NFR runs two extended pairs of festival special trains and three additional pairs for Chhath Puja
· Free Press Journal
Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has decided to provide additional travel options during Chhath Puja through five pairs of festival special trains serving Bihar, West Bengal and Jharkhand. Of the two extended pairs, Train Nos. 07555/07554 (Katihar–Purnea–Katihar) will now run up to Arariya. The second pair, Train Nos. 08661/08662 (Ranchi–Alipurduar Junction–Ranchi) will make two additional trips in each direction. The three additional pairs comprise Train Nos. 07546/07545 and 07548/07547 (Katihar–Manihari–Katihar) and Train Nos. 03125/03126 (Kolkata–New Cooch Behar–Kolkata).
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Train No. 07555 (Katihar– Arariya) Festival Special will run daily from 11th to 30th November 2026, leaving Katihar at 21:30 and reaching Arariya at 23:30. In the return direction, Train No. 07554 (Arariya –Katihar) will run daily from 12th November to 1st December 2026, leaving Arariya at 00:15 and reaching Katihar at 02:15. The special train will have 08 coaches and will make 20 trips in each direction.
Train No. 08661 (Ranchi–Alipurduar Junction) Weekly Puja Special will make two additional trips from Ranchi on 16th and 23rd November 2026. In the return direction, Train No. 08662 (Alipurduar Junction–Ranchi) will leave Alipurduar Junction on 18th and 25th November 2026. Both services will operate as per their existing timings, stoppages and coach composition.
Train No. 07546 (Katihar–Manihari) Festival Special began its daily service on 9th November and will run up to 16th November 2026, leaving Katihar at 23:15 and reaching Manihari at 00:15 the following day. In the return direction, Train No. 07545 (Manihari–Katihar) began operating on 10th November and will run up to 17th November, leaving Manihari at 02:00 and reaching Katihar at 03:00. The special train will have 08 coaches and will make 08 trips in each direction.
Train No. 07548 (Katihar–Manihari) Festival Special will run daily from 11th to 16th November 2026, leaving Katihar at 10:45 and reaching Manihari at 11:45. In the return direction, Train No. 07547 (Manihari–Katihar) will run daily during the same period, leaving Manihari at 12:00 and reaching Katihar at 13:00. The special train will have 08 coaches and will make 06 trips in each direction. To accommodate more passengers on this route, NFR will also add three coaches to train nos. 07540/07539 (Katihar–Manihari–Katihar) Festival Special.
Train Nos. 03125/03126 (Kolkata–New Cooch Behar–Kolkata) Weekly Special began operating from Kolkata on 7th November and from New Cooch Behar on 8th November 2026. Train No. 03125 will leave Kolkata at 23:40 on 14th, 21st and 28th November and reach New Cooch Behar at 15:30 the following day. In the return direction, Train No. 03126 will leave New Cooch Behar at 18:30 on 15th, 22nd and 29th November and reach Kolkata at 08:10 the following day. The special train will have 22 coaches and will make four trips in each direction.
The details of stoppages and timings of these trains are available at IRCTC website and social media platforms of N. F. Railway. Passengers are requested to verify the details before undertaking their journey.