Bihar: More MEMU special trains from today

PATNA: With decline in the number of Covid-19 cases in Bihar, railways has decided to restore the services of more MEMU/DEMU special trains on different routes of East Central Railway (ECR) from Sunday.
According to ECR chief public relations officer (CPRO) Rajesh Kumar, the Gaya–Pt Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction (DDU) MEMU special (03383/03384) will be restored from Sunday. “It will leave Gaya at 6:25pm and reach DDU at 11:55pm.On its return, it will leave DDU at 4am and reach Gaya at 9.45am,” he said.
While Patna-DDU MEMU special (03293/03294) will leave Patna at 8pm and reach DDU at 4.28am, on its return, it will leave DDU at 5.35am and reach Patna Junction at 2.40pm, sources said, adding the Patna-Gaya MEMU special (03335) will leave Patna at 5am and reach Gaya at 8.08am. Another MEMU special (03336) will leave Gaya at 4.30am and reach Patna at 7.15am from Sunday, sources said.
The Barauni-Samastipur MEMU special (05501/05502) will leave Barauni on September 20 at 7:50am and reach Samastipur at 9:40am the same day, while on its return it will leave Samastipur at 8:10pm and reach Barauni at 9:50pm.
The Katihar-Samastipur MEMU special (05263/05264) will leave Katihar at 8:35am and reach Samastipur at 3:50pm. On its return, it will leave Samastipur at 12.55pm and reach Katihar at 9.45pm.
The Samastipur–Saharsa MEMU special (05291/05292) will leave Samastipur at 1:30pm on Monday and reach Saharsa at 5:41pm the same day. On its return, it will leave Saharsa at 4:05am and reach Samastipur at 8:40am.
The Koderma-Mahewshmunda passenger special (03005/03006) will leave Koderma at 5:30am from Sunday and reach Maheshmunda at 9:35am. On its return, it will leave Maheshmunda at 9:35am and reach Koderma at 12:45pm, the CPRO said.
The Samastipur-Jaynagar special passenger (05535/05536) will leave Samastipur at 5:50am from Monday and reach Jaynagar at 9:40am. On its return, it will leave Jaynagar at 4:30pm and reach Samastipur at 7:52pm.