Indian Railways is planning to introduce four special Vande Bharat or Amrit Bharat trains during the festive seasons of Durga Puja, Chath Puja and Diwali to cater to the increased passenger demand from Delhi to various cities in Bihar. These trains will run between Delhi and Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, and Patna....
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The Railway Board has directed the concerned zone to make preparations for the special services, which are expected to feature 22 compartments including 13 for sleeping and 7 standard ones. One of the special trains, numbered 05585, will depart from Raxaul every Friday, starting from October 4th, 2023, and running until January 31st, 2025. Another train, numbered 05586, will depart from the Lokmanya Tilak Terminal every Sunday at 4:35 PM. Additionally, Bihar’s Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar, has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting a new Vande Bharat train line connecting Sitamarhi in Bihar to Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh, aiming to facilitate travel for devotees visiting the Punaura Dham Janki Mandir in Sitamarhi and the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.

The Indian Railways is planning to run four Vande Bharat or Amrit Bharat special trains from Delhi to Bihar for the Diwali and Chhath festivals. This is to cater to the increased passenger demand during the festive season, especially to Muzaffarpur and Darbhanga. The trains are likely to be operational within...
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a week. Additionally, a special train service, 05585, has been added between Sitamarhi and Lokmanya Tilak Terminal, running every Friday starting October 4th, 2024, and ending on January 31st, 2025. This train includes 22 coaches, with 13 in the sleeper class and 7 in the general class.

Indian Railways has announced a special train service between Sitamarhi and Lokmanya Tilak Terminal to accommodate the expected surge in passenger traffic during the upcoming festive season. The train, numbered 05585/05586 Raxaul-Lokmanya Tilak-Raxaul Express, will operate with 22 coaches, including 13 sleeper class and 7 general class coaches. The train will...
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depart from Raxaul every Friday from October 4th, 2024 to January 31st, 2025 at 4:55 PM, reaching Lokmanya Tilak Terminal at 5:30 AM the following Sunday. The return journey, train number 05586, will depart from Lokmanya Tilak Terminal every Sunday from October 6th, 2024 to February 2nd, 2025 at 4:35 PM, arriving in Raxaul at 7:45 AM the following Tuesday.

Indian Railways is running two pairs of special trains between Raxaul and Lokmanya Tilak. Train numbers 05557/05558 and 05585/05586 will operate as Raxaul-Lokmanya Tilak-Raxaul Superfast Specials. The first pair will run via Sitamarhi, Muzaffarpur, Hajipur, Patliputra, and DDU, starting from August 13, 2024, every Tuesday from Raxaul at 7:15 PM, reaching...
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Lokmanya Tilak at 5:50 AM on Thursday. The return journey (05558) will start from Lokmanya Tilak on August 15, 2024, every Thursday at 7:55 AM, reaching Raxaul at 4:50 PM on Friday. The second pair will run via Sitamarhi, Darbhanga, Samastipur, Barauni, Patna, and DDU, starting from August 9, 2024, every Friday from Raxaul at 4:55 PM, reaching Lokmanya Tilak at 5:30 AM on Sunday. The return journey (05586) will start from Lokmanya Tilak on August 11, 2024, every Sunday at 4:35 PM, reaching Raxaul at 7:45 AM on Tuesday.

Indian Railways is introducing 18 special train services to manage passenger demand. This includes 16 bi-weekly services between LTT Mumbai and Gorakhpur, and 2 superfast services between LTT Mumbai and Raxaul. The Gorakhpur services (trains 05326 and 05325) will run on specific days between August 7th and 30th. The Raxaul services...
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(trains 05586 and 05585) will run on August 4th and 2nd respectively. Both sets of trains have specific halts and coach compositions, with the Gorakhpur services having AC and sleeper class, and the Raxaul services having only sleeper and general second class. Reservations open on August 3rd for both sets of services.