Ahmedabad: To cater to the surge in passenger traffic during the Diwali and Chhath Puja festive season, Western Railway will operate a weekly unreserved special train between Sabarmati and Muzaffarpur on Nov 7 and 14.Train No. 09473 Sabarmati-Muzaffarpur Unreserved Special will depart from Sabarmati at 7pm on Nov 7 and 14 and reach Muzaffarpur at 4.30am on Monday. In the return direction, Train No. 09474 Muzaffarpur-Sabarmati Unreserved Special will leave Muzaffarpur at 7.30am on Nov 9 and 16 and arrive at Sabarmati at 5pm the following day.The special service will operate four trips in total, with two services in each direction, and will run on special fares. As the train will be entirely unreserved, passengers will not require advance reservation to travel.The train will halt at Kalol, Mehsana, Palanpur, Abu Road, Marwar Junction, Ajmer, Phulera, Jaipur, Bandikui, Bharatpur, Achhnera, Idgah Agra, Tundla, Kanpur Central, Subedarganj, Gyanpur Road, Banaras, Varanasi, Aunrihar, Ballia, Suraimanpur, Chhapra, Sonpur and Hajipur in both directions.Railway officials said the additional service is intended to provide more travel options for passengers travelling between Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar during the festive rush.
