The session of snowfall has arrived and backpackers are all ready to enjoy the weather in the mountains. If you are also planning to visit a hill station but can't get a confirmed ticket then here's some good news for you. The Indian Railways has announced that it will run two special trains so that people can easily travel to the hill stations in north India.
Railways will start a train between Lucknow to Kathgodam. Located in Uttarakhand, Kathgodam is the last stoppage and you can take the train if you want to visit Nainital or Ranikhet.
Schedule of Lucknow-Kathgodam special
The Lucknow-Kathgodam special, train number 05043, will run between Lucknow and Kathgodam. This train will run on five days a week. The special train will start from 06.01.20 till 31.01.20 on every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. On Sunday, the train will start from Lucknow station at 11.25 pm and arrive at Kathgodam at 08.05 hrs. Similarly, on return from Kathgodam to Lucknow, the train will run on five days a week i.e. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and on Saturday, the train will start from Kathgodam at 11.45 am will arrive at Lucknow on 07.20 pm. On the way, the train will stop at Bareilly, Bareilly City, Izzatnagar, Bhaujipura, Baheri, Kichha, Pantnagar, Lalkua and Haldwani stations from both sides.
Gorakhpur to Malini special train from Gorakhpur to Malini
A special train will be started between Gorakhpur to Malini as train number 05009/05010.
Train number 05009 from Gorakhpur to Malini will be run from 06.01.2021 to 31.01.2021 from Gorakhpur at 10.20 pm. The next day, this train will reach Malini at 12.15 pm. In return, train number 05010 Malini-Gorakhpur special train will run from Malini from 06.01.2021 to 31.01.2021 at 05.30 pm and reach Gorakhpur at 06.45 am the next day.
Train will stop at these stations en route
Train number 05009/05010 Train from Gorakhpur to Malini Special Train will stop at Maniram, Peppeganj, Kamparganj, Anand Nagar, Uska Bazaar, Siddharth Nagar, Shohratgarh, Barahani, Pachpedwa, Tulsipur, Jharkhandi, Balrampur, Gonda Jn, Barabanki Jn, Gomtnagar , Lucknow Aishbagh, Lucknow City, Sidhauli, Sitapur Jn, Hargaon, Lakhimpur and Gola Gokarnanath stations on both sides.
