It’s the holy month of Shravan and the time to visit Deoghar Baidhyanath Dham to pay obeisance to lord Shiv. Devotees visiting the famous mela this year can look forward to a more comfortable pilgrimage.
And as the steel city gears up with renewed vigour, in an attempt to ease rush of devotees during the holy month of Shravan, the South Eastern Railway ( SER) has decided to run a special train from Tatanagar to Jasidih ( Deoghar). Officials of Garden Reach, headquarters of South Eastern Railway said that the train will run five days a week- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. The special train will embark on its first journey from Tatanagar on July 22.
The train will leave Tatanagar at 11.45 am and will reach Jasidih at 7.20 pm. On its return journey the train will leave Jasidih at 11.10 and will reach Tatanagar, the originating station at 5.30 pm. The train will run for a month till August 22 - the concluding day of the Shravani Mela.
“Apart from introducing the special train we will also provide the facility of additional coaches with an aim to ease the rush of devotees on Bihar-bound trains during the festival month,” said Tatanagar station manager, Awtar Singh.