Eastern Railway has started a new special express train from Bhagalpur to Jaynagar on Monday.
This train will facilitate passengers to avail Darbhanga Airport and further improve rail connection between Bhagalpur and Jaynagar. Besides, the train will also promote tourism providing easy access to Janakpur in Nepal.
Bhagalpur’s Member of Parliament Ajay Kumar Mandal, flagged off the inaugural run.
Train number 05553 UP Bhagalpur – Jaynagar Special will leave Bhagalpur at 07.50 hrs. every day and reach Jaynagar at 16.05 hrs, the same day.
Train number 05554DN Jaynagar – Bhagalpur special will leave Jaynagar at 20.30 hrs. every day to reach Bhagalpur at 05.15 hrs. on the next day.
The train will have 8 reserved General Second Class, 4 Sleeper Class, 1 AC 3-tier & 1 AC 2-tier coaches. The train will be a fully reserved special train.
The train will stop at Nathnagar, Sultanganj, Bariarpur, Ratanpur, Munger, Sahibpur Kamal, Begusarai, Barauni Jn., Samstipur Jn., Darbhanga Jn., Sakri Jn. and Madhubani railway stations.
Performance review of ER,SER and Metro Railway
Suneet Sharma, Chairman &CEO Railway Board reviewed the performance of Eastern Railway, South Eastern Railway and Metro Railway on Sunday.
Sharma reviewed the progress of projects and stressed on their early completion. He also advised increasing revenue via conventional and non-conventional sources besides evaluating Business development units (BDUs). Speed of goods trains, safety parameters , improvement in punctuality were also discussed.