Kolkata, 10th December 2020:
South Eastern Railway, after reviewing the Post Covid-19 pandemic situation and witnessing a steep surge in demand of berth occupancy amongst the passengers, has decided to run five pairs of special trains towards Mumbai (CSMT), Purulia, Mumbai (LTT), New Delhi and Yesvantpur from different originating stations under its jurisdiction. The Special trains with timings are given as under:-
| Sl.No. | Train No | Train Name | Days of run | Departure time from originating Station and intermediate Stations under SER | Arrival Time |
| 1 | 02260 | Howrah-Mumbai CSMT Special
| From Howrah Daily w.e.f 14.12.2020 | Howrah-14.00 hrs Kharagpur-15:47 hrs Tatanagar-17:48 hrs Chakradharpur-18:47 hrs Rourkela- 20:20 hrs Jharsuguda-22:00 hrs
| Mumbai CSMT- 21:20 hrs
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| 2 | 02259 | Mumbai CSMT-Howrah Special
| From Mumbai CSMT Daily w.e.f 17.12.2020 | Mumbai 06:00 hrs Jharsuguda-04.30 hrs Rourkela-05:52 hrs Chakradharpur-07:15 hrs Tatanagar-08:25 hrs Kharagpur-10.28 hrs Santragachi-11.48 hrs
| Howrah -12:30 hrs |
| 3 | 02227 | Howrah-Purulia Special
| From Howrah Daily w.e.f 14.12.2020 | Howrah-16:50 hrs Kharagpur- 18:32 hrs Giri Maidan-18:41 hrs Midnapur-19:05 hrs Salboni-19:21 hrs Chandrakona Road -19:31 hrs Garbeta-19:43 hrs Bishnupur- 20:03 hrs Bankura- 20:30 hrs Adra-21:25 hrs Anara-21:45 hrs | Purulia-22.15 hrs |
| 4 | 02228 | Purulia-Howrah Special
| From Purulia Daily w.e.f 14.12.2020 | Purulia 05.30 hrs Anara-05:55 hrs Adra-06:24 hrs Bankura-07.05 hrs Bishnupur-07:28 hrs Garbeta-07:48 Chandrakona Road-08:01 hrs Salboni-08:13 hrs Midnapur-08:48 hrs Giri Maidan-09:00 hrs Kharagpur-09:22 hrs Santragachi-10.48 hrs | Howrah-11:20 hrs |
| 5 | 02241 | Ranchi-New Delhi Special
| From Ranchi every Wednesday & Saturday w.e.f 16.12.202 0 | Ranchi 18:10 hrs Bokaro Steel City-20:15 hrs
| New Delhi-11:10 hrs |
| 6 | 02242 | New Delhi-Ranchi Special
| From New Delhi every Monday and Friday w.e.f 18.12.2020 | New Delhi 16:10 Bokaro Steel City- 06:40 | Ranchi 09:05 |
| 7 | 08609 | Ranchi-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Special | From Ranchi every Wednesday w.e.f 16.12.2020 | Ranchi- 21:05 hrs Muri-22:20 hrs Bokaro Steel City-23:20 hrs | Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-07:25 hrs |
| 8 | 08610 | Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Ranchi Special | From Lokmanya Tilak Terminus every Friday w.e.f 18.12.2020 | LTT-16:40 Bokaro Steel City-04:00 Muri-05:03 | Ranchi-06:25 |
| 9 | 02889 | Tatanagar-Yesvantpur Special
| From Tatanagar every Friday w.e.f 01.01.2021 | Tatanagar-18:35 hrs Chakradharpur-19:30 Rourkela-21:05 hrs Jharsuguda-22.40 hrs | Yesvantpur- 03:45 hrs |
| 10 | 02890 | Yesvantpur-Tatanagar Special
| From Yesvantpur every Monday w.e.f 04.01.2021 | Yesvantpur 08:30 hrs Jharsuguda-13:10 hrs Rourkela-14:38 hrs Chakradharpur-16:10 hrs | Tatanagar- 17:25 hrs |
Passengers are requested to strictly follow all the health protocols before undertaking journey in the wake of COVID-19 Pandemic. Passengers are also requested to convey their accurate mobile number while purchasing a railway ticket to receive SMS alert in time if there is any update about train viz. Train cancellation, change of timings etc. Passengers are requested to kindly converse with NTES (National Train Enquiry System) App for update and intersectional stoppages and timings before undertaking journey. Passenger may call 139 for any assistance.
