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Preparations for Durga Puja, Diwali and the great festival of folk faith, Chhath, across the country have now reached their peak, and in such a situation, Indian Railways has given a big relief news for the migrants going home. Keeping in mind the problem of heavy crowd and long waiting list in trains in this festive season, Railways has announced the operation of a new special train between Kolkata and Pratapnagar (Vadodara). This special train will pass through many important stations of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat, which will make it very easy to reach home especially for those passengers of Bihar and Purvanchal who want to visit their families during the festive season. The route and time-table of this train has been fully announced by the Railway Administration and booking for it has also started, due to which a lot of enthusiasm is being seen among the passengers.
According to information received from railway officials, train number 03109/03110 Kolkata–Pratapnagar–Kolkata Weekly Festival Special train will be operated for a total of seven trips in both directions. Train number 03109 will operate from Kolkata every Tuesday between October 13 and November 24. This train will depart from Kolkata in the morning and travel via major stations like Gaya, Anugrah Narayan Road, Dehri on Sone, Sasaram and Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Junction (DDU). In the return direction, Train No. 03110 Pratapnagar-Kolkata Special train will depart from Pratapnagar at 4:15 pm every Thursday between October 15 and November 26 and reach Kolkata on Saturdays passing through various major junctions in the following days.
The most special thing about the route of this special train is that it will pass through many important and busy routes of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, which will provide tremendous convenience to the passengers of these areas. Apart from Gaya, Anugrah Narayan Road, Dehri on Sone, Sasaram, Bhabua Road and Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Junction, this train will also stop at big stations like Prayagraj, Govindpuri, Tundla, Agra, Gangapur City, Kota and Ratlam. Since during the period from Durga Puja to Chhath, there is no space to even step in the regular trains coming to Bihar from Delhi, Kolkata or other states, this special train running Via Gaya-Sasaram is going to prove to be a boon for the migrants.
For the convenience of passengers and to control the crowd, a total of 22 coaches have been installed in this special train, which includes 4 AC three tier coaches, 10 sleeper class coaches, 6 general class coaches and 2 SLR coaches. Railways has already started the reservation process for this train, and passengers can easily book tickets from the official website of IRCTC or from the PRS counter of their nearest railway station. This train has become a great option for people who are dreaming of going home during the festive season, so if you are also thinking of celebrating the festival with your family, then reserve your seat without any delay so that you do not have to face any inconvenience during the journey.