The Indian Railways is running two weekly special trains, one between Amritsar and Gorakhpur (train numbers 05005/05006) and another between Amritsar and Chhapra (train numbers 05049/05050), to accommodate the extra rush during the upcoming festive season. The Amritsar-Gorakhpur train will operate from September 18th to November 27th, leaving Gorakhpur every Wednesday...
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at 2:40 PM and reaching Amritsar the next day at 9:30 AM. The return journey from Amritsar to Gorakhpur will start on September 19th and continue till November 28th, departing Amritsar every Thursday at 12:45 PM and arriving in Gorakhpur at 8:50 AM the next day. Similarly, the Amritsar-Chhapra special train will run from September 20th to November 29th, leaving Chhapra every Friday at 9:55 AM and arriving in Amritsar the following day at 9:30 AM. The return journey from Amritsar to Chhapra will begin on September 21st and run till November 30th, departing Amritsar every Saturday at 12:45 PM and reaching Chhapra at 2:00 PM the next day. Both trains will make stops at various stations along the way, including Vyasa, Jalandhar City, Dhundari Kalan, Ambala Cantt, Yamunanagar Jagadhri, Saharanpur, Moradabad, Bareilly, Sitapur, Budhwal, Gonda, Basti, Khalilabad, Gorakhpur, and other stations depending on the route.

The South East Central Railway’s Nagpur Division is running a special train service to accommodate increased travel demand for Chhath Puja. The Chhath Puja Special Train, Train No. 08895/08896, will operate between Gondia and Chhapra in two phases. Train No. 08895 departs from Gondia on November 3 and 4, 2024, and...
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reaches Chhapra the next day. The return train, Train No. 08896, operates from Chhapra to Gondia on November 4 and 5, 2024. The train makes stops at Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon, Durg, Raipur, Bhatapara, Usalapur, and Shahdol. Train No. 08895 departs from Gondia at 20:00 hours, with scheduled stops at Dongargarh (20:56 arrival, 20:58 departure), Rajnandgaon (21:20 arrival, 21:22 departure), and is expected to reach Chhapra at 19:00 hours the following day.

A special train, number 05633/05634, will operate between Narenig (Naranig) and Gorakhpur to accommodate the expected passenger rush during the upcoming festivals. It will run four times, departing from Narenig every Thursday from October 3rd to 24th, 2024, and from Gorakhpur every Friday from October 4th to 25th, 2024. Train 05633...
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will depart from Narenig at 13:20 and reach Gorakhpur at 13:00, passing through various stations like Guwahati, Kamakhya, Rangiya, New Bangaigaon, Kokrajhar, New Koch Bihar, New Jalpaiguri, Aluabari Road, Kishanganj, Barssoi, Katihar, Navgachhia, Mansi, Khagaria, Begusarai, Barauni, Hajipur, Sonpur, Chapra, Siwan, and Deoria Sadar. Train 05634 will depart from Gorakhpur at 20:55 and reach Narenig at 23:10, traveling through Deoria Sadar, Siwan, Chapra, Sonpur, Hajipur, Barauni, Begusarai, Khagaria, Mansi, Navgachhia, Katihar, Barssoi, Kishanganj, Aluabari Road, New Jalpaiguri, New Koch Bihar, Kokrajhar, New Bangaigaon, Rangiya, Kamakhya, and Guwahati. This train will have a total of 21 coaches, including 2 GSLR/SLRD, 6 general second class, 11 sleeper class, and 2 AC third class coaches.

Due to ongoing railway infrastructure development projects in the Varanasi division, several trains passing through Chhapra, Bihar, will be canceled. The cancellation is due to pre-non interlocking and non-interlocking work related to the construction of a new line between Satna and Barethia in the Jabalpur division of West Central Railway, and...
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work on platform number 2 at Jabalpur station. Trains impacted include the 07651 Jalna-Chhapra Weekly Express departing on September 18 and 25, 2024, and the 07652 Chhapra-Jalna Weekly Express departing on September 20 and 27, 2024. The work, which includes platform renovation and new line construction, is expected to improve train frequency and passenger convenience. The Varanasi division is ensuring that all necessary arrangements are in place during the project, aiming to modernize the railway network and enhance passenger experience.

The Varanasi Railway Division has announced a special train service from Chhapra to Amritsar starting on September 20th, 2024, to cater to the increased passenger traffic during festivals. Train number 05049/05050, the Chhapra-Amritsar-Chhapra festival weekly special train, will run for 11 trips. The train will depart from Chhapra every Friday...
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at 09:55 am and arrive in Amritsar at 09:30 am the next day. On its return journey, the train will depart from Amritsar every Saturday at 12:45 pm and arrive in Chhapra at 02:00 pm the next day. The train will have a total of 23 coaches, including 2 GS, 4 general second class, 12 sleeper class, and 5 AC third class coaches.