Indian Railways announces Diwali, Chhath Puja special trains: Details here
With Diwali and Chhath Puja just a couple of weeks away, the Indian Railways has announced special trains on certain routes, especially in Bihar and Jharkhand. This has been done to distribute the passenger traffic during the festive season. The tickets for these trains can be booked either offline, through Railways counters, or online, through the IRCTC app or website. Here's more.
Special trains to Jayanagar and Barauni
Anand Vihar-Jayanagar-Anand Vihar: Train 04042 will run from Anand Vihar at 00:10 hrs on every Tuesday and train 04041 will depart from Jayanagar at 01:35 hrs every Wednesday. New Delhi-Barauni-New Delhi: Starting October 16, train 04404 shall run from New Delhi at 19:25 hrs every Tuesday and Friday while train number 04403 will leave from Barauni at 21:35 hrs every Wednesday and Saturday.
Special AC trains to Pune and Muzaffarpur
Hazrat Nizamuddin-Pune-Hazrat Nizamuddin: This Delhi-Pune special AC train (04418) shall run from Nizamuddin station every Tuesday at 21:35 hrs and train 04417 shall leave from Pune at 05.15 hrs on every Thursday, starting from October 18. Delhi-Muzaffarpur-Delhi: Train 04030 will depart from Delhi at 13:45 hrs every Wednesday and Saturday and train 04029 will depart from Muzaffarpur at 14:30 hrs every Thursday and Sunday.
Special trains running to Bhagalpur and Gorakhpur
Anand Vihar-Bhagalpur-Anand Vihar: Starting October 18, Train 04002 will depart from Anand Vihar at 16:55 hrs every Thursday and Train 04001 will leave from Bhagalpur at 17:30 hrs every Friday. Anand Vihar-Gorakhpur-Anand Vihar: Commencing October 20, Train 04046 will depart from Anand Vihar at 22:20 hrs every Saturday while Train 04045 will depart from Gorakhpur at 17:25 hrs every Sunday.
Special trains to and from Patna and Gaya
Anand Vihar-Patna-Anand Vihar: The AC special Train 04022 will depart from Anand Vihar at 00:10 hrs and from Patna at 14:10 hrs every Saturday. Anand Vihar-Gaya-Anand Vihar: Starting November 4, Train 04044 will leave from Anand Vihar at 00:10 hrs and train number 04043 will depart from Gaya at 23.20 hrs, every Sunday.
