Patna: To facilitate pilgrim travel during the Pitripaksha Mela, the Railways will provide a temporary two-minute halt to 12 trains at Punpun Ghat Halt from September 25 to October 10, 2026.
The trains receiving the temporary halt are:
- 13243/13244 Patna-Bhabua Road-Patna Intercity Express
- 13347/13348 Barkakana-Patna-Barkakana Palamu Express
- 13349/13350 Singrauli-Patna-Singrauli Express
- 18623/18624 Islampur-Hatia-Islampur Express
- 18625/18626 Purnia Court-Hatia-Purnia Court Express
- 15137/15138 Rajgir-Banaras-Rajgir Buddha Purnima Express
- 63329/63330 Patliputra-Gaya-Patliputra MEMU
- 03254/03253 Cherlapalli-Patna-Cherlapalli Special
- 03255 Cherlapalli-Patna Special
- 63389/63390 Patna-Nawada-Patna MEMU
- 63391/63392 Islampur-Patna-Islampur MEMU
- 63393 Patna-Gaya MEMU
Five Trains To Halt At Anugrah Narayan Snan Ghat
The Railways will also provide a temporary two-minute halt to five trains at the temporary Anugrah Narayan Snan Ghat.
The halt is located between Anugrah Narayan Road and Chiraila Pauthu at the 539/21–540/07 km mark.
The temporary halt will remain in effect from September 25 to October 10.
The trains covered are:
- 63289/63290 Gaya-Dehri-on-Sone-Gaya MEMU Passenger
- 63291/63292 Gaya-Dehri-on-Sone-Gaya MEMU Passenger
- 63295/63296 Gaya-Dehri-on-Sone-Gaya MEMU Passenger
- 13305/13306 Dhanbad-Sasaram-Dhanbad Intercity
- 13553/13554 Asansol-Varanasi-Asansol MEMU Passenger
The temporary arrangements have been made to facilitate the movement of pilgrims travelling during the Pitripaksha Mela period.
