Eastern Railway (ER) has announced several special trains to clear the rush during the forthcoming festive season.

It will run one weekly premium express special train between Sealdah and Delhi. The train would leave for Delhi on Saturday (September 27) and return from Delhi on every Sunday. The special service would continue till November 2 (total six trips in each direction).

ER will also run five pairs of premium (weekly) special trains between Howrah and New Jalpaiguri on every Friday instead of Thursday, between October 3 and 31.

The eastern railway said that it would also run four pairs of Howrah-Gorakhpur-Nautanwa Janasadharan special train leaving Howrah on every Sunday between September 21 and October 12 and Nautanwa on every Monday between September 22 and October 13.

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