Indian Railways has said that in view of the extra rush of passengers in Chhath Puja, some more Chhath Puja special trains will be operated in the line of operation of special trains.
Indian Railways has made special arrangements for the convenience of the passengers. Chhath Puja is dedicated to the Sun God and is celebrated mainly by the people of the border areas of Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh. Indian Railways is going to run special trains to manage the rush of the festival.
Meanwhile, the Railways officially said, “Railway stations get crowded with the arrival of festivals, in such a situation a mini control room has been set up at Delhi station for the arrangement of passengers, which can be done from 06.00 am to 12.00 noon. Managed by designated employees. It has been told that all the necessary facilities and equipment have been provided here.
List of Special Trains:
- 09638 New Delhi – Katihar Special Train
- 09637 Katihar-New Delhi Puja Special Train
- 04746 Delhi-Katihar Special Train
- 04745 Katihar-Delhi Special Train
- 04742 Anand Vihar Terminus-Barauni Special Train
- 04741 Barauni-Anand Vihar Terminus Special Train
- 09640 Anand Vihar Terminus-Barauni Special Train
- 09639 Barauni-Anand Vihar Terminus Special Train
- 06980 Anand Vihar Terminus-Saharsa Special
- 04548 Anand Vihar Terminus-Patna Special
- 04547 Patna-Anand Vihar Terminus Special
- 03397 Dhanbad-Sitamarhi Chhath Special
- 03998 Sitamarhi-Dhanbad Chhath Special
- 01269 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Danapur Chhath Special
- 01270 Danapur – Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Chhath Special
- 08111 Tata-Patna Chhath Special
- 08112 Patna-Tata Chhath Special
- 03761 Kolkata-Nautanwa Chhath Special
- 03762 Nautanwa-Kolkata Chhath Special
- 03765 Sealdah-Patna Chhath Special
- 03766 Patna-Sealdah Special
- 03763 Sealdah-Raxaul Chhath Special
- 03674 Raxaul-Sealdah Chhath Special
According to Hindu tradition, devotees worship the Sun God and his wife Usha to express gratitude and seek blessings. During the four-day festival, devotees gather and take a holy dip in rivers, ponds and other water bodies.
This year the festival will begin with the ritual ‘Nahai Khai’ from November 8 and will end on November 11 with ‘Usha Arghya’ (prayer to the rising sun) by the devotees. The main festival is on 10th November when devotees will offer ‘Argha’ to the Sun God.