It has been decided to run Puja Special Trains as per the following schedule:

● 08861/08862 NSCB Itwari-Shalimar-NSCB Itwari Special

08861 NSCB Itwari-Shalimar Special will leave NSCB Itwari o­n every Thursday from 15.10.2026 to 29.10.2026 at 17:10 hrs and will reach Shalimar at 14:00 hrs o­n the next day. In the return direction,08862 Shalimar-NSCB Itwari Special will leave Shalimar o­n every Friday from 16.10.2026 to 30.10.2026 at 18:00 hrs and will arrive NSCB Itwari at 15:35 hrs the next day.

The Special train will have stoppages at Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Chakradharpur, Tatanagar, Kharagpur and Santragachi in SER jurisdiction.

● 08303/08304 Sambalpur-Santragachi-Sambalpur Special

08303 Sambalpur-Santragachi Special will leave Sambalpur o­n 14.10.2026 and 21.10.2026 at 16:15 hrs and will reach Santragachi at 02:00 hrs o­n the next day. In the return direction,08304 Santragachi-Sambalpur Special will leave Santragachi o­n 15.10.2026 to 22.10.2026 at 19:05 hrs and will arrive Sambalpur at 07:45 hrs the next day.

The Special train will have stoppages at Jharsuguda, Bagdehi, Bamra, Garpos, Rajgangpur, Rourkela, Bisra, Manoharpur, Chakradharpur, Rajkharsawan, Tatanagar, Jhargram, Kharagpur, Panskura, Bagnan and Uluberia in SER jurisdiction.

Passengers are requested to visit the Indian Railways website (www.enquiry.indianrail.gov.in), dial 139, or download the NTES app for detailed arrival and departure timings at the respective stations.

Source - SER & RSB