CNN Central News and Network – ITDC India Epress / ITDC News Bhopal: The rail administration has decided to run festival special trains between Gorakhpur and Mehboobnagar in both directions from September 7, 2024, to December 1, 2024, to facilitate passengers during the festival season. These trains will halt at Bhopal and Itarsi stations in the Bhopal division.
Train number 05303 Gorakhpur-Mehboobnagar Festival Special will depart from Gorakhpur station at 08:30 AM every Saturday from September 7, 2024, to November 30, 2024. It will stop at other stations on the route, arrive at Bhopal station at 11:10 PM on the same day (Saturday), depart at 11:15 PM, and reach Itarsi station at 00:50 AM the following day (Sunday). It will then depart from Itarsi station at 01:00 AM and reach Mehboobnagar station at 07:15 PM (Sunday).
Similarly, train number 05304 Mehboobnagar-Gorakhpur Festival Special will depart from Mehboobnagar station at 10:10 PM every Sunday from September 8, 2024, to December 1, 2024. It will stop at other stations on the route, arrive at Itarsi station at 04:55 PM the next day (Monday), depart at 05:00 PM, reach Bhopal station at 06:55 PM, depart from Bhopal station at 07:05 PM, and arrive at Gorakhpur station at 01:15 PM the following day (Tuesday).
Train Halts: This train will halt at Khalilabad, Basti, Gonda, Barabanki Junction, Aishbagh, Kanpur Central, Orai, Veerangana Lakshmibai Junction, Bhopal, Itarsi, Nagpur, Ballarshah, Sirpur Kagaznagar, Bellampalli, Ramagundam, Kazi Peth Junction, Malkajgiri, Kachiguda, Umdanagar, Shadnagar, and Jadhcharla stations in both directions.
Coach Composition: The train will have a total of 22 coaches including 3 Air-Conditioned Third Class, 14 Air-Conditioned Third Economy Class, 3 General Class, 1 General Generator Brake Van, and 1 SLRD.
