Railways has given relief news for the passengers preparing to go home during the festive season. In view of the increasing crowd in trains during festivals, Northern Railway has decided to run three Puja special trains. These trains will run from Gaya, Patna and Muzaffarpur in Bihar to Delhi. This will provide a lot of convenience to the passengers traveling from Bihar to Delhi. This decision to run trains has been taken at a time when hundreds of people are waiting at the railway station to get tickets to go home. Such people can now get relief.
Railways has also released the schedule, route and stoppages of these trains. The special thing is that the facilities of AC, sleeper and general coach will also be provided in these. Railways says that the purpose of running these trains is to handle the extra crowd of passengers during festivals and to make their journey easier.
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Gaya to Delhi
The first train will run between Gaya and New Delhi. Its number is 03697/03698. This train will run two days a week in both directions. The Gaya to New Delhi train will run every Tuesday and Saturday from November 7 to November 28, 2026. A total of 7 rounds will be made in this direction. At the same time, the train from New Delhi to Gaya will run every Wednesday and Sunday from November 8 to November 29. There will be 7 rounds of this also. This train will depart from Gaya at 2:15 pm and reach New Delhi at 12:05 pm the next day. In return, it will depart from New Delhi at 1:40 pm and reach Gaya at 11:15 am the next day. En route, it will stop at Anugrah Narayan Road, Dehri on Sone, Sasaram, Bhabua Road, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction, Prayagraj, Govindpuri and Tundla.
Patna to Anand Vihar
The second train will run between Patna Junction and Anand Vihar Terminal. Its number is 03293/03294 and this train will run daily. Its operation from Patna to Anand Vihar will be from November 5 to November 21. At the same time, this train from Anand Vihar to Patna will run from November 6 to November 22. This train will make 17 trips each in both directions. The train will leave from Patna at 9 pm and reach Anand Vihar at 1 pm the next day. In return, it will depart from Anand Vihar at 3:50 pm and reach Patna at 12:25 pm the next day. En route, there will be stoppages at Danapur, Arrah, Buxar, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction, Subedarganj, Govindpuri and Ghaziabad. This train will have all three types of coaches: AC, Sleeper and General.
Muzaffarpur to Anand Vihar
The third special train will run between Muzaffarpur and Anand Vihar. Its number is 05283/05284. This train will run once a week. The train will leave from Muzaffarpur for Anand Vihar on Saturdays on 21st and 28th November. At the same time, the train will run from Anand Vihar to Muzaffarpur on Sundays, 22nd and 29th November. There will be two rounds from both sides. This train will leave from Muzaffarpur at 6:30 am and reach Anand Vihar at 5 am the next day. In return, it will leave Anand Vihar at 7 am and reach Muzaffarpur at 4:50 am the next day. On the way, it will stop at Motipur, Mehsi, Chakia, Pipra, Motihari, Sagauli, Bettiah, Narkatiaganj, Harinagar, Bagaha, Gorakhpur, Basti, Gonda, Lucknow, Hardoi, Shahjahanpur and Moradabad.
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relief to people
Railways has advised passengers to check the train timings and stoppages before travelling. For latest information related to these trains, passengers can use Railways' NTES website or app. Apart from this, information can also be obtained by calling railway helpline number 139. Pictures of crowd are emerging from different stations of Delhi and people are worried about tickets. In such a situation, people will get relief by running special trains.