Purnia: After the Bihar Assembly elections and amid the festive season, train services in Bihar are seeing a significant increase in passenger numbers. Many individuals are returning home after voting or traveling for work, leading the East Central Railway’s Samastipur Division to implement special train services to alleviate congestion. Among the new services is the Purnia Court–Anand Vihar train (05579), which is set to depart from Purnia on November 14 at 16:30. This train will stop at major stations like Banmankhi, Madhepura, Saharsa, Supaul, Sitamarhi, Raxaul, Gorakhpur, and Bareilly, and will feature air-conditioned three-tier (3A) coaches for travelers.
Another special service, the Saharsa–LTT train (05585), will depart from Saharsa on the same day at 06:45, passing through stations including Simri Bakhtiyarpur, Samastipur, Muzaffarpur, Hajipur, Jabalpur, and Manmad. This train will offer various accommodations, including two-tier and three-tier AC (2A, 3A), AC three-tier economy (3E), sleeper (SL), and general seating (GS).
