Ambubachi Mela ; NFR adds special trains

 

Guwahati, June 24: The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) headquarters at Maligaon has informed that it has made travel arrangements for pilgrims attending the ongoing Ambubachi Mela at the Kamakhya temple.

 “A series of measures have been implemented to manage the heavy rush of devotees. To cater to the increased passenger demand, we have set up special ticket counters at the Kamakhya and Guwahati stations. These additional counters are operational round-the-clock to facilitate quick and hassle-free ticketing for pilgrims,” NFR Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Kapinjal Kishore Sharma said on Monday.

 “The first is ‘Train No. 05672/05671 Guwahati-Alipurduar Junction-Guwahati Unreserved Special’. ‘Train No 05672 Guwahati-Alipurduar Junction’ will depart from Guwahati at 7.25 pm daily till June 26, and reach Alipurduar Junction at 4 am the next day. For the return journey, ‘Train No. 05671 Alipurduar Junction-Guwahati’ will run from Alipurduar Junction at 8 am daily till June 27, and arrive at Guwahati at 4.20 pm the same day,” Sharma said.

Guwahati-New Jalpaiguri-Guwahati Unreserved Special Train will also be operated. “Train No. 05698 Guwahati-New Jalpaiguri’ will depart from Guwahati on June 26 at 11.55 pm and reach New Jalpaiguri at 8.15 am the next day. ‘Train No. 05697 New Jalpaiguri-Guwahati’ will leave New Jalpaiguri on June 27 at 11.15 am and arrive at Guwahati at 7.30 pm the same day,” Sharma added.

 Meanwhile, State government has made special arrangements to welcome devotees coming from outside the State for Ambubachi Mela at Kamakhya Temple. As part of this initiative, Tourism Minister Ranjeet Kumar Dass on Monday visited the Kamakhya Railway station, and welcomed the devotees on behalf of the people of Assam. The Minister also interacted with them, and distributed welcome letters, printed in four different languages. For the first time, the State government’s Tourism Department has set up five stalls under the name Pranam at Kamakhya Railway station, Pandu Port, Bhootnath, Kamakhya Gate, and Adabari to greet and assist the pilgrims.