Great news for passengers planning to travel during the festivals! 🕺🏻🥁🕺🏻
The Indian Railways released the list of trains that have been launched and extended for various destinations like Darbhanga, Kollam, Ajmer, New Jalpaiguri, Howrah and Bangalore.
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Here are the details:
For Durga Puja 🥁
To cater to the passenger rush ahead of Durga Puja, the Eastern Railway has rolled out several special trains connecting multiple cities like Sealdah–New Jalpaiguri, Sealdah–Gorakhpur and Howrah–Raxaul.
Check the train numbers with timings below:
A)
For Puja rush, Eastern Railway to run 2 Special trains pic.twitter.com/p7gK0cJ3vH
— Eastern Railway (@EasternRailway) September 4, 2022
B)
Sealdah-Gorakhpur-Sealdah & Howrah-Raxaul-Howrah Puja Special Trains pic.twitter.com/vv5mLMjvgm
— Eastern Railway (@EasternRailway) September 1, 2022
Also, did you know that Howrah Railway Station has gotten a newly revamped food plaza after a gap of 17 months?
Read the interesting news here:
Food Plaza at Howrah station pic.twitter.com/cdkKf2Ir7f
— Eastern Railway (@EasternRailway) September 6, 2022
Bonus information: According to news reports, the Indian Railway and the Eastern Railway are also planning to open a spa at Howrah Station.
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For Onam Festival 🍛
Have last-minute travel plans? The South Western Railway will run two Express Special trains for the festival of Onam.
Check the details below:
> Train no. 06502 Kollam–Yesvantpur Special will depart from Kollam at 6:10 AM tomorrow, and reach Yesvantpur at 10 PM on the same day.
The train will have stoppages at Krishnarajapuram, Salem, Erode Jn., Tiruppur, Coimbatore Jn., Palakkad Jn., Thrissur, Aluva, Ernakulam Town, Kottayam, Tiruvalla and Chengannur.
> Train no. 06202 Thiruvananthapuram Central–Mysuru Special will depart from Thiruvananthapuram Central at 12:45 PM tomorrow, and reach Mysuru at 11:45 AM the next day.
The train will have stoppages at Mandya, Kengeri, KSR Bengaluru, Bengaluru Cantonment, Hosur, Dharmapuri, Salem, Namakkal, Karur, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudhunagar, Kovilpatti, Tirunelveli and Nagercoil Town.
Additional information for our readers:
The North Western Railway has decided to extend the services of Darbhanga–Ajmer–Darbhanga Weekly Special by eight trips.
Here is the official tweet with the complete information:
NWR makes the extension of 8 trips in the operating period of Darbhanga -Ajmer- Darbhanga weekly special train service pic.twitter.com/XCsyTmC6qs
— North Western Railway (@NWRailways) September 6, 2022
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