chhath.
- Festival period
- Puja, Diwali and Chhath season
- Secunderabad–Naharlagun
- 5 additional trips in each direction
- Santragachi–Naharlagun
- 9 additional trips in each direction
- Howrah–Lumding
- 7 additional trips in each direction
- Kolkata–New Jalpaiguri
- 14 additional trips in each direction
- Operating dates
- October 2 to November 30, 2026, depending on the route
- Schedule information
- Available on the IRCTC website and through N. F. Railway notices