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On Howrah-Mumbai rail route passenger traffic goes up many fold during Durga Puja and Diwali.To tackle the rush, the railways have decided to run Puja Special trains between Santaragachhi and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus as well as between Santaragachhi and Rajkot Terminus.The weekly Puja Special train between Santaragachhi and Lokmanya tilak Terminus will run on October 9 while between Santaragachhi and Rajkot it will run from October 16.According to railway sources, to tackle the rush of passengers till Diwali,  Puja Special train will leave Rajkot 16 and 19 October while Santaragachhi Rajkot Puja Special will leave Santaragachhi on October 16, 23 and 30 and November 6, 13, 20 and 27. Likewise, the puja special will leave Rajkot for Santaragachhi on every Saturday i.e. on October 19 and 26 and November 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30.The weekly Puja Special train will have 16 coaches comprising two SLRs, four General bogies, eight Sleeper class bogies and two AC-II bogies. Reservation for this train has commenced even as in other trains running on normal days reported non availability of berths till October 15.