JAMSHEDPUR: Given the increase in the rush of the crowd of chhath on Bihar train bound from Tatanagar, SER has introduced two special trains and adds the strength of the trainers to accommodate lively commuters.
Special trains between Tatanagar and Patna have been introduced.
The train (No.
08111) will depart from Tatanagar on November 6 and 8.
In the opposite direction, the train from Patna (no.
08112) will depart on November 7 and 9.
From Tatanagar, the special train will depart at 21.45 and this will Reach Patna at 1:15 a.m.
the following day.
In the direction of return, the train will leave Patna at 3:15 a.m.
and reach Tananagar at 5am the next day.
Railroad officials have said that the Tatanagar-Patna train was introduced to the Chhath festival then it would run only twice on one of the routes.
This train has one 2-tier AC and one 3-tier AC other than the nine-class coach and nine second-class coaches.
A long waiting list from passengers on a special train in such a way that more than 100 people waited for confirming their bed in the sleeping class.
Passengers queued to confirm their bed at 2-tier air conditioning, 3-tier air conditioning was also long.
The second train that has been introduced for the festival is Tatanagar-Katihar Express.
Run from November 10, the train (no.
08141) will leave Tatanagar every Wednesday and Saturday at 9:25 a.m.
This train will reach Katihar at 2:25 a.m.
the next day.
In the direction, the train (no.
08142), will leave Kathar every Monday and Friday at 2pm and will reach the Tananagar at 6pm.
The train authority said the train frequency bound by Katihar would be the same as the Tata Patna train because it was only introduced to the Chhath Festival.
“People traveling to places, Baruni, Begusarai, Naugachia, Khagaria, Saharsa, Mansi will prefer Katihar’s special train,” said Bhojpuri Vikas Manch, Vikas Singh.
The train has announced to attach additional coaches to ordinary trains namely Tatanagar-Chapra and Tatanagar-Danapur.
Sources, in the Commercial Department at Tatanagar Railway said one trainer each to 3rd AC and the 2nd AC compartment would be attached to two bed trainers on the Tananagar-Chapra train.
Two sleepers will be attached to the Tatanagar-Danapur train.
The attachment of the trainers will be carried out on the train that departs Tatanagar at 6.7.8 and 9.
Even so, in a hurry on the Bihar-Bound train, commuters clustered long-range trains, traveling to the top and Delhi, such as Puri-New Delhi Purusottam Express, Tatanagar-Amritsar Jallianwala Bagh Express, among others.
“Until now, there was no communique from the headquarters about the introduction of more trains to examine the festival rushed to the train to Bihar,” said Senior DCM, Chakradharpur, Manish Kumar Pathak.
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