N F Railway has decided to run Kisan Special trains from Agartala to Howrah and Sealdah with effect from February 11, 2021 for the benefit of the farmers and transporters of NE Region.
Kisan Special Train bearing number 00320 will leave from Agartala at 19-15 hrs once a week on Thursday to reach Sealdah on Saturday at 13-00 hrs. The train will have stoppages at stations like Dharmanagar, Badarpur, Lumding, Guwahati, Kamakhya, Goalpara, New Bongaigaon, New Alipurduar, New Coochbehar, New Jalpaiguri, Malda Town, Khaltipur, Bardhaman and Bandel for loading/unloading.
Kisan Special Train bearing number 00328 will leave from Agartala at 19-15 hrs on Friday to reach Howrah at 12-45 hrs on Sunday. The train will have stoppages at stations like Dharmanagar, Badarpur, Lumding, guwahati, Kamakhya, Goalpara, New Bongaigaon, New Alipurduar, New Coochbehar, New Jalpaiguri, Malda Town, Khaltipur, Bardhaman, Bandel and Serampore for loading/unloading.
In a press release, Chief PRO of NF Railway Subhanan Chanda said this on Thursday.
It may be mentioned here that as per the announcement made in the Union Budget 2020-21, Indian Railways has started running Kisan Rail train services, to transport perishables and agri-product, including milk, meat and fish.
The first Kisan Rail train was flagged-off on August 07, 2020 between Devlali (Maharastra) and Danapur (Bihar). These Kisan Rail trains are run on time-tabled paths, and their punctuality is strictly being monitored to avoid any en-route detentions and delays.
This is multi-commodity, multi-consignor/consignee, multi-loading/unloading transportation product which is aimed at providing wider market to our Kisans. Commodities which may be transported via Kisan Rail are Tea, Rubber, Turmeric, Black pepper, Mustard, Soyabin, Betel nut, Oranges, Pineaple, Ginger, Kiwi, Passion fruit, Chillies(green), Large Cardamon and other fruits & vegetables. A subsidy of 50% is being granted on the transportation of fruits and vegetables via Kisan Rail. The primary objective of running Kisan Rail trains is to increase the income in farm sector by connecting production centres to markets and consumption centres.
It is expected that with the introduction of this Kisan Rail consignors/farmers will get benefitted.