Indian Railways to start special trains during Dussehra, Diwali and Chhath Puja – Check schedule, destinations and other details
With a large number of passengers looking to visit their homes for Dussehra, Diwali, and Chhath Puja, Indian Railways have decided to run special trains from Anand Vihar to Saharsa, Jammu Tawi to Barauni and Firozpur to Patna.
Among the trains that will run include, Anand Vihar-Saharsa-Anand Vihar Festival Special, Jammu Tawi-Barauni-Jammu Tawi Festival Special, and Firozpur Cantt-Patna- Firozpur Cantt Festival Special.
Similarly, the return train number 01663 Saharsa-Anand Vihar Festival Special will start from Saharsa every Tuesday at 14:30 and will reach Anand Vihar station at 13.55 every Wednesday. During the journey from both sides, the trains will halt at a number of stations that include, Moradabad, Bareilly, Hardoi, Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Deoria Sadar, Siwan, Chhapra, Hajipur, Muzaffarpur, Samastipur, Dalsingh Sarai, Barauni, Begusarai, Khagaria and Simri Bakhtiyarpur stations.
Jammu Tawi-Barauni-Jammu Tawi Festival Special
Looking to accommodate a large number of passengers, train number 04646 Jammutawi-Barauni Festival Special will start from Jammu Tawi to Barauni from October 19, 2023 to November 30, 2023. The train will start every Thursday at 5:45 am. It will reach its destination the next day at 12.10 pm. From the opposite direction, train number 04645 Barauni-Jammu Tawi Festival Special will start from Barauni at 3:15 pm every Friday from October 20, 2023, to December 1, 2023. This train will reach Jammu Tawi at 10.30 pm the next day. Among the stations it will halt include Pathankot Cantt, Jalandhar Cantt, Ludhiana, Ambala Cantt, Saharanpur, Laksar, Moradabad, Bareilly, Sitapur, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Chhapra, Hajipur, Shahpur Patori and Bachhwara stations.
Firozpur Cantt-Patna- Firozpur Cantt Festival Special
For passengers looking to visit from Ferozpur to Patna or vice versa, the Indian Railways have decided to start Firozpur Cantt-Patna- Firozpur Cantt Festival Special for both sides. While Train no. 04678 will start from Firozpur Cantt from October 25, 2023 to November 29, 2023 every Wednesday at 1:25 pm, it will reach its destination the next day at 5 pm. Similarly, train number 04677 will depart from Patna at 6:45 pm from October 26, 2023, to November 30, 2023 and reach its destination at 10:4 pm the following day. Among stations that train from both sides will cover include Kot Kapura, Bathinda, Rampur Phul, Dhuri, Patiala, Rajpura, Ambala Cantt, Yamunanagar Jagadhri, Saharanpur, Moradabad, Bareilly, Lucknow, Pratapgarh, Varanasi, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Jn., Buxar, Arrah.