East Central Railway to run 16 more special trains

PATNA: The railways will run 16 more Chhath special passenger trains from different stations falling under the East Central Railway (ECR) to cope up with the post-Chhath rush.
According to the ECR chief public relations officer (CPRO) Rajesh Kumar, the Danapur-Howrah special (03358) will leave Danapur on November 12 at 2.30pm and reach Howrah the next day at 2 pm.
Similarly, one Rajgir-Anand Vihar special (03695/03696) will be operational from November 13 to 17 and another (03679/03680) on November 12, 15 and 18. “The trains will leave Rajgir at 2.45pm and reach Anand Vihar the next day at 10.30am,” the CPRO said, adding that on their return journey they will leave Anand Vihar at 12.30am and reach Rajgir the next day at 7am.
Likewise, the Raxaul-Sealdah (03764) will leave Raxaul on November 14 at 9pm and reach Sealdah the next day at 12.35am.
“The Banmankhi-Amritsar (05583/05584) will leave Banmankhi on November 12, 16 and 20 at 6.30am and reach Amritsar the next day at 5pm. “On its return journey, it will leave Amritsar on November 13,17 and 21 at 8.35pm and reach Banmankhi the next day at 12.30am,” Kumar said.
Meanwhile, the Patna-Shalimar (08010), Patna-Tatanagar (08112), Barkakana-Varanasi (03359/03360), Muzaffarpur-Ananad Vihar (05585/05586), Raxaul-Ananad Vihar (04551) and Danapur-Ernakulam (06044) will be in operation from November 12 to 17.
Officials deputed at railway stations: The railways has initiated various steps to tackle post-Chhath rush as the East Central Railway GM Anupam Sharma is personally monitoring the situation at all major stations under his jurisdiction. Senior railway officials have been deployed at all major stations of the five divisions to monitor traffic.