Title - 7 special trains for Adhikar Rally

PATNA: The railways has geared up for JD-U's Adhikar Rally to be held at Gandhi Maidan here on November 4. It will run seven special trains from different parts of Bihar to ferry JD-U workers and participants of the rally to Patna.According to East Central Railway (ECR) chief public relations officer (CPRO) Amitabh Prabhakar, while the ECR will run four special trains from Saharsa, Purnia, Kasimchak and Raxaul under ECR, the rest three special trains will originate from Bhagalpur, Katihar and Kishanganj respectively, which fall under the jurisdiction of Eastern Railway and North Frontier Railway. He said hiring each special train roughly cost about Rs 9 lakh to the JD-U.According to an ECR official, railways has made elaborate arrangements to cope with the rush of people and passengers at Patna Junction, Danapur and Rajendra Nagar Terminal.While all trains from Delhi-end will have stoppage at Danapur, passengers coming from Howrah-end will have the facility to board or get down from trains at Rajendra Nagar Terminal on the rally day. This arrangement will be strictly followed between 2pm and 12am on November 4, the CPRO said. Besides, railways has made special arrangements to receive trains on platforms at Patna Junction from both Delhi and Howrah-ends on Sunday in particular. All passenger trains going toward Howrah-end on Sunday will leave from platform no 1 at Patna Junction and platform no 4 at Rajendra Nagar Terminal.

Similarly, passenger trains moving towards Delhi side will leave from platform nos 4 and 5 from Patna Junction while mail and express trains will run from platform nos 6 and 7, sources said.

Railways has also made special arrangements for all passenger and mail trains originating from Patna Junction for Gaya from platform numbers 8, 9 and 10 during peak period on Sunday. Railways has banned parking of any vehicle in the main circulating area of Patna Junction. However, railways has decided to keep Karbigahiya-end open for vehicle parking on the rally day, sources said.