Indian Railways Update: Special clone trains to run from Gaya and Patna to the national capital. Check all the route details here.
Patna: Amid the heavy rush of commuters on trains across the nation due to the festive season, the Indian Railways has decided to launch clone trains. The clone trains will run on similar routes, solving the problem of overcrowding and waiting on many regular trains. To be precise, the Indian Railways has decided to run two clone special trains for Anand Vihar, Delhi, which will pass via Prayagraj Junction.
Apart from this, a special train will also be run from Chhapra to Panvel in Navi Mumbai, passing via Prayagraj Junction.
Patna-Anand-Vihar Superfast Clone Special-Route Details
Connecting Patna to Anand Vihar, a Superfast Clone Special (Train number 02351 ) will operate daily via Prayagraj Junction. The clone train will operate at 4 PM from April 15 to 20 and from April 27 to June 30. Talking of the timetable, the Clone Special will reach Prayagraj Junction at 9:05 PM, taking stops at Danapur, Arrah, Buxar, and Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction. The train will then reach Anand Vihar at 6 AM, stopping at Govindpuri.
On the return journey, the train will run from Anand Vihar and operate from April 16th to 21st and from April 28th to July 1st at 8 AM. The train will reach Prayagraj Junction at 3:35–3:45 PM and Patna at 9:55 PM.
Gaya-Anand-Vihar Superfast Clone Special-Route Details
In the Magadh division, the train numbered 03635 running from Gaya will be operational between the dates of April 15th and 20th and again from June 27th to 30th. The Gaya-Anand-Vihar Superfast Clone Special train will start from Gaya at around 2:15 PM and reach Anand Vihar at 5 AM the next day. In its journey, the train will have stoppages at Prayagraj Junction from 8:35 to 8:40 PM before it reaches its final destination, i.e., Anand Vihar.
Moreover, the Indian Railways has also started the Special Clone Train (train number 05193) that will operate between Chhapra and Panvel starting at 3:20 PM every Thursday from April 18 to June 27 and reaching Panvel the next day by 8:30 PM.
In its return journey, the Chhapra-Panvel Clone train (03636) will travel from Panvel at around 9:40 PM and reach Chhapra by around 8:50 PM the next day.Notably, in its journey, it will make a stopover at Prayagraj Railway Station at 1:45 PM.