Railways runs two pairs of Patna-Gaya MEMU trains

PATNA: Railways has introduced two pairs of MEMU special trains on the Patna-Gaya section under Danapur division of East Central Railway (ECR) from Sunday. Railways had suspended train services on this route due to the lockdown in view of the Covid-19 pandemic.
ECR chief public relations officer (CPRO) Rajesh Kumar said the MEMU special (03211) will leave Patna Junction at 6.30pm and reach Gaya at 9.30pm every day.The train (03212) will leave Gaya at 8.30am in the morning and reach Patna at 11.30am the same day, he said.
Similarly, MEMU special train (03353) will leave Patna at 8am and reach Gaya at 11am. On its return journey, it (03354) will leave Gaya at 6.15pm and reach Patna at 9.15pm, he said.
According to senior divisional commercial manager (SDCM) of Danapur, Adhar Raj, railways has listed all the clone special trains running from different places of the ECR for issuing local passenger tickets from its PRS counters as well as IRCTC website. Railways is running about 12 pairs of clone special trains on different routes of ECR to cope with passenger rush during festive season, he said, adding RPF men are on duty to ensure that each passenger entering the railway premises must be checked thoroughly at Patna Junction or Rajendra Nagar Terminal either.
Meanwhile, railways has made it compulsory for each passenger to wear mask and use sanitiser while entering station premises to board trains during festive season. Railways is at present neither providing catering services in any special train nor supplying blankets and bedsheets in the airconditioned coaches due to coronavirus, Raj said.
The Bihar Daily Passengers Association had recently submitted a memorandum to Bihar CM Nitish Kuma and ECR GM L C Trivedi to restore MEMU train services so that local commuters do not face any harassment at a time when all government, semi-government offices and business establishments have been reopened, said association secretary Shoaib Quraishi.