Indian Railways has announced the operation of a new summer special train from Samastipur to Mumbai starting on Friday. This train, numbered 01043/01044, will run as a Lokmanya Tilak-Samastipur-Lokmanya Tilak Superfast Special. It will depart from Lokmanya Tilak at 12:15 PM every Thursday and reach Samastipur at 9:15 PM the next...
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day. The return journey will depart from Samastipur at 11:20 PM on Friday and arrive at Lokmanya Tilak at 7:40 PM on Sunday. This train will run until June 27th from Mumbai and June 28th from Samastipur. The route from Samastipur will pass through Muzaffarpur, Hajipur, Patliputra, Pandit Deen Dayal, Prayagraj, and Chivki. Currently, the only train connecting the division to Mumbai is the Pawan Express, which is fully booked for several months. Additionally, another special train, the Saharsa-Sirhind-Saharsa Weekly Summer Special, numbered 05565/05566, will operate till June 27th. It will depart from Saharsa every Thursday at 7:30 PM, reaching Sirhind via Samastipur on Saturday. The return journey from Sirhind will depart at 2:00 PM every Saturday and will run until June 29th. There are currently 12 pairs of summer special trains operating in the division. Reservations are open for those wishing to travel on these special trains.