One of the most important festivals that are celebrated throughout India is Navaratri. In fact, this is the only festival that is celebrated with such great pomp in almost every state of the country.

The Navaratri is a nine-day festival that celebrates the power and prowess of three main Goddesses of the Hindu pantheon- Durga, Saraswathi and Lakshmi. In fact, in most of the states, ceremonies are conducted that pay obeisance to Durga and Lakshmi, particularly. While Navaratri is celebrated with a lot of vigour in the North Indian states, Durga Puja, which falls within the overall Navaratri celebrations, is celebrated with great pomp in West Bengal. Durga Puja is also celebrated widely in Delhi, Mumbai and Varanasi.

Thus, needless to say this nine-day festival surrounding Navaratri and Durga Puja creates a lot of rush throughout the country. People travel from far and near to join their families during these celebrations. This is also a time when educational institutes remain closed for the festivities. Thus, there is also a great rush of students, who head back home to their families. Train compartments remain jam packed, and it becomes extremely difficult to get a reserved seat during this time.

In order to contain and control this rush, the railways introduce Pooja special trains that make it possible to accommodate the large number of people who travel during this time of the year. These trains are an addition to the regularly plying ones. They help in making it easier for people to travel to their preferred destination within the country.

Train No.05008 Howrah – Ramnagar Puja Special Train will depart from Howrah station 8.35 AM to reach Ramnagar at 4.45 PM on the next day.

Running date: 9th , 16th , 23rd , 30th October and 6th , 13th , 20th , 27th November, 2016

Train No.05007 Ramnagar – Howrah Puja Special Train will depart from Ramnagar station at 5.55 PM to reach Howrah station at 7.10 AM on the 3rd day.

Running Date: 7th ,14th ,21th ,28th October and 4th , 11th ,18th , 25th November, 2016 (Fridays)

Air-conditioned, Sleeper Class and General Second Class accommodation.

Train No.08047 Santragachi – New Jalpaiguri Special Depart from Santragachi every Sunday at 10:25 Am will reach New Jalpaiguri at 9.55 PM, the same day.

Train No.08048 New Jalpaiguri – Santragachi train Depart from New Jalpaiguri every Sunday at 11:55 hours will Reach Santragachi at 11.15 Am, the next day.

Running Date: 02.10.16 to 13.11.16 on evey Sunday

Train consisting of 1 AC Two Tier, 3 AC Three Tier, 9 Sleeper Class, 3 General Second Class and 2 Luggage Van.

Barddhaman, Rampurhat, Malda Town, Barsoi and Kishanganj between Santragachi and New Jalpaiguri.