The South Eastern Railway is running three 'Astha Special Trains' for the convenience of devotees visiting Ram Lalla after the 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. The first train (08026) will depart from Kharagpur on February 25th and March 2nd, reaching Ayodhya via Tatanagar on the following...
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day. The second train (08027) will depart from Mecheda on March 3rd, reaching Ayodhya via Tatanagar on the same day. Both trains will have 22 sleeper coaches. The trains will travel 893 km in 20 hours. The return journey for both trains is scheduled for February 27th and March 4th (for the first train) and March 5th (for the second train). The trains will stop at Kharagpur, Tatanagar, Purulia, Bhojudih, Gomoh, Koderma, Manpur, Gaya, Anugrah Narayan Road, Dehri On Sone, Sasaram, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, Varanasi, and Ayodhya.