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Special trains to clear festive rush from next month

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Aug 25 2016 | 7:57 PM IST
Keeping the upcoming festive season in mind, railways has decided to run special trains to clear extra rush during the period.
Railways will press special service for various destinations including Haridwar, Ajmer and Vaishno Devi Katra.
The Ajmer-Delhi Cantt Tri-Weekly Superfast special train will depart from Ajmer at 5.45 AM to reach Delhi Cantt at 11.05 AM the same day while in the return direction, the Delhi Cantt-Ajmer Tri-Weekly Superfast special train will depart from Delhi Cantt at 4.25 PM to reach Ajmer at 10.05 PM the same day on every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday from October 1 to November 14 this year in both the directions.
Having one AC Chair Car and 10 Chair Car accommodations, the Delhi Cantt-Ajmer-Delhi Cantt Tri-Weekly Superfast special train will stop at Kishangarh, Phulera, Renwal, Ringus, Shri Madhopur, Nim Ka Thana, Dabla, Narnaul, Ateli, Rewari and Gurgaon stations enroute in both directions.
The Bikaner-Haridwar Weekly Express special train will depart from Bikaner on every Friday from October 7 to November 11 at 7.45 PM to reach Haridwar at 10.25 AM the next day. In the return direction, the Haridwar-Bikaner Weekly Express special train will depart from Haridwar on every Saturday from October 8 to November 12 at 7.50 PM to reach Bikaner at 9.40 AM the next day.
Having one AC-2 tier, four AC-3 tier, eight sleeper class and six general class accommodation, the Bikaner-Haridwar-Bikaner Weekly Express special train will stop at Napasar, Sudsar, Shri Dungargarh, Rajaldesar, Ratangarh, Churu, Sadulpur, Loharu, Mahendergarh, Rewari, Old Delhi, Shahdara, Shamli, Tapri and Roorkee stations enroute in both directions.

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The Jaipur-Delhi Sarai Rohilla Superfast Express will depart from Jaipur at 7.55 AM to reach Delhi Sarai Rohilla at 01.20 PM the same day while in the return direction, the Delhi Sarai Rohilla-Jaipur Superfast will depart from Delhi Sarai Rohilla at 2.30 PM to reach Jaipur at 7.55 PM the same day from October 1 to November 15 in both directions. The train will run six days a week except Thursday in both directions.
The Malda Town-Haridwar (via Sultanpur) Weekly Special
train will depart from Malda Town on every Monday from October 10 to November 7 at 9.05 AM to reach Haridwar at 1.55 PM the next day. In the return direction, the Haridwar-Malda Town (via Sultanpur) weekly special will depart from Haridwar on every Tuesday from October 11 to November 8 at 4.05 PM to reach Malda Town at 11.30 PM the next day.
Comprising of one AC II Tier, three AC III Tier, seven Sleeper Class, six General Class and two disabled friendly Second Class cum Luggage Van coaches, the Malda Town- Haridwar- Malda Town (via Sultanpur) special will stop at New Farakka, Barharwa, Sahibganj, Kahalgaon, Bhagalpur, Sultanganj, Jamalpur, Abhaipur, Kiul, Mokama, Bakhtiyarpur, Patna, Ara, Buxar, Mughalsarai, Varanasi, Lucknow, Moradabad & Laksar stations enroute in both the directions.
The Yasvantpur- Shrimata Vaishno Devi Katra Weekly Suvidha train will depart from Yasvantpur on every Saturday from September 3, 2016 to February 25, 2017 at 11.30 AM to reach Shrimata Vaishno Devi Katra at 10.25 PM the third day.
In the return direction, the Shrimata Vaishno Devi Katra-Yasvantpur Weekly Suvidha train will depart from Shrimata Vaishno Devi Katra on every Tuesday from October 6 this year to February 28 next year at 5.40 AM to reach Yasvantpur at 3 PM the third day.
Comprising of AC II Tier, AC III Tier, Sleeper Class and General Class coaches, the 82651/82652 Yasvantpur- Shrimata Vaishno Devi Katra- Yasvantpur Weekly Suvidha Superfast Special Train will stop at Tumakuru, Arsikere, Chikjajur, Chitradurga, Ballari, Guntakal, Mantralayam Road, Raichur, Yadgir, Secunderabad, Kazipet, Ballharshah, Nagpur, Habibganj, Jhansi, New Delhi, Ambala, Ludhiana & Jammu Tawi stations enroute in both the directions.

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First Published: Aug 25 2016 | 7:57 PM IST

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