Indian Railways is running four special trains to cater to the festive season rush. The special trains will run between Delhi and Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur and Anand Vihar, Sealdah and Gorakhpur, and Katihar and Amritsar. These trains are intended to ease congestion during the upcoming festivals like Dussehra, Diwali, and Chhath,...
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when a significant number of people travel back home. The trains have been scheduled to operate on specific days in October and November 2024. The Delhi-Darbhanga train (04068/04067) will run on specific days between October 25 and November 15, 2024. The Muzaffarpur-Anand Vihar train (05283/05284) will run daily from September 7 to 21, 2024. The Sealdah-Gorakhpur train (03131) will operate on specific dates between October 5 and November 30, 2024. All trains have designated coach compositions including sleeper, general, and AC classes.

The Indian Railways will operate two special trains for the festive season of Diwali and Chhath Puja. The first train, 04068/67 Delhi-Darbhanga-Delhi Special, will run from October 25th to November 15th, leaving Delhi at 7:30 PM and reaching Darbhanga via Moradabad, Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Narkatiaganj, Raxual, Baikunthpur, Sitamarhi, and Hate. The return...
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journey, 04067 Darbhanga-Delhi Special, will depart Darbhanga at 6:00 PM on October 26th, 30th, and November 2nd, 6th, 9th, 13th, and 16th. The second train, 05736/35 Katihar-Amritsar-Katihar Special, will commence operations on September 18th. It will run every Wednesday, leaving Katihar at 9:00 PM and reaching Amritsar via Purnea, Araria Court, Nirmuli, Jhanjharpur, Darbhanga, Sitamarhi, Raxual, Narkatiaganj, Gorakhpur, Gonda, Sitapur, Bareilly, Moradabad, Roorkee, Ambala Cantt, Jalandhar City, arriving at 9:45 AM. The return journey, 05735 Amritsar-Katihar Special, will depart Amritsar at 1:25 PM every Friday from September 20th to November 29th, arriving in Katihar the next day at 11:45 PM. Additionally, the 05283 Muzaffarpur-Anand Vihar Special will run daily until September 21st, departing Muzaffarpur at 6:30 AM and reaching Anand Vihar the next day at 5:00 AM via Bapudham Motihari, Bettiah, Gorakhpur, Lucknow, and Moradabad. The return journey, 05284 Anand Vihar-Muzaffarpur Special, will operate daily until September 22nd, departing Anand Vihar at 7:00 AM.

The Indian Railways is focusing on operating 'clone trains' to reduce waiting lists, but these clone trains are facing discrimination from the railway system, leading to inconvenience for passengers. Clone trains, identified by their train numbers starting with zero, are often delayed or stopped to prioritize regular trains with numbers starting...
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with one. Passengers are facing delays of up to 17 hours, causing significant disruptions to their schedules. This issue has been reported for multiple clone trains running between Muzaffarpur and Anand Vihar, leading to frustration among passengers.

A new clone express train (05283) started running from Muzaffarpur Junction to Anand Vihar Terminal on Saturday. The train departs Muzaffarpur at 6:30 AM and is scheduled to reach Anand Vihar at 5:00 AM after passing through stations like Motipur, Chakia, Bapudham Motihari, Bettiah, Narkatiaganj, and Gorakhpur. However, the train reached...
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Gorakhpur at 5:34 PM instead of 2:50 PM. The train has 17 coaches, including 8 general and 7 sleeper coaches, and only 40% of the seats are occupied. This train will run daily till September 6th.

A new special train, Muzaffarpur Anand Vihar Special Train (train number 05283), will operate daily from Muzaffarpur to Anand Vihar Terminal from August 24th to September 6th. The train will depart at 6:30 AM and reach Anand Vihar Terminal the next day at 5:00 AM. The return train, Anand Vihar-Muzaffarpur Special...
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Train (train number 05284), will depart from Anand Vihar Terminal at 7:00 AM daily from August 25th to September 7th and arrive in Muzaffarpur the next day at 4:50 AM. The train will pass through Motipur, Mehsi, Chakia, Pipra, Bapudham Motihari, Sagauli, Bettiah, Narkatiaganj, Harinagar, Bagaha, Gorakhpur, Basti, Gonda, Lucknow and Moradabad. The train is being operated for 14 trips initially, but it could be extended based on passenger demand. Meanwhile, the doubling work on the Baironganj-Harinagar section of the Narkatiaganj-Muzaffarpur railway line has been completed, allowing trains to operate at a speed of 130 km/h. The new line was inspected on Thursday, with officials witnessing the trial run of a train at this speed.