South Eastern Railway has decided to restore the Howrah-Titlagarh Ispat Superfast Express, which runs via Tatanagar, from
from Friday, over a year after it was suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The superfast express, which will run as a special train (02517 / 02518 ), will leave Howrah daily at 6.35 am. The train will reach Tatanagar at 10.18am. It will be at the station for five minutes before will move ahead on its onward journey.
The train will reach Titlagarh at 7.35 pm the same day. On its return journey, the superfast train will leave Titlagarh daily with effect from June 26 at 5.15am and reach Howrah, the originating station, at 6.15pm the same day. The return train will arrive at Tatanagar railway station at 1.45 pm.
Apart from Tatanagar, the train will also stop at Santragachi, Kharagpur, Jhargram, Chakulia,Ghatshila, Rakhamines, Sini, Rajkharsawan, Chakradharpur, Manoharpur, Bondamunda, Rourkela, Rajganjpur , Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Hirakud, Barpali, Loisingha, Bolangir and Saintala between the two destinations - Howrah and Titlagarh.
The train will have 10 general chair car coaches, two AC chair car coaches and two third AC coaches.
Both, Chhotanagpur Passenger Association and Singhbhum Chamber of Commerce and Industry ( SCCI ) welcomed the decision of the South Eastern Railway .
Kamakhya-Ranchi-Special to run from June 29
The 05662 Kamakhya-Ranchi Special will leave Kamakhya w.e.f June 26 every Tuesday at 12 noon and arrive Ranchi at 2.25 pm, the next day. On its return, the 05661 Ranchi-Kamakhya Special will leave Ranchi w.e.f June 30 every Wednesday at 8.30 pm and reach Kamakhya at 11.30 pm, the next day.
The train, with one AC 2-Tier, five AC 3-Tier, 10 sleeper class and four general second class (fully reserved) coaches, will stop at New Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar, Alipurduar, Hasimara, Binnaguri, New Mal, Siliguri, New Jalpaiguri, Kishanganj, Barsoi, Malda Town, New Farakka, Pakur, Rampurhat, Sainthia, Siuri, Andal Durgapur, Asansol, Dhanbad, Chandrapura, Bokaro Steel City and Muri stations. The train will also stop at Raniganj on way to Ranchi from Kamakhya.
