Railways extends services of seven more pairs of special trains
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Patna: Railways has extended the services of seven more pairs of special trains operating on various routes originating from the East Central Railway (ECR) to tackle passengers' rush during summer.
These seven pairs are in addition to the 10 other pairs of special trains whose services have already been extended earlier.
According to the ECR's chief public relations officer (CPRO) Saraswati Chandra, services of the Chandigarh-Patna have been extended from June 5 to July 11, leaving Chandigarh every Thursday and Friday from Patna. The Udhna-Jaynagar has been put into operation from June 1 to 30, leaving Udhna every Sunday and Monday from Jaynagar.
"The Udhna-Samastipur will be in operation from June 7 to 30, leaving Udhna every Saturday and Monday from Samastipur. "The services of Hubli-Muzaffarpur have been extended from June 2 to July 7, leaving Hubli every Monday and Thursday from Muzaffarpur," the CPRO said, adding that the Vasco da Gama-Muzaffarpur will be into operations from June 6 to 26, leaving Vasco da Gama every Monday and Thursday from Muzaffarpur.
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Similarly, services of the Yeshwanthpur-Gaya have been extended from June 2 to 30, leaving Yeshwanthpur every Saturday and Monday from Gaya. "The Mysore-Darbhanga will be into operations from June 17 to 24, leaving Mysore every Tuesday and Saturday from Darbhanga," he said, adding that the services of Mumbai Central-Katihar have been extended from June 7 to September 30, leaving Mumbai Central every Saturday and Tuesday from Katihar.
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