The railways ran special trains for Durga puja starting from 22nd September earlier this year. The northern railways started the Anand Vihar Terminal- Howrah-Anand Vihar Terminal Suvidha Special Express and Ramnagar-Howrah-Ramnagar weekly pooja special trains between September 22 and November 3 to facilitate movement of holiday travellers.
The Anand Vihar-Howrah train plied from September 26 - September 29. It had scheduled stops at Kanpur, Allahabad, Mughal Sarai, Gaya, Dhanbad and Asansol stations en route in both directions.
The Ramnagar-Howrah train plied from September 22 - November 3 on Fridays and Sundays.