South Eastern Railway (SER) has decided to restore local passenger train services in its Ranchi and Chakradharpur divisions from the New Year in deference to passengers’ wishes.

Garden Reach, the headquarters of South Eastern Railway in Calcutta, released the schedule of trains on Thursday.

The 08619 / 08620 Ranchi-Dumka Special will run daily from January 2.

The train will leave Ranchi at 9.30pm and reach Dumka the next day at 7.25am.

While the return train will leave Dumka daily at 6.55 pm. The train will reach Ranchi at 3.55 am the next day.

The 68035/ 68036 Tatanagar-Hatia MEMU will be introduced from January 4.

The train will leave Tatanagar station at 5.40am and will reach Hatia, the destination, at 10.45 am. The return train will leave Hatia at 6.10 pm and will reach Tatanagar at 11.05 pm.

The 68037 / 68038 Ranchi-Tori MEMU will run daily from January 3.

The train will leave Ranchi at 8.55 am and will leave Tori at 12 noon.

On its return journey, the train will leave Tori at 11.30 am and will reach Ranchi at 2.25 pm.

Another train the 68039/ 68040 Ranchi-Lohardaga MEMU, will run daily from January 2. The train will leave Ranchi at 2.55pm and reach Lohardaga at 4.45pm. The return train will leave Lohardaga at 4.20 pm and will reach Ranchi at 6.20pm.

The 08085/ 08086 Kharagpur-Ranchi - Special will be introduced from January 2. From Kharagpur, the train will leave daily at 4.40am and reach Ranchi at 12.35pm. The return train will leave Ranchi-at 3.40 pm and will reach Kharagpur at 10.55 pm.

The 68135 / 68136 Ranchi-Lohardaga MEMU will be introduced from January 3. The train will run daily. It will leave Ranchi at 4.50am and reach Lohardaga at 6.20am. The return train will leave Lohardaga at 6.40am and reach Ranchi at 8.10am.

The 68141/ 68142 Ranchi-Lohardaga MEMU will be introduced from January 2. The train will leave Ranchi at 6.30 p.m. and reach Lohardaga at 8.10 pm. The return train will leave Lohardaga at 8:30 pm and reach Ranchi at 9:50 pm.

The 68041/ 68042 Adra-Barkakana (in Ramgarh) MEMU will run daily except on Sundays from January 2. The train will leave Adra at 4.55 am and will reach Barkakana at 9.45 am. The train will leave Barkakana at 2.05 pm and will reach Agra at 7:15 pm.

The 58659/ 58660 Hatia-Rourkela-Passenger will run daily from January 2.

The train will leave Hatia at 5.05 pm and will reach Rourkela at 11.15 pm.

The return train will leave Rourkela at 4:40 am and will reach Hatia at 9:15 am.

Another daily train was announced between Hatia and Tatanagar (58662/ 58661) with effect from January 2. Hatia-Tatanagar Passenger will leave Hatia at 4.25 am and will reach Tatanagar at 10:30 am. The return train will leave Tatanagar at 12.45 pm and will reach Hatia at 6.55 pm.

The office of chief passenger transportation manager (CPTM) has appealed to passengers to use the National Train Enquiry System (NTES) App for updates, train stops and train timings before undertaking a journey.

"We are also requesting passengers to follow all the necessary safety protocols before and during journeys in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic," said Sanjay Ghosh, chief PRO of South Eastern Railway.