Two pairs of Vande Bharat festival special trains for travel back to Delhi after Chhath
New Delhi: In view of the growing rush of passengers returning from Bihar to Delhi after Chhath Puja, the Railways has decided to run two pairs of Vande Bharat festival special trains between New Delhi and Patna. These special trains will provide additional rail facilities to passengers returning after the festival. Both trains will have 16 coaches and will halt at six major stations en route.
According to the timetable issued by Northern Railway, the first train, number 02258, will depart from New Delhi at 5 am on Wednesday, November 11, and reach Patna at 6:30 pm. On the return journey, train number 02257 will leave Patna at 8 am on Thursday, November 12, and reach New Delhi at 9:30 pm.
In the second pair, train number 02436 will depart from New Delhi at 8:35 am on Friday, November 13, and reach Patna at 9:30 pm. On the return journey, train number 02435 will leave Patna at 8 am on Saturday, November 14, and reach New Delhi at 9:30 pm.
The stoppages for both pairs of trains have been scheduled at Aligarh, Kanpur Central, Prayagraj Junction, Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Junction, Buxar and Ara. The first train from Delhi will reach Aligarh at 6:28 am, Kanpur at 10 am, Prayagraj at 12:30 pm, DDU at 3 pm, Buxar at 4:26 pm and Ara at 5:10 pm. The departure and stoppage timings of the second train will be different.
The Railways has advised passengers to contact the NTES website or the 139 helpline for the latest information on tickets and the timetable. In view of the post-festival passenger rush, these services are expected to make the journey back to Delhi easier.
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