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Indian Railways Launches Kolkata-Alamnagar Special and Adds Coaches to Doon Express
- •Railways is running the Kolkata-Alamnagar weekly special train via Dhanbad from today to ease festive rush.
- •The special train service will operate from October 15 to November 28 across multiple key stations.
- •An extra sleeper coach will be added to the Doon Express between Howrah and Yog Nagari Rishikesh to reduce long waiting lists.
Key Questions Answered
Train No. 03107 (Kolkata-Alamnagar Special) operates every Thursday from October 15 to November 26, departing Kolkata at 11:50 PM and arriving in Dhanbad at 5:50 AM the next day before reaching Alamnagar at 7:45 PM. Train No. 03108 (Alamnagar-Kolkata Special) runs every Saturday from October 17 to November 28, leaving Alamnagar at 1:45 AM, passing Dhanbad at 4:00 PM, and returning to Kolkata at 10:30 PM the next day.
The special train stops at Naihati, Bandel, Bardhaman, Durgapur, Asansol, Dhanbad, Gomoh, Parasnath, Hazaribagh Road, Koderma, Gaya, Dehri On Sone, Sasaram, Bhabua Road, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction, Varanasi, and Sultanpur, before terminating at Utretia.
To accommodate heavy passenger traffic and reduce long waiting lists during the festive season, Indian Railways is attaching an additional sleeper coach to the Doon Express. For Train No. 13009 (Howrah-Yog Nagari Rishikesh), the extra coach is added from October 15 to November 20, while for Train No. 13010 (Yog Nagari Rishikesh-Howrah), it is available from October 17 to November 22.
