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Dhanbad, March 29: The Railway Board has withdrawn the Special Train tag from 25 pairs of Dhanbad Rail Division passenger trains and reduced its fare to Rs 20.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The trains whose special train tag has been withdrawn are: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