KOLKATA: To cater to the passenger rush during the winter holiday, Eastern Railway decided to run special trains between Kolkata & New Jalpaiguri and Sealdah & Puri.
03129 Kolkata - New Jalpaiguri Winter Special will leave Kolkata station at 11.30 pm on December 25 (Sunday) to reach New Jalpaiguri at 10.10 am on the next day and 03130 New Jalpaiguri - Kolkata Winter Special will leave New Jalpaiguri at 12:35 pm on December 26 (Monday) to reach Kolkata at 12:50 am on the next day. The train will stop at Naihati, Bandel, Katwa, Azimganj, Jangipur Road, Malda Town, Barsoi, Kishanganj and Aluabari Road stations in both directions enroute.
03103 Sealdah-Puri Winter Special will leave Sealdah at 11.50 pm on December 25 (Sunday) to reach Puri at 09.35 am on the next day and 03104 Puri-Sealdah Winter Special will leave Puri at 3:50 pm on December 26 (Monday) to reach Sealdah at 2 am on the next day. The train will stop at Bhattanagar, Andul, Kharagpur, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur K. Road, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, and Khurda Road stations in both directions en route, said chief public relations officer Ekalabya Chakraborty.
Both these winter special trains will have Sleeper Class and Air-Conditioned accommodations. Booking for both the winter special trains (03129 and 03103) will be available on and from December 16 through PRS and internet. In addition to Mail/Express fare, the special charge will be realized. Concessional booking is not allowed. Tatkal quota is not available on these special trains.
