Updated: Tue, 21 Oct 2025 09:23 (IST) After Diwali, on the occasion of the Chhath festival, there is a huge crowd of passengers in the trains going to Bihar. Passengers do not get seats in trains like Ganga-Damodar Express and Maurya Express departing from Dhanbad. Long queues form even for Tatkal tickets. Many passengers have to cancel their tickets due to waiting list. There is a possibility to squeeze in trains until October 25. Jagran Correspondent, Dhanbad. With the departure of Diwali, Chhath crowd started gathering in trains going to Bihar. Ganga-Damodar Express, which left Dhanbad on Tuesday, was packed to capacity. Same was the situation with other trains going to Bihar including Maurya, Vananchal. Remove Ad Only Read News There is no seat in the Maurya Express running via Dhanbad for the next four days. Due to no place in the sleeper class on October 26, tickets are not booked. There will be crowding in trains until October 25. As the seats are filled two months in advance, long queues form in the morning even for booking through Tatkal quota. In four days, 185 tickets in third AC and 218 tickets in berth of Ganga-Damodar were cancelled. There is a long waiting list in Ganga-Damodar Express going from Dhanbad to Patna from October 22 to 25. So far in four days, 185 passengers in third AC and 218 passengers in berth have had their tickets canceled due to waiting list. There is no room in the dormitory on October 24. This means that ticket booking will not be possible now. Dhanbad-Patna Intercity running from 22 to 25 morning is also full. Same is the condition of Patliputra Express. There is a long waiting list even on the morning train of October 26. Status of other trains going to Bihar Rourkela-Jaynagar Express – No room in berth and second AC on 24th, 26th and third AC on 24th, 26th and 29th October Ranchi-Bhagalpur Vananchal Express – Waiting list in all classes from 22nd to 25th Ranchi-Bhagalpur-Godda Express on 2325 and waiting list on 2325 and sleeping list 25 in third and second AC no room on 25th not
Bihar trains status: long queues for Tatkal, Bihar trains packed till 25th October – bihar trains packed chhath rush see long queues for tatkal tickets
