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Jharkhand News: Railway Board reduces fare of 25 passenger trains in Dhanbad division

SUBHASH MISHRA Dhanbad, March 29: The Railway Board has withdrawn the Special Train tag from 25 pairs of Dhanbad Rail Division passenger…

Jharkhand News: Railway Board reduces fare of 25 passenger trains in Dhanbad division

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SUBHASH MISHRA

Dhanbad, March 29: The Railway Board has withdrawn the Special Train tag from 25 pairs of Dhanbad Rail Division passenger trains and reduced its fare to Rs 20.

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A senior official of Dhanbad Rail Division said that after withdrawing the Special Train tag from passenger trains, its fare has also been reduced, and the fare for the pre-Covid period has been restored.

Now, the minimum local fare of a passenger train would be Rs 10 only at the place of Rs 30.

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During the Covid period, the Railway Board ran passenger trains under the name Special Trains and increased the minimum fare to Rs 30 from Rs 10.

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The trains whose special train tag has been withdrawn are:

1. Train no. 03541/03542 Asansol- Gomoh- Asansol passenger
2. Train no 03543 /03544 Asansol –Gomoh- Asansol passenger
3. Train  no. 03555/ 03556 Asansol -Barkakana – Asansol passenger
4. Train no. 03341 / 03342   Barkakana- Dehri on-Sone- Barkakana passenger
5. Train no .03371 / 03372  Koderma- Barkakana – Koderma passenger
6. Train no. 08689/ 08690  Ranchi- Tori- Ranchi passenger
7. Train no. 03369/ 03370 Koderma Madhupur- Koderma passenger
8. Train no.  03361/ 03362 Gomoh –Barwadih- Gomoh passenger
9. Train no. 033 24 /03323 Dhanbad –Sindri Town – Dhanbad passenger
10. Train no  03343/ 03344  Gomoh- Chopan- Gomoh passenger
11. Train no. 03363/ 03364  Barwadih – Dehri On Sone- Barwadih passenger
12. Train no. 03311/ 03312 Barwadih –Dehri on Sone – Barwadih passenger
13. Train no 08641/ 08642  Adra- Barkakana- Adra passenger
14. Train no. o3328/ 03327   Gomoh – Sindri Town – Gomoh passenger
15. Train no. 03602 / 03601  Dhanbad – Sindri Town-Dhanbad passenger
16. Train no  03607/ 03608  Koderma –Barkakana Koderma passenger
17. Train no. 03606 / 03605  Koderma Mahesh  Munda –koderma passenger
18. Train no. 08151 / 08152   Tata- Barkakana- Tata passenger
19. Train no  03359 /03360  Barkakana – Baranasi- Barkakana passenger
20. Train no . 08665/ 08666 Bhojudih- Chandrapura Bhojudih passenger
21. Train no 08677/ 08678  Bishnupur- Dhanbad – Bishnupur
22. Train no 08607/ 08608  Hatia- Shanki- Hatia  passenger
23. Train no 08617/ 08618  Hatia- Shanki- Hatia passenger.
24. Train no 03637/ 03638  Barkakana- Sidhwar- Barkakana
25. Train no 03331/ 03332  Chandrapura Dhanbad- Chandrapura.

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8 trains will run as mail express

Besides, the railway has also issued the names of 8 trains that will run as mail express, and their fares will be applicable as mail express. The trains are:

Train no. 18013/ 18014 Adra- Bokaro Steel City –Adra
Train no. 18023/18024 Kharagpur- Gomoh- Kharagpur
Train no. 18115/ 18116 Chakradharpur- Gomoh- Chakradharpur
Train no. 18019/18020 Jhargram- Dhanbad- Jhargram
Train no 13545/13546  Asansol- Gaya- Asansol
Train no13503/ 13504  Bardhaman- Hatia – Bardhaman
Train no 13553/ 13554 Asansol –Varanasi- Asansol
Train no 13309/ 13310  Chopan Prayagraj- Chopan.

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