PINAKI MAJUMDAR
Jamshedpur, Sept 14: South Eastern Railway ( SER ) has decided to continue the running of several special trains on their existing path and stoppages till December this year.
According to a schedule released by South Eastern Railway headquarters on Tuesday, the daily Tatanagar- Danapur Special has been extended till December 31.
The bi-weekly Hatia-Yesvantpur Special train will now run till December this year.
The bi-weekly Hatia- LTT Special train will run till January 2 while the weekly Santragachi- Pune Special which travels via Tatanagar will run till December 27.
The Tatanagar- Chapra Special which runs four days a week
will now continue to run till January 2 while the daily Ranchi- Howrah Special will run till December 31.
An SER spokesman said that the running of the special trains has been extended till December due to improvement in the Covid situation coupled with the demand of passengers.
The spokesperson went on to say that another list would be released soon announcing the continuation of several other special trains till December end.
An official note has been sent to all station directors regarding the extension of trains till December end.