Alcos greeting each other on a rain soaked Guskara.. Tebhaga and Maa Tara Express' face-off
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As the small village station of Guskara witnesses a steady downpour, 18788 BWN WDM- 3A races through the up line with the puny rake of 13161 Kolkata Chitpur Terminal (KOAA)- Balurghat (BLGT) TEBHAGA Express. On the down loop line, another BWN WDM- 3A waits for the...
more... starter with the 13188 Rampurhat (RPH)- Sealdah (SDAH) MAA TARA Express. While the TEBHAGA was running 20 minutes late, MAA TARA was absolute bang on time. Guskara falls on ER's Burdwan- Sahibganj loop unelectrified section, and is situated 140 kms away from Kolkata.
TEBHAGA follows the Balurghat- Buniadpur- Eklakhi- Malda Town- New Farakka- Pakur- Rampurhat- Bolpur Shantiniketan- Burdwan- KOAA route of NFR/ ER.
MAA TARA follows the Rampurhat- Bolpur Shantiniketan- Burdwan- Bandel- Naihati- Sealdah route.