Maligaon, February 25 (MExN): To facilitate smooth travel during the upcoming Holi festival and manage the anticipated surge in passenger traffic, Indian Railways will operate 14 pairs of Holi Special trains over the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), undertaking 128 trips. These services will supplement regular trains and provide additional capacity during the festive rush.
Eleven pairs are already operational from February 2026. Additionally, three more pairs will run between Tata Nagar–Katihar–Tata Nagar, Agartala–Guwahati–Agartala and Kishanganj–Lalkuan–Kishanganj.
Train No. 08181 (Tata Nagar–Katihar) will run every Monday from March 2 to March 30, departing Tata Nagar at 13:00 hrs and reaching Katihar at 07:30 hrs the next day. In return, Train No. 08182 (Katihar–Tata Nagar) will operate every Tuesday from March 3 to March 31, leaving Katihar at 10:30 hrs and arriving at Tata Nagar at 04:30 hrs the following day. Both services will complete five trips each.
Train No. 05628 (Agartala–Guwahati) will run every Thursday from March 5 to March 26, departing at 19:00 hrs and reaching Guwahati at 09:00 hrs the next day. The return service, Train No. 05627 (Guwahati–Agartala), will operate every Friday from March 6 to March 27, leaving at 13:15 hrs and arriving at 04:25 hrs the next day. Both will run four trips each.
Train No. 05741 (Kishanganj–Lalkuan) will run every Thursday from March 5 to March 26, departing at 08:30 hrs and reaching Lalkuan at 15:40 hrs the next day. The return Train No. 05742 (Lalkuan–Kishanganj) will operate every Friday from March 6 to March 27, departing at 20:40 hrs and arriving at 02:00 hrs on Sunday. Both will run four trips each.
NFR has also strengthened arrangements at major stations, including enhanced security, crowd management, drinking water facilities, help desks and additional staff. Detailed schedules are available on the IRCTC website and railway enquiry counters. Passengers are advised to verify details and book tickets through authorised channels.
