# East Coast Railway runs Chhath Puja special trains from Khurda Road 2026-11-11T06:51:24+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets East Coast Railway (ECoR) will run two Chhath Puja special trains between Khurda Road in Odisha and Ghogardiha in Bihar on 12, 13, 16 and 17 November. Train 08409 departs Khurda Road at 12:35 AM on 12 and 16 November, reaching Ghogardiha at 11:30 PM the same day. Train 08410 departs Ghogardiha at 3:30 AM on 13 and 17 November, arriving at Khurda Road at 11:45 PM. The trains stop at Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Balasore, Kharagpur, Asansol, Darbhanga and other stations, with additional halts at Dankuni, Bardhaman, Durgapur, Chittaranjan, Madhupur, Laharia Sarai and Sakri Junction. Each train has one luggage-cum-divyang-friendly coach, four general coaches, seven sleeper coaches, four third AC coaches and one second AC coach. Update, 11 November 2026: Udaipur Kiran reports additional special trains from the Asansol division: a pair between Tatanagar and Chhapra Junction on 12, 17 and 13, 18 November, a pair between Cherlapally and Barauni Junction on 13 and 15 November, and an extension of the Ranchi-Alipurduar special train for two extra trips each direction on 16, 23 and 18, 25 November. The earlier Odisha TV report covered only the ECoR Khurda Road-Ghogardiha service. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Odisha TV reports the East Coast Railway’s two special trains between Khurda Road and Ghogardiha on four dates in November. Udaipur Kiran covers a separate set of special trains between Tatanagar and Chhapra Junction, between Cherlapally and Barauni Junction, and an extension of the Ranchi-Alipurduar run, all from the Asansol division. The two outlets do not contradict each other because they report different routes. Odisha TV gives granular timings for each halt, Udaipur Kiran focuses on the wider zone’s multiple services. A balanced reading treats each as a single administration’s effort across its network rather than competing claims. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - odishatv.in (neutral report) Straight schedule announcement with verified timings - udaipurkiran.com (neutral report) Wider list of multiple special trains from Asansol division This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: East Coast Railway, Ghogardiha, Khurda Road Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/ecor-runs-chhath-puja-special-trains-between-khurda-road-and-ghogardiha/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/ecor-runs-chhath-puja-special-trains-between-khurda-road-and-ghogardiha/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/