In a major relief for passengers from Purvanchal travelling to Pune, the Railways has announced a Puja Special train service between Pune and Gorakhpur in view of rising festive demand. Train number 01415/01416 will operate daily from September 27 to December 1.

According to Pankaj Kumar Singh, Chief Public Relations Officer of North Eastern Railway, train number 01415 Pune-Gorakhpur Puja Special will depart from Pune at 6:50 am daily between September 27 and November 30, reaching Gorakhpur at 4:00 pm the next day.

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En route, it will halt at Ahmednagar, Manmad, Bhusawal, Bhopal, Kanpur Central, and Lucknow.

In the return direction, train number 01416 GorakhpurPune Puja Special will leave Gorakhpur at 5:30 pm daily from September 28 to December 1. It will pass through Basti, Lucknow, Kanpur Central, Virangana Lakshmibai Junction (Jhansi), Bhopal, and Bhusawal before arriving in Pune at 3:15 am on the third day.

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The train will consist of six sleeper coaches, six general second-class coaches, and four third AC coaches to accommodate the festive rush.