NORTHERN RAILWAY RUNS THREE PAIRS OF SPECIAL TRAINS TO CATER TO FESTIVAL RUSH( TOTAL 52 TRIPS)

In order to clear the extra rush of passengers during the ensuing Durga Puja & Deepawali festival season, the Railways have decided to run three pairs of festival special Trains No. 02527 / 02528 Gorakhpur- Anand Vihar T Premium (Bi-weekly), 02529 / 02530 Gorakhpur - Udhampur Premium (Weekly) and 05101 / 05102 Chhapra-Delhi Jansadharan (Weekly) as per the following programme:

(1) Train NO 02527/02528 Gorakhpur-Anand Vihar T Premium (Bi-weekly) Special Train (13 trips in each direction)

The 02527 Gorakhpur-Anand Vihar Premium (Bi-weekly) Special Train will depart from Gorakhpur at 08.55 p.m. on every Monday & Wednesday  i.e. o­n 01/10/14, 06/10/14, 08/10/14, 13/10/14, 15/10/14, 20/10/14, 22/10/14, 27/10/14, 29/10/14, 03/11/14, 05/11/14, 10/11/14 & 12/11/2014 respectively ( Total 13 Trips ) to reach Anand Vihar T at 11.00 a.m. the next day. 

In the return direction, the 02528 Anand Vihar T – Gorakhpur Premium (Bi-weekly) Special Train will depart from Anand Vihar T  at 02.15 p.m. on every Tuesday & Thursday i.e. o­n 02/10/14, 07/10/14, 09/10/14, 14/10/14, 16/10/14, 21/10/14, 23/10/14, 28/10/14, 30/10/14, 04/11/14, 06/11/14, 11/11/14 & 13/11/2014 respectively( Total 13 Trips ) to reach Gorakhpur at 04.10 a.m. the next day.

Comprising of o­ne A.C. 2 Tier, Two A.C. 3 Tier, Eleven Sleeper Class, & Two Disabled friendly Second Class cum luggage van coaches, the 02527/02528 Gorakhpur - Anand Vihar T Premium (Bi-weekly) Special Train will stop at Khalilabad, Basti, Gonda and Lucknow stations enroute in both the directions.

(2) Train NO 02529/02530 Gorakhpur-Udhampur Premium (Weekly) Special Train (7 trips in each direction)

The 02529 Gorakhpur-Udhampur Premium (Weekly) Special Train will depart from Gorakhpur at 08.55 p.m. on every Friday i.e. o­n 03/10/14, 10/10/14, 17/10/14, 24/10/14, 31/10/14, 07/11/14 & 14/11/14 respectively (Total 7 Trips) to reach Udhampur at 09.30 p.m. the next day. 

In the return direction, the 02530 Udhampur- Gorakhpur Premium (Weekly) Special Train will depart from Udhampur at 11.45 p.m. on every Sunday i.e. o­n 05/10/14, 12/10/14, 19/10/14, 26/10/14, 02/11/14, 09/11/14 & 16/11/14 respectively (Total 7 Trips) to reach Gorakhpur at 11.20 p.m. the next day.

Comprising of o­ne A.C. 2 Tier, Two A.C. 3 Tier, Eleven Sleeper Class, & Two Disabled friendly Second Class cum luggage van coaches, the 02529/02530 Gorakhpur-Udhampur Premium (Weekly) Special Train will stop at Basti, Gonda, Lucknow, Ludhiana and Jammu Tawi  stations enroute in both the directions.

(3) Train No 05101 / 05102 Chhapra - Delhi Jansadharan (Weekly) Special Train (6 trips in each direction)

The 05101 Chhapra-Delhi Jansadharan (Weekly) Special Train will depart from Chhapra at 04.00 p.m. on every Sunday i.e. o­n 05/10/14, 12/10/14, 19/10/14, 26/10/14, 02/11/14 & 09/11/14 (Total 6 Trips ) to reach Delhi Jn. at 11.55 a.m. the next day. 

In the return direction, the 05102Delhi Jn- Chhapra Jansadharan (Weekly) Special Train will depart from Delhi Jn at 01.55 p.m. on every Monday i.e. o­n 06/10/14, 13/10/14, 20/10/14, 27/10/14, 03/11/14 & 10/11/14 respectively (Total 6 Trips) to reach Chhapra at 10.55 a.m. the next day.

Comprising of Nineteen General Second Class, & Two Disabled friendly Second Class cum luggage van coaches, the 05101/05102 Chhapra-Delhi Jansadharan (Weekly) Special Train will stop at Ballia, Mau, Muhammadabad, Azamgarh, Khorasan Road, Shahganj, Lucknow and Moradabad  stations enroute in both the directions.

These are in addition to already announced 932 trips of 12 pairs of Pooja Special Trains