PATNA: The railways will run five festival special passenger trains on the Lucknow-Darbhanga, Howrah-Jammu Tawi and Secunderabad-Balia routes to ease passengers’ rush during the Chhath Puja.
East Central Railway (ECR) chief public relations officer (CPRO) Rajesh Kumar told this newspaper that the Lucknow-Darbhanga special (01761/0161) will leave Lucknow on November 8, 11 and 13 at 1pm and reach Darbhanga the next day at 4.30am. “On its return journey, it will leave Darbhanga on November 9, 12 and 14 at 5.45am and reach Lucknow the same day at 10.45pm,” the CPRO said, adding that the train will run via Sitamarhi-Narkatiaganj-Gorakhpur route.
Besides, the Howrah-Jammu Tawi (01627) will leave Howrah on November 8 at 8am and reach Jammu Tawi the next day at 2am via Kiul-Patna Sahib-Patna Junction-Danapur-Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction route.
