Title - Railways to run special trains between Delhi and Howrah

In order to clear the extra rush of passengers during festival season, Railways have decided to run festival special train between New Delhi and Howrah. Train number 04008 New Delhi-Howrah festival special train will depart from New Delhi at 12.40 p.m. on October 13, 16, 19, 22 and 25 (5 trips) to reach Howrah at 12.20 p.m. the next day. In the return direction, train number 04007 will depart from Howrah at 5.10 p.m. on October 14, 17, 20, 23 and 26 to reach New Delhi at 06.20 p.m. the next day. The train comprises AC-1, AC-2, AC-3 and sleeper accommodation. It will stop at Kanpur Central, Allahabad, Mughalsarai, Dehri-on-Son, Gaya, Koderma, Dhanbad, and Asansol stations en route in both the directions.Another special train will start run between Gorakhpur and Jammu Tawi from October 15. The train nos. 05043/05044 will run twice in a week between Gorakhpur and Jammu Tawi till November 29 (14 trips). The train will run from Gorakhpur on Monday and Wednesday and from Jammu Tawi on Tuesday and Thursday. The train will run from Gorakhpur at 12:10 hrs to reach Jammu Tawi the next day at 10:25 hrs. In the return direction, the train will depart from Jammu Tawi at 12:15 hrs and reach Gorakhpur at 14:15 hrs the next day.