• Source:JND
HighLights
  1. ECR announced 16 festival special trains to manage the festive rush.
  2. Trains operate daily, weekly, biweekly on key Delhi-Bihar routes.
  3. Aims to ease travel demand during Diwali and Chhath festivals.

Amid the festive rush, severe demand for train tickets left passengers facing widespread app glitches, seeing system errors and "regret" messages within minutes of logging in. To ease the pressure, the East Central Railway announced the schedule for 16 festival special trains, operating on a daily, weekly, and biweekly basis.

Schedule of Special Festival Trains

A special train from Delhi to Sitamarhi will run on Thursdays from October 15 to November 19. Meanwhile, the train from Sitamarhi to Delhi will run on Saturdays from October 17 to November 21.

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A special train will also run between Rishikesh and Muzaffarpur. This train will run on Sundays from October 4th to November 29th. The return train from Muzaffarpur to Rishikesh will run on Mondays from October 5th to November 30th.

The special train from Chandigarh to Patna will run on Thursdays from October 1 to November 26. The train from Patna to Chandigarh will run on Fridays from October 2 to November 27.

The train from Firozpur Cantt to Patna will run on Tuesdays from October 6 to November 24. The train from Patna to Firozpur Cantt will run on Wednesdays from October 7 to November 25.

The special train from Anand Vihar to Jogbani will run on Saturdays from October 10 to November 7. The return train from Jogbani to Anand Vihar will run on Sundays from October 11 to November 8.

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The Anand Vihar to Muzaffarpur train will run on Tuesdays and Fridays from October 13 to November 24. The return Muzaffarpur to Anand Vihar train will run on Wednesdays and Saturdays from October 14 to November 25.

The Anand Vihar-Patliputra route will also be important for travelers traveling from Delhi to Bihar during the festive season. A special train will run daily from Anand Vihar to Patliputra. It will operate from October 1 to November 29. The train from Patliputra to Anand Vihar will run daily from October 2 to November 30.

There are also daily trains scheduled to run between Anand Vihar and Laukha Bazaar and Laukha Bazaar to Anand Vihar. The Anand Vihar to Laukha Bazaar service is scheduled from September 16th to November 29th, and the return service is scheduled from September 17th to November 30th.

 


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