Overview
- The approved experimental stops cover Goreswar, Gossaigaon Hat and Chautara following a formal request from Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
- The trains are the Guwahati–Murkeong Lachit Express (Goreswar), Howrah–Dibrugarh Kamrup Express (Goreswar and Gossaigaon Hat), Kamakhya–Anand Vihar North East Express (Gossaigaon Hat), New Jalpaiguri–Guwahati Vande Bharat Express (Gossaigaon Hat) and Alipurduar–Guwahati Sifhung Express (Chautara).
- The Railway Ministry directed close monitoring of compliance and ticket sales along with wide publicity of the temporary halts.
- Sarma publicly thanked Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on X after receiving the approval, which followed his September 9 letter seeking the stops.
- Officials and local reporting cite expected benefits for residents of Lower Assam and the Bodoland region, including easier access to education, healthcare, markets and jobs.