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SPECIAL TRAIN TO RUN BETWEEN KOLKATA & AGARTALA
Kolkata, October 13, 2022:
Railway has decided to extend 02518/02517 Guwahati-Kolkata-Guwahati Bi-Weekly Special upto Agartala once in a week with introduction of a new train no. 02502/02501 Agartala-Kolkata-Agartala special. 02502 Agartala- Kolkata special will leave Agartala at 07:30 hrs. on every Wednesday in between 19.10.2022 & 30.04.2023 to reach Kolkata at 15:00 hrs. on the next day and 02501 Kolkata – Agartala special will leave Kolkata at 21:40 hrs. on every Sunday between 16.10.2022 & 30.04.2023 to reach Agartala at 05:15 hrs. on the third day.
With this extension, the existing Bi-Weekly service of 02518/02517 Guwahati-Kolkata-Guwahati has been reduced to weekly, i.e., leaving Guwahati on Every Saturday in between 15.10.2022 & 30.04.2023 and leaving Kolkata on every Thursday in between 20.10.2022 & 30.04.2023. Timings and stoppages of 02518/02517 Guwahati-Kolkata-Guwahati will remain unchanged.
Hence the services of 02518/02517 Guwahati- Kolkata-Guwahati special will remain cancelled as under:
•02518 Guwahati-Kolkata special (on every Wednesday from Guwahati between 19.10.2022 & 25.01.2023)
•02517 Kolkata- Guwahati special (on every Sunday from Kolkata between 16.10.2022 & 29.01.2023).
02502/02501 Agartala- Kolkata-Agartala special will stop at Bandel, Nabadwip Dham, Katwa, Azimganj, Jangipur Road and Malda Town stations enroute in both directions over Eastern Railway Jurisdiction.
The train will have General Second class, Sleeper Class and Air-conditioned accommodations. Booking of Kolkata –Agartala special (02501) is available through PRS & internet. In addition to mail/express fare, special charge will be realized. Concessional booking is not allowed. Tatkal Quota is not available.
