The festival season has begun with the beginning of Sharadiya Navratri. In the coming days, there is a huge rush in trains during Dussehra-Diwali and Chhath Puja, in view of which special trains are being operated by the Indian Railways.
Lakhs of people go to their homes on the occasion of festivals. It is very difficult to get train tickets on this occasion. In such a situation, many people do not get tickets and the tickets of many people remain waiting. The Railways has announced to run festival special trains in view of the rush of passengers. The festival season has started with the beginning of Sharadiya Navratri. There is a huge crowd in trains during Dussehra, Diwali and Chhath Puja, in view of which Indian Railways is continuously operating special trains. In this sequence, the Railways has decided to run a special train between Patliputra and Chhapra in view of the upcoming festivals.
People going to Chhapra will not face any problem
East Central Railway CPRO Saraswati Chandra said that in view of the extra rush of passengers during the upcoming festivals, a pair of special trains 05297/05298 will be operated between Patliputra and Chhapra from 09.10.2024 to 31.12.2024 for their convenience. This special will be operated as train no. It will be operated by the rack of 15507/08 Patliputra-Darbhanga-Patliputra Intercity Express.
See the time schedule here:
Train No. 05297 Patliputra-Chhapra Special will leave Patliputra at 08.15 hrs daily from 09.10.2024 to 31.12.2024 and reach Chhapra at 10.50 hrs, stopping at various stations. In return, Train No. 05298 Chhapra-Patliputra Special will leave Chhapra at 15.20 hrs daily from 09.10.2024 to 31.12.2024 and reach Patliputra at 17.55 hrs, stopping at various stations.
In the up and down direction, this special train will stop at Digha Bridge Halt, Bharpura Pahleja Ghat, Parmanandpur, Nayagaon, Sheetalpur, Dighwara, Avatarnagar, Badagopal, Goldenganj and Chhapra Kachhari stations.
