Seat full, waiting ticket available in Pooja Special: Six trains found on Diwali and Chhath for railway passengers, booking of one not started

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For Diwali and Chhath, railways has announced four trains from Bhagalpur to Delhi and two special trains from Malda to Delhi and Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus via Bhagalpur. But these trains are not enough. Those who come home for worship are not getting tickets. Waiting is going on in all trains.

RAC in some trains and no room in many trains. Ticket waiting is going on for more than 15 days in regular trains. Eastern Railway CPRO Eklavya Chakraborty said that special trains are being given as and when required. If the crowd increases then more trains will definitely be run.

These are worship special trains

01031/01032 will run between Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus to Malda via Bhagalpur. This train will leave from Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus on October 17 and 24 and will leave from Malda on October 19 and 26. It will leave Mumbai at 11.05 hrs during the day {Malda-Anand Vihar Terminal Special will leave Malda on 31st October, 7, 14, 21 & 28 November and will depart Anand Vihar on 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd & 29th November.

It will leave Malda at 9.05 am and reach Bhagalpur at 12.51 hrs and leave at 12.56 hrs. It will leave from Anand Vihar at 5:10 pm and will reach Bhagalpur at 7:40 pm on the second day. Its booking has not started yet. 04002/04001 Anand Vihar – Bhagalpur Special has started operating from 29th September. It will run till November 11. It will depart from Anand Vihar on October 13, 20, and 27 and on November 3 and 10. Whereas from Bhagalpur it will run on 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th October and 4th and 11th November. This train will depart from Anand Vihar Terminal at 7.05 pm and will reach Bhagalpur at 6 pm the next day.

This train will leave from Bhagalpur at 7.45 PM is 04034/04033 Delhi – Bhagalpur Superfast Special train. It will depart from Delhi on October 21 and 25 at 9.00 am. Will leave from Bhagalpur on 22 and 26 October. Will reach Bhagalpur next day at 7 am. Departs Bhagalpur at 9.45 hrs and will reach Delhi at 6.45 hrs the next day. There will be a Delhi-Bhagalpur Superfast train numbering 04058/04057. This train will run from Delhi on 23rd and 26th October and from Bhagalpur on 24th and 27th October. 04064/04063 or Pooja Special train will leave Delhi on 22nd October and Bhagalpur on 23rd October with General Coach only.

Here is the ticket status in Pooja Special

01031 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminal 17 Oct- 79 Sleeper Waiting, Third AC RAC 12, Second AC 26 Vacant 24 Oct-96 Sleeper Waiting, Third AC Waiting 19, 2nd AC 4 Waiting 04002 Anand Vihar Terminal- Bhagalpur 13 Oct – Voting in Sleeper, Three seats in Third AC and 167 seats in Economy Third AC are vacant on October 20 and 27 – Sleeper Economy Third AC and Third AC waiting 04034 Delhi-Bhagalpur Pooja Special on October 21 and 25 in Sleeper Class tickets in RAC. Ticket Waiting in Third AC and Second AC 04058 Delhi-Bhagalpur Puja Special Waiting in Sleeper, Third AC, Second AC on 23rd and 26th October. In First AC, 8 seats are vacant on 23rd October while waiting on 26th.