Diwali Special Trains: Indian Railways to run special trains for Varanasi, Darbhanga, Chhapra, other destinations; check details here
For the convenience of passengers during the festive occasion of Diwali and with a view to meet the travel demand during the season, Western Railway has decided to run Special trains on Special Fare between Ahmedabad & Varanasi City and between Indore & Patna, said the railways.
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"For the convenience of passengers during the festive occasion of Diwali and with a view to meet the travel demand during the season, Western Railway has decided to run Special trains on Special Fare between Ahmedabad & Varanasi City and between Indore & Patna," it said.
The details of the same are given below:
* Train No. 09411/09412 Ahmedabad – Varanasi City Weekly AC special train on the special fare (via Anand-Godhra) (8 Trips)
Train No. 09411 Ahmedabad – Varanasi City Weekly AC Special train on special fare will leave Ahmedabad at 23.25 hrs on every Monday from 29th October to 19th November, 2018 and will reach Varanasi City at 07.25 hrs on Wednesday.
Similarly, Train No. 09412 Varanasi City - Ahmedabad Weekly AC Special train on special fare will leave Varanasi City at 10.30 hrs on every Wednesday from 31st October to 21st November, 2018 and will reach Ahmedabad at 19.00 hrs on Thursday.
It will have AC 2 Tier AC 3 tier & Pantry car coaches. This train will halt at Nadiad, Dahod, Ratlam, Nagda, Kota, Sawai Madhopur, Gangapur City, Hindaun City, Bayana, Bharatpur, Achnera, Mathura, Farukhabad, Kanpur, Lucknow and Varanasi stations in both the directions.
* Train No. 09307/09308 Indore–Patna Weekly Special Train on Special Fare (6 Trips)
Train No. 09307 Indore – Patna Weekly Special train will leave Indore on every Friday at 23.30 hrs to reach Patna at 02.50 hrs on Sunday. This train will run from 2nd November to 16th November, 2018.
Similarly, in return direction Train No. 09308 Patna – Indore Weekly Special train will leave Patna at 05.45 hrs every Sunday and will reach Indore at 12.05 hrs on Monday. This train will run from 4th November to 18th November, 2018.
The train will have AC II Tier, AC III Tier, Sleeper Class and General Second Class coaches. The train will halt Dewas, Ujjain, Vidisha, Bina, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow Jn., Sultanpur, Jaunpur City, Varanasi, Pt.Deen Dyal Upadhyay Jn, Buxar and Ara stations in both directions.
The booking of Train No. 09411 & 09307 will be opened from 28th October, 2018 at all PRS counters and IRCTC website.
* Train No. 04096/04095 New Delhi-Jogbani-New Delhi Express Special Train ( 04 trips)
The 04096 New Delhi-Jogbani Special Express train will depart from New Delhi on 03.11.2018 & 08.11.2018 at 11.45 p.m. to reach Jogbani at 06.00 a.m the third day ( 02 trips). In the return direction, the 04095 Jogbani-New Delhi Express Special train will depart from Jogbani on 05.11.2018 & 10.11.2018 at 09.00 a.m. to reach New Delhi at 04.15 p.m. the next day (02 trips).
Consisting of one AC 3 tier, four sleeper Class , four general class , one chair car & two second class cum luggage van coaches, the 04096/04095 New Delhi-Jogbani-New Delhi Express Special train will stop at Moradabad, Bareilly, Sitapur Cantt, Gonda Jn, Basti, Gorakhpur, Deoria Sadar, Siwan, Chhapra, Sonpur Jn, Hajipur Jn, Shahpur Patoree, Barauni Jn, Begu Sarai, Khagaria, Naugachia, Katihar &Purnea stations enroute in both the directions.
* Train No. 04098/04097 Delhi Jn.-Gaya- Delhi Jn. Special Train ( 03 trips)
The 04098 Delhi Jn.-Gaya Special train will depart from Delhi Jn. on 05.11.2018 & 09.11.2018 at 11.50 a.m. to reach Gaya at 12.00 noon the next day ( 02 trips). In the return direction, the 04097 Gaya- Delhi Jn. Special train will depart from Gaya on 06.11.2018 at 04.20 p.m. to reach Delhi Jn. at 03.15 p.m. the next day (01 trip).
Consisting of fiteen sleeper Class & two-second class cum luggage van coaches, the 04098/04097 Delhi Jn.-Gaya- Delhi Jn. Special train will stop at Moradabad, Bareilly, Lucknow, Sultanpur, Varanasi, Pandit Din Dayal Upadhaay Jn (Mughal Sarai), Babhua Road, Sasaram & Dehri On Son stations enroute in both the directions.
* Train No. 04920/04919 Firozpur-Darbhanga – Firozpur Special Train ( 03 trips)
The 04920 Firozpur-Darbhanga Special train will depart from Firozpur on 03.11.2018 & 08.11.2018 at 04.45 p.m. to reach Darbhanga at 01.00 p.m the third day (02 trips). In the return direction, the 04919 Darbhanga- Firozpur Special train will depart from Darbhanga on 05.11.2018 at 03.30 p.m. to reach Firozpur at 04.50 a.m. the third day (01 trip).
Consisting of one AC 3 tier, fourteen sleeper Class , four general class & two second class cum luggage van coaches, the 04920/04919 Firozpur-Darbhanga - Firozpur Special train will stop at Faridkot, Kotkapura, Bhatinda, Mansa, Jakhal, Jind, Rohtak, Shakurbasti, Delhi Jn, Moradabad, Bareilly, Lucknow, Sultanpur, Varanasi, Pandit Din Dayal Upadhaay Jn (Mughal Sarai), Buxar, Ara, Danapur, Patna, Bhakhtiyarpur, Mokameh, Barauni & Samastipur stations enroute in both the directions.
* Train No. 04048/04047 Delhi Jn.-Saharsa- Delhi Jn. Special Train ( 04 trips)
The 04048 Delhi Jn.-Saharsa Special train will depart from Delhi Jn. on 03.11.2018 & 07.11.2018 at 10.50 p.m. to reach Saharsa at 05.30 a.m. the third day ( 02 trips). In the return direction, the 04047 Saharsa - Delhi Jn. Special train will depart from Saharsa on 04.11.2018 & 09.11.2018 at 10.00 a.m. to reach Delhi Jn. at 02.30 p.m. the next day (02 trips).
Consisting of one AC 3 tier, fourteen sleeper Class, four general class & two-second class cum luggage van coaches, the 04048/04047 Delhi Jn.- Saharsa - Delhi Jn. Special train will stop at Moradabad, Bareilly, Sitapur Cantt., Gonda, Basti, Gorakhpur, Narkatiyaganj, Raxaul, Sitmarhi, Darbhanga, Samastipur, Khagaria &S Bhakhtiyarpur stations enroute in both the directions.
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* Train No. 04036/04035 Delhi Jn.- Chhapra- Delhi Jn. Special Train ( 02 trips)
The 04036 Delhi Jn.- Chhapra Special train will depart from Delhi Jn. on 11.11.2018 at 10.50 p.m. to reach Chhapra at 07.30 p.m. the next day ( 01 trip). In the return direction, the 04035 Chhapra - Delhi Jn. Special train will depart from Chhapra on 12.11.2018 at 11.30 p.m. to reach Delhi Jn. at 10.00 p.m. the next day (01 trip).
Consisting of one AC 3 tier, fourteen sleeper Class, four general class & two-second class cum luggage van coaches, the 04036/04035 Delhi Jn.- Chhapra - Delhi Jn. Special train will stop at Moradabad, Bareilly, Sitapur Cantt., Gonda, Basti, Gorakhpur &Siwan stations enroute in both the directions
The railways is expecting a surge of 20 to 30 per cent in passenger traffic due to the festivities like Diwali and Chhath. The public transporter has been making elaborate arrangements for the festive rush.
