The Northeast Frontier Railway has decided to run two pairs of special trains on Dibrugarh-Gorakhpur and New Jalpaiguri-Gorakhpur routes to clear the extra rush of passengers for ‘Chhath’ puja, an official said on Tuesday. An NFR spokesperson said that both the trains will have 20 coaches. Out of these, one special train will leave Dibrugarh at 7.25 pm on October 27 and will reach Gorakhpur on October 29 morning.
In return direction the train will start its journey from Gorakhpur at 7.50 am on 1st November and will reach Dibrugarh in Assam at 20:50 am the next day. The second special train will leave Gorakhpur at 5 PM on 29 October and will reach New Jalpaiguri in West Bengal the next morning.
In the return direction, the train will leave New Jalpaiguri at 2 PM on 31st October and will reach Gorakhpur the next morning.
On the other hand, the Bihar government on Tuesday requested the Railway Ministry to run more special trains to ensure hassle-free travel for people coming to the state for Chhath Puja celebrations. Indian Railways had recently announced to run 211 special trains till Chhath Puja this year for the convenience of the passengers.
A senior official of the CMO said that the request was made to the Center as people spread across the country are currently returning to their homes in Bihar.
with PTI input