The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) will be extending the service of the Guwahati – Lumding – Guwahati Express to Shokhuvi in Nagaland on one end and up to Mendipathar in Meghalaya on the other. This initiative has been taken in a bid to improve the connectivity of the Railway amidst various northeastern states in the country.

NFR informed that the Mendipathar– Guwahati passenger special will depart from Mendipathar with a new train no. 05607 every Tuesday and Thursday at 12:30 hours to reach Guwahati at 16:40 hours on the same day. The same train will depart from Guwahati at 17:00 hours on the same day with a new train no. 05605 to reach Shokhuvi at 23:55 on the same day.

In the return direction, the Shokhuvi – Guwahati passenger special will depart from Shokhuvi with a new train no. 05606 every Wednesday and Friday at 05:30 hours to reach Guwahati at 11:10 hours on the same day. The same train will depart from Guwahati at 12:45 hours every Wednesday and Monday with a new train no. 05608 to reach Mendipathar at 16:50 hours on the same day.

Existing train no. 05601 (Guwahati- Lumding) Passenger Special will depart from Guwahati at 17:00 hours every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to reach Lumding at 21:40 hours on the same day. In the return direction, train no. 05602 (Lumding- Guwahati) Passenger Special will depart from Lumding at 07:00 hours every Saturday, Sunday, and Monday to reach Guwahati at 11:10 hours on the same day.

The details of stoppages and timings of these trains are available at the IRCTC website and through National Train Enquiry System (NTES). Besides, this information can also be accessed through various newspapers and social media handles of N.F. Railway.

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