Agartala, Feb 03, 2024, TRIPURA TIMES Desk

Agartala, Feb 03: Tripura Chief Minster Dr. Manik Saha said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been working continuously to improve the rail connectivity and enhance comfort of passengers with new facilities in the entire NE region.
The Chief Minister said this after flagging-off Agartala- Deoghar- Agartala Express with modern LHB rake from Agartala Railway Station on Saturday evening.
Referring to the HIRA model as promised by the Prime Minister, Dr. Saha said, Tripura saw a robust change in connectivity development over the past few years and introduction of several express trains reflects it.
He said, the new facility of Deoghar express would ensure more safety and comfort to the passengers. 
Division Railway Manager, Lumding Prem Ranjan Kumar and other officials of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) were present in the programme.
The coaches of train No. 15626/15625 (Agartala – Deoghar – Agartala) weekly express has been converted into modern LHB (Linke Hofmann Busch) coaches, equipped with the-state-of-art features. 
The newly converted LHB train no. 15626 (Agartala – Deoghar) Express will depart from Agartala every Saturday at 19:00 hours and train no. 15625 (Deoghar – Agartala) Express will depart from Deoghar every Monday w.e.f 05th February, 2024 at 20:05 hours. Enroute, the train will run via Ambassa, Badarpur Jn., Lumding Jn., Guwahati, Rangiya Jn., New Jalpaiguri, Naugachia, Bhagalpur etc. Conversion of this train to LHB rake will provide comfort to the enroute passengers from northeast who visit to the holy city Deoghar for pilgrimage.
Also, for convenience of the passengers, it has been decided to convert the train no. 05628/05627 (Agartala – Guwahati – Agartala) special to LHB. Train no. 05628 (Agartala – Guwahati) Special will depart from Agartala every Thursday at 19:00 hours w.e.f 08th February, 2024 and train no. 05627 (Guwahati – Agartala) Special will depart from Guwahati every Friday w.e.f 09th February, 2024 at 13:15 hours. 
Both the trains will consist of 21 LHB design coaches, which includes five AC 3-tier, ten Sleeper Class, three Second Class, one Pantry Car and two Power Cars.
NFR in a press statement said, the Indian Railways has been continuously striving to provide a safer, faster and more comfortable travelling experience to the people of the North Eastern region, and the conversion of these trains into a modern LHB rake will be an important step in this regard.