To facilitate the travel of passengers going to Bihar for Chhath Puja, the Indian Railways has decided to run special trains. Two special trains will operate between Gondia and Patna, and two more between Gondia and Chhapra, ensuring confirmed berths for approximately 12,000 passengers. The trains departing from Gondia will leave...
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on November 3rd and 4th, arriving in Patna on November 4th and 5th, respectively. The trains leaving Patna will depart on November 4th and 5th, reaching Gondia on November 5th and 6th. Similarly, the Gondia-Chhapra special trains will also operate in two rounds on November 3rd and 4th.

The Bhupdevpur railway station in Kharsai-Raigad, located in the Bilaspur division of the South-East Central Railway, will be connected to the third and fourth railway lines. This will result in the cancellation and short termination of several trains passing through the Nagpur division. Some trains will be diverted to alternative routes....
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The work on the third and fourth lines will be carried out between September 10th and 22nd in the Bilaspur division. This decision has caused inconvenience to passengers, especially during the festive season of Raksha Bandhan, Pola and Ganesh Chaturthi, which is known for increased travel demand.

The South East Central Railway’s Nagpur Division is running a special train service to accommodate increased travel demand for Chhath Puja. The Chhath Puja Special Train, Train No. 08895/08896, will operate between Gondia and Chhapra in two phases. Train No. 08895 departs from Gondia on November 3 and 4, 2024, and...
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reaches Chhapra the next day. The return train, Train No. 08896, operates from Chhapra to Gondia on November 4 and 5, 2024. The train makes stops at Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon, Durg, Raipur, Bhatapara, Usalapur, and Shahdol. Train No. 08895 departs from Gondia at 20:00 hours, with scheduled stops at Dongargarh (20:56 arrival, 20:58 departure), Rajnandgaon (21:20 arrival, 21:22 departure), and is expected to reach Chhapra at 19:00 hours the following day.

A new weekly 'Pooja Special Train' (train number 03325-03326) will commence operations from September 4th, 2023, running between Dhanbad and Coimbatore. This train is specifically designed for pilgrimage and will connect important religious sites like Prayagraj, Gaya, Parasnath, and Dhanbad. The train will have a stop at Balaghat railway station for...
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two minutes, making it convenient for Jain pilgrims from Balaghat, Katni, Jabalpur, Nagpur, Gondia, and Ballarshah to reach Parasnath, the most significant Jain pilgrimage site in Jharkhand. The train will operate until January 2025, departing from Dhanbad every Wednesday and arriving at Balaghat at 5:30 AM on Thursday. The return journey from Coimbatore will depart every Sunday evening at 5:10 PM and will arrive in Balaghat the next day. Local Jain devotees have expressed their gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav, and Balaghat-Sिवनी MP Bharti Pardhi for the initiative.

The West Central Railway will run special trains to Gaya during the Pitru Paksha period, departing from Bhopal and Jabalpur. The special train (01667) from Rani Kamalapati will operate on September 16, 21, 26, and October 1, reaching Gaya at 8:20 AM the next day. The return train (01668) will depart...
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Gaya on September 19, 24, and 29 at 3 PM, reaching Bhopal at 11:20 AM the next day. A special train (01701) will run between Jabalpur and Gaya on September 18, 23, and 28, departing Jabalpur at 7:35 PM and arriving in Gaya at 8:30 AM the next day. The return train (01702) will operate from Gaya on September 17, 22, 27, and October 2 at 3:10 PM. Ticket booking for both trains will begin today. The special trains will have AC, sleeper, and general class coaches. Additionally, a special train (03325) from Dhanbad to Coimbatore will operate from September 4 to January 1, 2025, departing Dhanbad every Wednesday and reaching Coimbatore on the same day. The return train (03326) will run from Coimbatore to Dhanbad every Saturday from September 7 to January 4, 2025, departing Coimbatore and reaching Dhanbad on the same day. This train will depart Jabalpur at 12:50 AM and will have stops at Gaya, Dehri-on-Sone, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, Prayagraj Chheoki, Vijayawada, Perambur (Chennai), and other stations. The train is being introduced to facilitate travel during festivals like Dussehra, Diwali, and Chhath Puja. This will provide a new travel option for people traveling from Jabalpur to South and North India.