NFR TO ATTACH ADDITIONAL COACHES IN POPULAR TRAINS TO CLEAR PASSENGERS STRANDED DUE TO FLOODS
Flood has affected nearly 30 districts of Assam. As a result of flood, the Road connectivity between upper and lower Assam is also affected resulting into problems of travelling public. Heavy rush has resulted in trains due to disruption of road communication. To mitigate the problem of stranded passengers, N.F. Railway has decided to add additional coaches in some popular trains connecting important cities of upper and lower Assam. The details are as under:-
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Second class coach will be added in i) 12068/12067- Guwahati - Jorhat Town Jan Shatabdi Express, ii) 55725/55726- New Jalpaiguri-Alipurduar Jn passenger, iii) 55753/55754- Alipurduar – Guwahati passenger, iv) 15717/15718- Guwahati-Mariani passenger, v) 55820/55819- Guwahati-Mendipathar passenger from 17 to 24 July, 2019.
2. Two Second class coaches will be added in i) 15928/15927- New Tinsukia- Rangiya Express on 17,20,21,23, & 24 July, 2019 from New Tinsukia and on 19,20,22 & 23 July, 2019 from Rangiya, ii) 15968/15967- Dibrugarh- Rangiya Express on 18,19 & 22 July, 2019 from Dibrugarh and on 17, 18, 21 & 24 July, 2019 from Rangiya. click here

Railway slows down trains in Abhayapuri - Jogighopa section
for the safety of marooned villagers
Due to continuous heavy rainfall causing inundation of vast areas in the Goalpara - Jogighopa region, people from many villages have flocked to the railway embankment to take shelter from the rising flood waters. Large numbers of people along with their essential belongings and cattles have been taking shelter on the railway embankment in the Goalpara - Jogighopa section since the last many days. The railway embankment is the only stable structure offering the protection of a...
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highland to the marooned villagers. In view of this, N.F. Railway authorities have imposed speed restrictions on the Goalpara - Jogighopa route from railway km 25 to km 29. The trains are now being run with restricted speed in this section. The drivers of all trains passing through the section have also been issued instructions to whistle continuously while passing through this stretch where people have taken shelter so that any kind of causalities or injuries to the villagers and their cattles can be avoided.
It is to be mentioned that in the wake of recent floods N.F Railway has also attached additional coaches in popular trains for the convenience of people wanting to travel to and from Guwahati due to disruption of road network in various places in Upper Assam and Lower Assam. click here

Trains services over Alipurduar division affected due to heavy rain
Train services over Alipurduar division of N.F. Railway have been affected due to heavy rain since last night. The downpour with lightening has also hit signalling and telecommunication equipments at places like Banarhat, Hasimara, Chautara, Jorai, Srirampur, Dangtol etc. Rain water has submerged tracks at Jorai station and water overflowed at some other areas in Gossaigaon - Srirampur - Jorai section resulting in track erosion. Various Signal & Telecom equipments failed between Hasimara - Madarihat, Ghoksadanga – Sajerpar and Salakati - Basugaon sections. Visibility was also poor in many areas due to continuous heavy rain. Due to rain cut, safety of passengers and operational reasons, several trains had to be detained...
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in some stations in the division.
The trains which were detained were:-

1. 15601 DN Sampakkranti Exp was detained at Srirampur station from 12:40 pm.
2. 20501 DN Agartala Rajdhani Exp was detained at Gossaigaon station from 12:30 pm.
3. 15960 DN Kamrup Exp was detained at Chautara station from 01:10 pm.
4. 55714 DN Rangiya - New Jalpaiguri was pass short terminated at Fakiragram
5. 12505 DN Northeast Exp was detained at Kokrajhar railway station from 01:56 pm.
6. 12510 DN Guwahati - Bangalore Exp was detained at Gossaigaon station from 01:10 pm.
7. 55713 UP New Jalpaiguri - Rangiya pass was short terminated at New Alipurduar.
8. 15904 UP Chandigarh - Dibrugarh Exp was detained at New Coochbehar from 01:15 pm.

Train services were resumed over these locations after due rectification and receipt of the track fit certificate of the UP line at 04 - 45 pm. with imposition of speed restrictions. However down line is still not fit for train movement. At Jorai station yard, both up and down lines were badly affected due to water logging and train running had to be suspended from 01-45 pm. Later running of trains started through up line through single line working system.
Due to rain cut between Jorai and Kamakhyaguri stations, near bridge No. 195 in New Cooch Behar – New Bongaigaon Double line section over Alipurduar Division heavy congestion occurred in that section and temporary single line working started from 03.25 hrs. of 24th July, 2019. Now the trains are running in convoy in each direction. Position of trains at this time is as follows:

Down trains:
1.15933(Dibrugarh-Chandigarh) express at New-Bongaigaon since 06.45 and detaining.
2.15770(Lumding-Alipurduar Junction) Intercity express of 23.07.19 at New Bongaigaon
since 06.51 and Detaining.
3.13174(Agartala-Sealdah) Kunchangangha express at Bongaigaon since 09.15 and detaining
4.12423(Dibrugarg Town-New Delhi) Rajdhani Express at Barpeta Road since 09.15 and
detaining .
5.12526 (Dibrugarh-Kolkata) express New at Bongaigaon on run.
6.15960(Dibrugarh-Howrah) Kamrup Express at Rangiya since 08.50 and detaining.
7. 12501(Guwahati-New Delhi) Poorvottar Sampark Kranti Express at Goalpara Town since
08.16 and detaining.
8.13247(Kamakhya-Rajendranagar) Capital Express at Abhayapuri since 07.57 and
detaining.
Up trains:
1.15769(Alipurduar Junction-Lumding) Inter City Express at Samuktala since 04.20 and
detaining.
2.12345(Howrah-Guwahati) Saraighat Express at New Alipurduar since 05.23 and detaining.
3.15619(Gaya-Kamakhya) Express at Pundibari since 07.05 and detaining.
4.22411(Anand Vihar-Nahalagun AC Express at Gosaigaon Hat since 08.10 and detaining.
5.12515(Trivendrum-Silchar) Express at New Mal Junction since 08.38 and detaining.
It is to be mentioned that trains with no stoppage between New Cooch Behar and New Bongaigaon have been diverted via Dhubri route and Intercity trains have been cancelled. click here

NORMAL RUNNING OF LONG DISTANCE TRAINS OVER FLOOD AFFECTED PORTION RESUME
Running of train in the rain affected portion under Alipurduar division of N.F. Railway has now become normal in view of the receipt of Track Fit Certificate at 05:30 pm. Long distance trains have started running normally over the affected portion with restricted speed. However, the following intercity, passenger, express train will stand cancelled on 25th July, 2019.
(1) 55811 UP (Dhubri-Kamakhya) fast passenger scheduled to leave from Dhubri on 25-07-19 will remain cancelled.
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07525 UP (Siliguri-New Bongaigaon) Demu Special scheduled to leave from Siliguri on 25-07-19 will remain cancelled.
(3) 07526 DN (New Bongaigaon-Siliguri) Demu Special scheduled to leave from New Bongaigaon on 25-07-19 will remain cancelled.
(4) 55713 UP (New Jalpaiguri-Rangiya) Passenger scheduled to leave from New Jalpaiguri on 25-07-19 will remain cancelled.
(5) 55714 (Rangiya-New Jalpaiguri) Passenger scheduled to leave from Rangiya on 25-07-19 will remain cancelled.
(6) 55753 UP (Alipurduar-Guwahati) Sifhung Passenger scheduled to leave from Alipurduar on 25-07-19 will remain cancelled.
(7) 15769 UP (Alipurduar-Lumding) Intercity Express scheduled to leave from Alipurduar on 25-07-19 will remain cancelled.
(8) 15770 DN (Lumding-Alipurduar) Intercity Express scheduled to leave from Lumding on 25-07-19 will remain cancelled.
(9) 15771 UP (Alipurduar-Kamakhya) Intercity Express scheduled to leave from Alipurduar on 25-07-19 will remain cancelled.
(10) 15772 DN (Kamakhya-Alipurduar) Intercity Express scheduled to leave from Kamakhya on 25-07-19 will remain cancelled.
(11) 12346 DN (Guwahati –Howrah) Saraighat Express scheduled to leave from Guwahati on 25-07-19 will remain cancelled due to late running of the corresponding up Saraighat Express. click here