Gorakhpur: To facilitate passengers travelling during the Chhath festival following Diwali, the railway administration will operate the 08185/08186 Tatanagar-Chhapra-Tatanagar Festival Special train in two rounds. The train will run from Tatanagar on Nov 12 and 17 and from Chhapra on Nov 13 and 18, CPRO, NER, Sumit Kumar, said.Train No. 08185 Tatanagar-Chhapra Festival Special will depart from Tatanagar at 18:10 on Nov 12 and 17. It will reach Chandil at 19:12, Purulia Junction at 19:52, Bokaro Steel City at 21:00, Chandrapura at 21:32, Dhanbad at 22:45 and Chittaranjan at 23:54. On the following day, it will reach Madhupur at 00:50, Jasidih at 01:30, Jhajha at 02:50, Kiul at 03:42, Barauni at 06:10, Shahpur Patori at 07:17, Hajipur at 08:23 and Sonpur at 08:35 before arriving at Chhapra at 10:30.In the return direction, train No. 08186 Chhapra-Tatanagar Festival Special will depart from Chhapra at 12:40 on Nov 13 and 18. It will reach Sonpur at 13:30, Hajipur at 13:45, Shahpur Patori at 14:42, Barauni at 16:30, Kiul at 17:47, Jhajha at 19:13, Jasidih at 19:50, Madhupur at 20:22, Chittaranjan at 21:15 and Dhanbad at 23:00. On the following day, it will reach Chandrapura at 00:07, Bokaro Steel City at 00:45, Purulia Junction at 01:42 and Chandil at 02:55 before arriving at Tatanagar at 04:00.The special train will have 18 coaches, including 15 sleeper-class coaches, one AC two-tier coach and two SLRD coaches.
