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Indian Railways start 8 special trains following Bagdogra airport flight suspension
Compensating the suspension of airline services to and from Bagdogra Airport, Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has started eight special trains on a weekly basis to meet the demand.
Highlights
- Flight services from Bagdogra airport were suspended from 11th to 25th of this month
- NFR has started eight weekly special trains
- A total of 28 flights were operated at the Bagdogra airport
The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has introduced eight trains for various routes from New Jalpaiguri station to provide relief to travellers following the suspension of airline services at Bagdogra airport earlier this month.
The Bagdogra airport has suspended the flight services from 11th to 25th of this month due to the repairing work of the runway. A total of 28 flights were operated at the airport. As a result, there has been a tremendous rush of tourists and passengers to get the train tickets.
The railway official said following this; they were running eight weekly basis additional special trains to meet the demands.
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The trains are Sealdah-New Jalpaiguri, Sealdah-Kamakhya, Howrah-New Jalpaiguri and Rangapara North-Puri via NJP. The passengers welcomed the decision of the railway.
(With inputs from ANI)
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