Indian Railways has canceled 16 more special trains service from 07th May, due to low occupancy amid the rising cases of coronavirus in the country.
According to a press release issued by Eastern Railways, 16 special trains are being discontinued effect from 7 May 2021.
Here is the full list of special trains that are canceled by the Eastern Railway zone due to poor occupancy:
Train Number | Train Name | Freqency |
02019 | Howrah-Ranchi Special | Six days a week except for Sundays |
02020 | Ranchi-Howrah Special | Six days a week except for Sundays |
02339 | Howrah-Dhanbad Special | Daily |
02340 | Dhanbad-Howrah Special | Daily |
03027 | Howrah-Azimganj Special | Daily |
03028 | Azimganj-Howrah Special | Daily |
03047 | Howrah-Rampurhat Special | Daily |
03048 | Rampurhat-Howrah Special | Daily |
03117 | Kolkata-Lalgola Special | Tue, Thu, Fri and Sun |
03118 | Lalgola-Kolkata Special | Mon, Wed, Fri, and Sat |
03187 | Sealdah-Rampurhat Special | Daily |
03188 | Rampurhat-Sealdah Special | Daily |
03401 | Bhagalpur-Danapur Special | Daily |
03402 | Danapur-Bhagalpur Special | Daily |
03501 | Haldia-Asansol Special | Six days a week except for Sundays |
03502 | Asansol-Haldia Special | Six days a week except for Sundays |
It must be noted that recently the North Western Railway (NWR) has also canceled 40 trains due to the situation resulting from COVID-19 and low passenger load.
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