Railway operations through the vital Lumding–Badarpur hill section remain severely compromised as the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) announced a fresh round of cancellations, rescheduling, and en-route regulations for July 30 and July 31, 2026. The revised schedule comes in the wake of ongoing operational hazards at New Harangajao (NHGJ) station caused by persistent track settlement.
According to railway officials, passenger train transit through the NHGJ stretch continues to be completely suspended during night hours—between 07:00 PM and 05:00 AM—as a safety precaution. With both Line No. 1 and Line No. 2 at NHGJ rendered unserviceable, NFR engineering teams are managing all rail traffic through a single operational line (Line No. 3) under strict speed restrictions and round-the-clock monitoring.
Fresh List of Cancelled Trains (July 30–31)
NFR has confirmed the cancellation of the following passenger services:
- 15618 Dullabcherra – Guwahati Express (JCO 30.07.2026): Cancelled between Dullabcherra and Guwahati.
- 15615 Guwahati – Silchar Express (JCO 30.07.2026): Fully cancelled between Guwahati and Silchar.
- 15616 Silchar – Guwahati Express (JCO 31.07.2026): Fully cancelled between Silchar and Guwahati.
Rescheduled Train Timings for July 30
To prevent passenger services from traversing the vulnerable hill section during the restricted night hours, departure timings for eight key long-distance and regional express trains have been revised:
- 15650 Naringi – Agartala Express: Originally scheduled for 17:00 hrs on July 30, now rescheduled to 22:30 hrs.
- 15649 Agartala – Naringi Express: Originally scheduled for 21:30 hrs on July 30, now rescheduled to 23:30 hrs.
- 15609 Guwahati – Sairang Express: Originally scheduled for 19:00 hrs on July 30, now rescheduled to 23:30 hrs.
- 15610 Sairang – Guwahati Express: Originally scheduled for 19:00 hrs on July 30, now rescheduled to 21:30 hrs.
- 15611 Rangiya – Silchar Express: Originally scheduled for 19:00 hrs on July 30, now rescheduled to 23:30 hrs.
- 15612 Silchar – Rangiya Express: Originally scheduled for 23:00 hrs on July 30, now rescheduled to 05:00 hrs on July 31.
- 14619 Agartala – Firozpur Cantt Express: Originally scheduled for 15:00 hrs on July 30, now rescheduled to 23:00 hrs.
- 15608 Silchar – Thiruvananthapuram Central Express: Originally scheduled for 19:10 hrs on July 30, now rescheduled to 04:10 hrs on July 31.
Train Regulated En Route
- 12503 SMVT Bengaluru – Agartala Express (JCO 28.07.2026): Will experience regulation en route over the Lumding Division to manage operational congestion at NHGJ.
Passenger Advisory
The NFR administration has urged passengers travelling between Barak Valley, Tripura, Mizoram, and mainland Assam to verify real-time train status via the National Train Enquiry System (NTES) app or railway contact numbers before heading to stations, as restoration work continues at New Harangajao.
