To make travel convenient for its passengers during Diwali and Chhath Puja, Indian Railways will be introducing special trains.
The festive season is about to kickstart with much pomp and fervour in India. People from around the country will be visiting their hometown to celebrate it with family and usually book their tickets in advance. Due to this, it is not easy to get tickets and there is already a waiting list for the seats. To make travel convenient for its passengers during Diwali and Chhath Puja, the Indian Railways will be introducing special trains.
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Sonpur’s Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Virendra Kumar said, “Operation of three pairs of Puja special superfast trains is being started from Delhi’s Anand Vihar Terminal to Patna and Gaya.”
As per the information, Train No. 03255/03256 Superfast will run twice a week- on Thursdays and Sundays from Patna from November 23 to December 10 at 10:20 p.m. and will reach Anand Vihar Station, Delhi, at 03:00 p.m. Similarly, 03256 Superfast will leave from Anand Vihar for Patna at 11:30 p.m on Fridays and Mondays from November 24 to December 11. It will reach Patna Junction at 5:20 p.m. the next day. The train will stop at Danapur, Arrah, Buxar, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction, Prayagraj and Kanpur stations.
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It has also introduced a superfast train from Patna to Anand Vihar. Train numbers 02391/02392 will be introduced for the convenience of the passengers. However, it will run on just one day of the week. Train 02391 superfast from Patna will run every Saturday from November 25 to December 9 at 10:20 p.m. and will reach the destination at 03:00 p.m. every Sunday.
Train number 02392 Superfast will depart from Anand Vihar at 11:30 p.m. every Sunday from November 26 to December 10 and will reach Patna at 05:20 p.m. the next day. This train will stop at Danapur, Arrah, Buxar, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction, Prayagraj and Kanpur Central stations.
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Gaya special trains have been introduced as well. Train number 03635 superfast will run three days a week from Gaya every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 2:15 p.m. from November 20 to December 8 and will reach Anand Vihar, Delhi at 05:00 a.m. 03636 Superfast from Anand Vihar to Gaya will leave at 07:00 a.m. every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from November 21 to December 9 and will reach Gaya at 08:45 p.m the same day.
The train will stop at Anugraha Narayan Road, Dehri on Sone, Sasaram, Bhabua Road, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction, Prayagraj and Kanpur Central Stations.
