Holi 2018: Ramnagar to Howrah Holi special train has started running

The Holi special Ramnagar to Howrah train has started running to cater to the additional demands due to Holi 2018, which is falling on 2nd March this year. The Holi special train between Ramnagar (Uttarakhand) and Howrah (West Bengal) will be running to mitigate the extra rush of the passengers during the festival time.

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According to the Northern railways, a weekly Ramnagar-Howrah-Ramnagar service will be operated with train No. 05007/05008; the train will depart from Ramnagar on all Fridays from February 16 to March 9 at 6:15 PM and arrive in Howrah at 7:10 AM the third day. It will depart from Howrah every Sunday including February 18 to March 11 at 8:35 AM to arrive at Ramnagar at 4:45 PM the next day.

The train will comprise of six sleeper class, six general class and air-conditioned coaches, and as per the route the train will stop at stations including Izzatnagar, Bareilly City, Bareilly, Sitapur cantonment, Gorakhpur, Potoree, Kashipur, Baheri, Barauni, Jasidih, Madhupur, Asansol, Durgapur and Bardhman.

Other stops include Bhojipura, Pantnagar, Kiccha, Gonda, Khalilabad, Kaptanganj, Bazpur, Chhapra, Tamkuhi Road and Jhajha.
Due to major rush during Holi festival time, commuters go through a lot of hassles, and the train has been introduced to ease the journey of passengers on the Ramnagar – Howrah route.