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Night trains among Sealdah Puja Special locals

The Statesman Kolkata

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September 27, 2025

The Sealdah Division of Eastern Railway has announced the operation of 31 Durga Puja Special local EMU trains, including overnight services, to cater to the mammoth crowds during the upcoming festive days.

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The Puja Special EMUs will run on four peak days on 27 and 28 September, and 1 and 2 October on the busiest routes of the division. In all, 19 services including night trains will operate along the Sealdah -Ranaghat-Naihati-Sealdah route. Of the 19 night services, six will run from 9.40 pm to 310am. As Kalyani has emerged as the new draw for pandal hoppers recently, the divisional railway authorities have also announced four night services between Sealdah and Kalyani from 9.10 pm to 2.55 am.

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