Agartala, Jul 13, 2024, TRIPURA TIMES Desk

Agartala, July 13: The Northeast Frontier Railway arranged special trains in Agartala- Dharmanagar and Agartala- Sabroom routes for Kharchi Puja.

The century-old Kharchi Puja and Mela will commence from Sunday. The festival draws huge gatherings every year. To facilitate the movements of the devotees from various parts of the state, the special trains have been arranged.

The special train will run every day during the week-long festival.

In the Agartala- Dharmanagar route, the train will depart from Dharmanagar at 10:30 am and reach Agartala at 02:05 pm. On the return journey, the train will leave Agartala at 05:00 pm and arrive at Dharmanagar at 08:50 pm.

Similarly in the Agartala- Sabroom route, the train will leave from Agartala at 02:30 pm and reach Sabroom at 04:50 pm. On the return journey, the train will depart from Sabroom at 05:20 pm and arrive in Agartala at 07:45 pm.

Transport minister Sushanta Chowdhury extended gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha and Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw for arranging the special trains.