4 Special Trains Announced

India is still going through the 2nd wave of the Coronavirus. The deadly global pandemic has changed the lives of almost every individual in some capacity or another. The raw numbers seem to have peaked in the ongoing second wave, the fear and psychosis still remains intact. To ease the burden of the railway passengers in these trying times of Covid-19, North Central Railways division has announced the commencement of 4 New Special Trains(2 Pairs) between Malda Town & New Delhi and between Bhagalpur & Anand Vihar.

Railways is resuming suspended train services and increasing the frequency of several trains for the convenience of railway passengers. The regular trains had been halted by the railways due to poor occupancy rate of passengers amid an alarming rise in Covid-19 cases in India.

Train Timings and Stoppages

The train 04004 New Delhi Malda Town Special will depart from its base station New Delhi (NDLS) at 06:00 pm and reach the destination station Malda Town (MLDT) at 11:30 pm the next day. This train will have stops at Ghaziabad, Moradabad, Bareilly, Lucknow, Amethi, Varanasi Jn, Patna Jn, Bhagalpur, Barharwa Jn and New Farakka Jn. The train will run on Thursday and Sunday from 13th of June.

On the return journey the train 04003 Malda Town New Delhi Special will depart from its base station Malda Town (MLDT) at 09:05 am and reach the destination station New Delhi (NDLS) at 02:30 pm the next day. Enroute this train will halt at New Farakka Jn, Barharwa Jn, Bhagalpur, Patna Jn, Varanasi Jn, Amethi, Lucknow, Bareilly, Moradabad and Ghaziabad. The train will run on Tuesday and Sunday from 15th of June.

The train 04412 Anand Vihar Terminal Bhagalpur Garib Rath Special will depart from its base station Anand Vihar Trm (ANVT) at 05:20 pm and reach the destination station Bhagalpur (BGP) at 10:55 am the next day. This train will have stops at Aligarh Jn, Kanpur Central, Prayagraj Allahabad Junction, Buxar, Danapur, Patna Jn, Jamalpur Jn and Sultanganj. The train will run on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 14th June.

On the return journey the train 04411 Bhagalpur Anand Vihar Terminal Garib Rath Special will depart from its base station Bhagalpur (BGP) at 1:40 pm and reach the destination station Anand Vihar Trm (ANVT) at 08:50 am the next day. Enroute this train will halt at Sultanganj, Jamalpur Jn, Patna Jn, Danapur,Buxar, Prayagraj Allahabad Junction, Kanpur Central and Aligarh Jn. The train will run on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 15th June.

The Indian Railway is hoping to restore its passenger train services to almost pre Covid-19 levels, provided India gets control of the virus which is ravaging the country in a deadly second wave. These trains are also likely to be special trains only and not regular passenger services.

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