NFR Cancels 4 Trains, Reschedules 10 After Track Settlement at New Harangajao; Services Affected Till July 28

Rail connectivity between Barak Valley, Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur, and the rest of the country has hit a major bottleneck following track settlement (subsidence) on the critical Lumding–Badarpur Hill Section under the Lumding Division of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR).

In a formal Bulletin issued by NFR on July 26, 2026, railway authorities confirmed that Line No. 1 and Line No. 2 at New Harangajao (NHGJ) station have been fully suspended due to track damage caused by soil subsidence.Line-1 was suspended at 12:00 PM on July 20, while Line-2 was suspended at 11:05 PM on July 23.

Currently, all trains passing through the non-electrified single-line section are being routed exclusively via Line No. 3 under strict speed restrictions and continuous safety monitoring.

To ensure maximum passenger safety, NFR has suspended all passenger train movements through the hill section during the 19:00 hrs to 05:00 hrs (7:00 PM – 5:00 AM) night window.As a result, several express trains have been cancelled, rescheduled, or regulated between July 25 and July 28, 2026.

List of Fully/Partially Cancelled Trains

List of Rescheduled Trains

To avoid night travel through the hazardous section, departure timings for the following services have been revised:

• 15650 Narangi – Agartala Express (DN): Scheduled departure at 17:00 hrs on July 25, 26, & 27 rescheduled to 22:30 hrs.
• 15649 Agartala – Narangi Express (UP): Scheduled departure at 21:30 hrs on July 25, 26, & 27 rescheduled to 23:00 hrs.
• 15609 Guwahati – Sairang Express (DN): Scheduled departure at 19:00 hrs on July 25, 26, & 27 rescheduled to 23:30 hrs.
• 15610 Sairang – Guwahati Express (UP): Scheduled departure at 19:00 hrs on July 25, 26, & 27 rescheduled to 21:30 hrs.
• 15626 Agartala – Deoghar Express (UP): Scheduled departure at 19:00 hrs on July 25 rescheduled to 23:30 hrs.
• 15611 Rangiya – Silchar Express (DN): Scheduled departure at 19:00 hrs on July 25, 26, & 27 rescheduled to 23:30 hrs.
• 15612 Silchar – Rangiya Express (UP): Scheduled departure at 23:00 hrs on July 25, 26, & 27 rescheduled to 05:00 hrs (next morning, July 26 & 28).
• 01666 Agartala – Rani Kamalapati Special (DN): Scheduled departure at 17:20 hrs on July 26 rescheduled to 23:30 hrs.
• 20501 Agartala – Anand Vihar Tejas Express (DN): Scheduled departure at 15:00 hrs on July 27 rescheduled to 23:00 hrs on July 27.
• 14037 Silchar – New Delhi Poorvottar Sampark Kranti Express (DN): Scheduled departure at 19:10 hrs on July 27 rescheduled to 04:10 hrs on July 28.
• 12504 Agartala – SMVT Bengaluru Express (DN): On July 28, due to the late arrival of the incoming rake, this train will be rescheduled suitably.

Trains Regulated En Route

The following long-distance trains will experience operational delays and en-route regulation for safety compliance:

• 01665 Rani Kamalapati – Agartala TOD Special (JCO 23.07.26):Being regulated en route.
• 12503 SMVT Bengaluru – Agartala Express (JCO 24.07.26): Running nearly 13 hours late; regulated over the Lumding Division.
• 15645 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CHZ) – Silchar Express (JCO 25.07.26): Regulated en route over the Lumding Division.
• 12501 Kolkata – Agartala Express (JCO 26.07.26): Regulated en route over the Lumding Division.

War-Footing Restoration Underway

Northeast Frontier Railway engineering teams and heavy earth-moving equipment have been deployed at the spot near New Harangajao to stabilize the soil formation and restore Line-1 and Line-2. Passengers planning to travel over the next few days are strongly advised to check real-time train status via the NTES app or official helpline numbers before reaching their respective stations.