To facilitate devotees during the Shravani Mela, the Indian Railways will operate special trains between Patna-Asansol, Sealdah-Banaras, and Gorakhpur-Deoghar. Additionally, all mail/express/passenger trains stopping at Jasidih station for less than 5 minutes will be halted for 5 minutes, except for specific trains like Kolkata Rajdhani Express, Duronto Express, Janshatabdi Express, Purva...
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Express, Garib Rath Express, Humsafar Express (both 12235/36 and 22459/60). The Shravani Mela Specials are: 1) Train No. 03511/03512 Asansol-Patna-Asansol (twice a week): Operates from 22.07.2024 to 20.08.2024 on Mondays and Wednesdays from Asansol (16:50) to Patna (23:55), and on Tuesdays and Thursdays from Patna (01:15) to Asansol (08:30). 2) Train No. 03549/03550 Asansol-Patna-Asansol (thrice a week): Operates from 23.07.2024 to 18.08.2024 on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays from Asansol (16:50) to Patna (23:55), and on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays from Patna (01:15) to Asansol (08:30). 3) Train No. 03113/03114 Sealdah-Banaras-Sealdah (via Jasidih-Patna-DDU): Operates every Saturday from Sealdah (23:55) to Banaras (16:00) and every Sunday from Banaras (17:00) to Sealdah (10:20). 4) Train No. 05028/05027 Gorakhpur-Deoghar (via Hajipur-Shahpur Patori-Barauni-Munger-Sultan Ganj-Bhagalpur): Operates daily from Gorakhpur (20:00) to Deoghar (13:15) and daily from Deoghar (14:00) to Gorakhpur (03:00). The route of Train No. 03480 Kiul-Jamalpur DEMU Special will be extended to Sultan Ganj. During the mela, Train No. 15619 Gaya-Kamakhya Express and Train No. 15620 Kamakhya-Gaya Express will have a 2-minute stop at Sultan Ganj station.

To accommodate the expected influx of passengers during the Shravani Mela, the Indian Railways has decided to add extra coaches to several trains. The mela, which takes place at the Baidyanathdham temple in Deoghar, attracts numerous devotees from across India. Railway travel is a popular choice for these pilgrims due to...
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its safety and speed. The additional coaches will be added to six train routes between July 22 and August 19, 2024. These include: Train No. 13021/13022 Howrah-Raxaul-Howrah-Mithila Express, Train No. 13029/13030 Howrah-Mokama-Howrah Express, Train No. 13185/13186 Sealdah-Jaynagar-Sealdah Gangasagar Express, Train No. 13105/13106 Sealdah-Ballia-Sealdah Express, Train No. 03113/03114 Sealdah-Banaras-Sealdah Special, and Train No. 03109/03110 Sealdah-Vadodara-Sealdah Special. Each train will have one additional second-class coach for the duration of the mela.

The Indian Railways has added one general second-class coach to several mail/express/passenger trains to accommodate the extra crowd during the Shravani Mela. This addition is valid from July 22nd to August 19th for trains departing from Howrah, Raxaul, Mokama, Sealdah, Jaynagar, Ballia, and Varanasi. Some of the trains affected include 13021/13022...
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Howrah-Raxaul-Howrah Mithila Express, 13029/13030 Howrah-Mokama-Howrah Express, 13185/13186 Sealdah-Jaynagar-Sealdah Gangasagar Express, 13105/13106 Sealdah-Ballia-Sealdah Express, 03113/03114 Sealdah-Banaras-Sealdah Special Train, and 03109/03110 Sealdah-Vadodara-Sealdah Special Train. This decision was made due to the expected influx of devotees visiting the Baidyanath Dham temple in Deoghar during the Shravani Mela.

The Indian Railways is making arrangements for the upcoming Shravani Mela, which begins on July 22nd, to ensure a smooth journey for devotees. They've introduced special train services and extended stoppages at various stations to manage the anticipated influx of pilgrims. For the convenience of travelers, additional stoppages are being...
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provided at Sultan Ganj, Ara, and Buxar stations for select mail and express trains during the mela period. The Shravani Mela Special Trains (03113 & 03114) will have a 2-minute halt at Ara at 11:35 am and Buxar at 12:31 pm respectively. These trains will also stop at Buxar at 8:43 pm and Ara at 9:45 pm. All mail and express trains (except Rajdhani Express, Vande Bharat Express, Duronto Express, Janshatabdi Express, Purva Express, Garib Rath Express, Humsafar Express) with a stop of less than 5 minutes at Jasidih station will have their stoppage extended to 5 minutes during the mela period.