Lagatar24 Desk
Ranchi: To handle the extra Chhath rush, the railways has announced two Puja Special trains through Jharkhand, the Gondia-Patna and Visakhapatnam-Patna specials, each with two trips in both directions.
Gondia-Patna Puja Special
Train number 08895 Gondia-Patna Puja Special will leave Gondia at 12:30 pm on November 13 and 20, running via Rourkela, Hatia, Ranchi, Muri, Bokaro Steel City, Dhanbad and Jasidih, and reaching Patna at 4:30 pm on Saturday. On the return, train number 08896 Patna-Gondia Special will leave Patna at 6:10 pm on November 14 and 21, reaching Ranchi at 8:05 am on Sunday and departing at 8:15 am. The train will have 20 coaches.
Visakhapatnam-Patna Puja Special
Train number 08588 Visakhapatnam-Patna Puja Special will leave Visakhapatnam at 7:25 pm on November 15 and 22 and reach Patna at 8 pm the next day. On the return, train number 08587 Patna-Visakhapatnam Special will leave Patna at 9:50 pm on November 16 and 23 and reach Visakhapatnam at 12:30 am on Wednesday. It will halt at designated stations including Jamtara, Madhupur and Jasidih, and will have general, sleeper and air-conditioned coaches.
Note: The source gives the 08588 timing as “next day” arrival and a Wednesday arrival for the return train, so please confirm the day-wise schedule with the railways before publishing.
