The Indian Railways has announced the schedule for six new festival special trains running via Bareilly, starting with the festive season. Earlier, six festival special trains, including Jaisalmer-Jodhpur, had their schedules announced, and six trains saw increased frequency. The Senior DCM of Moradabad Railway Division, Aditya Gupta, stated that schedules...
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for more trains will be released this month, keeping in mind festivals like Raksha Bandhan, Navratri, Dussehra, Diwali, and Chhath Puja. The Anand Vihar-Sitamarhi festival special train (04022) will run every Wednesday and Friday, departing Anand Vihar at 11:40 am and reaching Bareilly at 5:00 pm. After passing through Lucknow, Raebareli, Ghazipur, Ballia, Chhapra, Hajipur, and Muzaffarpur, it will arrive in Sitamarhi at 3:45 pm the next day. The return train, 04021 Sitamarhi-Anand Vihar special train, will depart Sitamarhi at 6:00 pm every Thursday and Saturday, reaching Bareilly at 1:32 pm the next day and arriving in Anand Vihar at 6:00 pm. The Anand Vihar-Saharsa festival special train (04032) will operate every Wednesday and Friday, departing Anand Vihar at 5:15 am and reaching Bareilly at 10:10 am. It will then travel through Sitapur, Gonda, Basti, Gorakhpur, Kaptanganj, Raxoul, and Sitamarhi, arriving in Saharsa at 10:30 am the next day. The return train, 04031 Saharsa-Anand Vihar festival special train, will depart Saharsa at 1:30 pm every Thursday and Saturday, reaching Bareilly at 10:00 am the next day and arriving in Anand Vihar at 4:10 pm. The Anand Vihar-Ballia festival special train (04498) will operate every Sunday, departing Anand Vihar at 7:30 pm and reaching Bareilly at 12:00 am. After passing through Lucknow, Raebareli, Pratapgarh, and Varanasi, it will arrive in Ballia at 1:30 pm the next day. The return train, 04497 Ballia-Anand Vihar festival special train, will depart Ballia at 6:40 pm every Monday, reaching Bareilly at 8:48 am the next day and arriving in Anand Vihar at 2:25 pm.