Indian Railways has announced the operation of several special trains to accommodate the expected surge in passenger traffic during the upcoming festivals of Dussehra, Diwali, and Chhath Puja. These special trains will operate between various destinations including Gorakhpur-Tatanagar, Tatanagar-Gorakhpur, Tata-Ernakulam, Lucknow-Tatanagar, and Dhanbad-Jammu Tawi. The Gorakhpur-Tatanagar special train (train number 05012)...
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will depart from Gorakhpur on October 17th and 19th at 7 PM and reach Tatanagar at 12:50 PM the following day. The return train (train number 05011) will depart from Tatanagar on October 18th and 20th at 2 PM and reach Gorakhpur at 6:30 AM the next day. The special trains will have sleeper and AC coaches and will stop at Asansol station in both directions. Additionally, the Tata-Ernakulam special train will operate between October 16th and 21st, while the Lucknow-Tatanagar special train (train number 04224) will operate on October 16th and 20th, and the return train (train number 04223) will operate on October 17th and 21st. Finally, the Dhanbad-Jammu Tawi special train (train number 03309) will operate every Tuesday from October 1st to December 31st, while the return train (train number 03310) will operate every Wednesday from October 2nd to January 1st.