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Chhath special via Varanasi: Bilaspur-Chhapra train leaves on 14 and 21 November
VARANASI: A Chhath puja special train between Bilaspur and Chhapra will run through Varanasi Junction this month.
Informational post · compiled by HelloBanaras
It leaves Bilaspur on Saturdays 14 and 21 November and makes the return trip from Chhapra on Sundays 15 and 22 November.
The railways have added the train for the extra festival travel. It gives passengers boarding at Varanasi, Jaunpur, Aunrihar, Ghazipur City and Ballia another reserved option towards Chhapra, and on the way back towards Prayagraj, Satna, Katni and Chhattisgarh.
When and where: train 08255 leaves Bilaspur at 6 pm, reaches Varanasi Junction at 9:15 am the next day, departs at 9:20 am and arrives in Chhapra at 2:40 pm. Train 08256 leaves Chhapra at 5:25 pm, runs via Ballia, Ghazipur City, Aunrihar, Jaunpur and Varanasi, and reaches Bilaspur at 3 pm the next day. Other halts are Pendra Road, Anuppur, Shahdol, Umaria, Katni, Maihar, Satna, Manikpur and Prayagraj Chheoki. In all, the special makes four trips.
The train has 21 coaches, with general, sleeper, AC three-tier, AC two-tier and AC three-tier economy classes. The railways have asked passengers to check running days, timings and halts on the official railway website, NTES or the RailOne app before setting out.
Details are from the North Eastern Railway's Varanasi division and South East Central Railway, as reported on 9 November.
Compiled by HelloBanaras from public sources: Amar Ujala (citing NER Varanasi division) · Hindustan (citing South East Central Railway)
