WESTERN RAILWAY’S OKHA – GUWAHATI PARCEL SPECIAL TRAIN HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO RUN UPTO
NEW GUWAHATI W.E.F 16TH AUGUST 2020
To keep the supply chain running, Western Railway is operating parcel special trains to various parts of the country. These parcel special trains carry essential commodities like food grains, milk products, milk, as well as medical materials, medicines and medical equipment. In continuation to this, Train No 00949/ 00950 Okha – Guwahati Parcel Special Train has been extended to run upto New Guwahati w.e.f. 16th August, 2020 &and the timings of WR’s three parcel special trains i.eBandra Terminus – Jammu Tawi, Okha – New Guwahati and Porbandar – Shalimar have been revised over jurisdiction of Western Rly w.e.f. 18th August, 2020.
According to a press release issued by Shri Sumit Thakur - Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, as per demand Train No 00949/ 00950 Okha – Guwahati Parcel Special Train is now running upto New Guwahati w.e.f 16th August, 2020. The departure timing of Train No 00949 too has been revised and the train is scheduled to leave Okha at 05.15 hrs& will reach New Guwahati at 20.00 hrs on its scheduled dates. Similarly, Train No 00950 is now scheduled to depart from New Guwahati at 20.00 hrs as per its scheduled date. Shri Thakur further added that w.e.f 18th August, 2020,Bandra Terminus – Jammu Tawi, Okha – New Guwahati and Porbandar – Shalimar will run with revised timings on their scheduled dates of run. Train No 00901 Bandra Terminus – Jammu Tawi parcel special train will depart from Bandra Terminus at 19.30 hrs and Train No 00913 Porbandar – Shalimar parcel special train will now depart from Porbandar at 06.00 hrs. There is no change in the return journey timings of the above trains.
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