As requested by the West Bengal State Government in view of the emergent COVID-19 situation, the frequency of 02303/02304 Howrah – New Delhi – Howrah Special (via Patna) and 02381/02382 Howrah – New Delhi – Howrah Special (via Dhanbad) which were earlier introduced from 1.6.2020 onwards as per schedule of Poorva Express has been reduced to weekly. The reduced frequency of these trains will be as follows:-
| Train No. & Name | Existing frequency | Revised frequency | Revised days of run | w.e.f. |
| 02303 Howrah – New Delhi Special (via Patna) | 4 days a week leaving Howrah on Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday | Weekly | Ex. Howrah on Saturday | Commencing journey from Howrah from 11.7.2020. |
| 02304 New Delhi – Howrah Special (via Patna) | 4 days a week leaving New Delhi on Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday | Weekly | Ex. New Delhi on Sunday | Commencing from New Delhi from 12.7.2020. |
| 02381 Howrah – New Delhi Special (via Dhanbad) | 3 days a week leaving Howrah on Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday. | Weekly | Ex. Howrah on Thursday | Commencing journey from Howrah from 16.7.2020. |
| 02382 New Delhi – Howrah Special (via Dhanbad) | 3 days a week leaving New Delhi on Monday, Tuesday, Friday. | Weekly | Ex. New Delhi on Friday | Commencing from New Delhi from 17.7.2020. |
Both the above pairs of trains will run as per schedule upto 10.7.2020 Ex. Howrah and upto 11.7.2020 Ex. New Delhi. Thereafter, these trains will run as per above revised schedule till further advise.