Railways has announced special trains for Diwali between Jodhpur and Howrah during November 2013.
This train will pass through Allahabad. The train will depart from Jodhpur at 3:00 pm travel via Gotan, Metra Road, Degana, Makrana, Kuchaman, Phulera, Kanakpura, Jaipur, Dausa, Bandikui, Bharatpur, Agra Fort, Tundla, Etawa, Kanpur Central, Fatehpur, Allahabad, Mirzapur, Mughalsarai, Sasaram, Gaya, Dhanbad, Pradhankunta, Asansol and finally terminate at Howrah at 11:30 pm the next day.
During the return journey, the train will depart from Howrah at 8:15 pm and after going through the above route will arrive at Allahabad at 9:45 am, and finally terminate at Jodhpur next day at 4:40 am.
This train will depart from Jodhpur end on November 1 and from Howrah end on November 4.
It will comprise of one AC-II tier, one AC-III tier, fifteen sleeper and two general class coaches.