176 express trains including Gorakhdham, Kushinagar, Chaurichaura and Purvanchal, which will run as special from various stations including Gorakhpur, the headquarters of North Eastern Railway, will run on the old number under the old arrangement from November 15. Special in the name of trains and zero in front of the number will be removed. The original fixed fare will be applicable only.
Special will be removed from the name of trains, there will be no zero in front of the number
The North Eastern Railway Administration has issued guidelines to this effect. According to Chief Public Relations Officer Pankaj Kumar Singh, all trains are running as special during the Corona period. But now from the scheduled date, all the Special and Holiday Special Express trains included in the timetable for the year 2021 will be run on regular numbers as before Kovid. The fare of these trains will also be applicable as before Kovid. There will be no change in the present timings, stoppages, days and rake composition of the train.
Travel will not be done on general ticket now
Express trains may start running under the old system, but at present travel will not be allowed on general tickets in general coaches. Passengers will also have to take reserved tickets for general coaches. Railway Board has not taken any decision on this issue yet. It is to be known here that from June 1, 2020, travel is allowed only on reserved confirmed tickets in all express trains.
Passenger will continue to run as a special
The Railway Board has not yet taken any decision regarding the operation of passenger trains. Passenger trains (passenger trains) will now run only as specials. Express fare will be charged in these trains. According to experts, in the second phase, passenger trains will also start running on the old system. The fare of these trains will also become normal. Brainstorming is going on at the board level. Total 9 Passenger trains are running as Special from Gorakhpur. Three have been announced.
