Railway News: South Eastern Railway has announced the operation of two special trains to alleviate congestion on existing trains and provide a better train journey experience to daily passengers in the Chakradharpur Railway Division. These trains will provide a journey between Tatanga and Chaibasa, and Tatanagar and Chakulia. Jagran.com reported. According to the report, the operation will begin from June 6 and the train numbers 68137/68138 Tatanagar-Chaibasa-Tatanagar MEMU Passenger and 68128/68127 Tatanagar-Chakulia-Tatanagar MEMU Passenger will operate daily, except Sunday.
A MEMU (Mainline Electric Multiple Unit) passenger train is a type of electric multiple unit (EMU) train used in Indian Railways for short and medium-distance routes.
Tatanagar-Chaibasa-Tatanagar : Timing And Route
Train number 68137 Tatanagar-Chaibasa MEMU Passenger will depart from Tatanagar daily at 08:55 pm, stopping at various stations, including Adityapur, Gamharia, Birbans, Sini, Mahali Marup, Rajkharsawan, and Pandrasali, before reaching Chaibasa station at 11:00 pm.
In the return journey, train number 68138 Chaibasa-Tatanagar MEMU will leave Chaibasa station daily at 03:20 am, making stops at Pandrasali, Rajkharsawan, Mahalimurup, Sini, Birbans, Gamharia, and Adityapur, before reaching Tatanagar station at 05:45 am.
Tatanagar-Chakulia-Tatanagar: Route, Timing
Train number 68128 will run from Tatanagar to Chakulia daily, except Sundays, departing at 11:00 am and reaching Chakulia at 12:45 pm. On the return journey, train number 68127 will depart from Chakulia at 3:00 pm and reach Tatanagar at 5:00 pm, stopping at stations like Salgajhari, Govindpur, Asanbani, Rakha Mines, Galudih, Ghatshila, Chirugoda, Dhalbhumgarh, and Kokpada.
The railway administration has introduced these trains to cater to passenger demand and provide convenient travel options. These new trains will greatly benefit local passengers, especially daily commuters.