Railways have decided to run additional weekly Festival special trains between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and Howrah via Nagpur to clear the extra rush of Passengers during Puja Festival. The details are as under -
08060 Weekly Special will leave Howrah at 14.35 hrs on every Wednesday from 21.9.2011 to 16.11.2011 (9 trips) and will arrive Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 23.15 hrs next day. 08059 Weekly Special will leave Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 11.25 hrs on every Friday from 23.9.2011 to 18.11.2011 (9 trips) and will reach Howrah at 19.30 hrs next day. Halts: Kalyan, Igatpuri, Manmad, Bhusawal, Akola, Badnera, Wardha, Nagpur, Gondia, Durg, Raipur, Bilaspur, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Chakradharpur, Tatanagar, Kharagpur in both directions and Santragachi (for 08059 only) Composition: 19 coaches including one AC 2-tier, Three AC 3-tier, 10 Sleeper class, 2 General Second class, 2 General second class cum guard's brake vans and one Pantry car.
Booking for Train No. 08059 open from 7.9.2011.