Danapur Express 11 Hours Late: Railway travellers are facing a tough time returning home for the festive season as they arrive into Bihar hours late on many long distance trains. Trains arriving into Patna and Danapur stations after coming from Bengaluru, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Delhi and elsewhere have been delayed by up to 11 hours, causing frustration.
Several trains have been delayed by between five and 11 hours, according to updates on the railways app on November 6.
Danapur SF Express
Trains such as the SMVT Bengaluru to Danapur SF Express (22366) were particularly affected.
- Scheduled arrival time: 12.15 am
- Expected new arrival time: 11.32 am
- Delay: 11 hours 17 minutes.
Others which were heavily delayed are:
- Charlapalli to Patna Special (03254): 10 hours 22 mins
- Sanghamitra Express (12295): 8 hours 56 mins
- Guwahati to Barmer Express (15632): 7 hours 59 mins
- Howrah Puja Special (04053): 7 hours 39 mins
- Kamakhya Festival Special (09711): 6 hours 14 mins
- Rajgir Jansadharan Special (09441): 6 hours 23 mins
- South Bihar Express (13287): 5 hours 7 mins.
- Pune to Danapur Puja Special (01441): 4 hours 1 min
- Hubballi Special (07316): 4 hours 20 mins
- Patna Jansadharan Special (04404): 3 hours 44 mins
- Madar to Patna Special (09601): 3 hours 10 mins
- LTT AC Express (15660): 2 hours 53 mins
- Godda SF Express (22312): 1 hour 13 mins
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Indian Railways Introduced 106 New Trains
Despite the delays, extra services have been set up to cope. On November 5, The Indian Express reported that Indian Railways is running 106 special train services including special Vande Bharat services to Bihar to cope with the increase in passengers during Diwali and Chhath.
East Central Railway said that as of November 3, they had announced 103 special train services in their zone. This includes 5 special train services running through their zone and 51 passing their stations.
Some of the most important special services running between Bihar and Delhi are:
- 04088/04087: New Delhi to Patna: Daily until November 30/December 1
- 03293/03294: Patna to Anand Vihar: Daily until November 21/22.
- 04096/04095: Anand Vihar to Patliputra: Daily until November 29/30.
- 03257/03258: Danapur to Anand Vihar: Weekly until November 29/30.
- 04090/04089: New Delhi to Danapur: Wed/Fri, Thurs/Sat.
This also includes special services to Chandigarh, Firozpur, Gwalior, Bhopal, Rajasthan and more.
No Pantry Cars On Some Specials
A major issue travellers are having is due to there being no pantry cars on many of the festival special services.
As some journeys are taking between five and 11 hours longer than usual, passengers are struggling to get food and drinks. There is little time at intermediate stations to buy food.
How To Check Live Rail Updates?
When travelling to Bihar, do not assume your train will be on time as it can be delayed multiple times. The easiest way to find out is:
Use the RailOne App: Look up your train via the official Indian Railways RailOne app.
- Check the National Train Enquiry System: Visit their website here.
- Call 139: Contact the railway via the helpline.
- Visit their website: Visit IRCTC.
Make sure you put in the correct train number and see what time it is now expected to arrive.
