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≠947 Gorakhpur Howrah biweekly Superfast was introduced on 03.10.1987 by Shri Bir Bahadur Singh, Chief Minister Uttar Pradesh. click here

Additional information:
≠The above train is appearing as 5047 Purbanchal Express (Ex.HWH on 1,4) in 1990.
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Howrah-Gorakhpur Purvanchal Express via-DKAE is running 4 days a week (Ex. HWH on 1,2,4,6) & is sharing slot with 5285 Sealdah Chhapra Gangasagar Express via-NH (Ex. SDAH on 3,5,7) between Barddhaman & Barauni in 1997.
**The above slot sharing was removed in 2000 when timings Gangasagar Exp was changed at Sealdah to 23:15.
**No record of 3025/6 Howrah-Muzaffarpur weekly North Bihar Express (initially HWH BJU Exp, then HWH SPJ Exp) (Ex.HWH on 4) found after 1995. Assumed stopped or merged with 5047/8 (?)

≠5049 Howrah Gorakhpur Express (Ex. HWH on 5) was introduced in Summer Timetable, from 1st May 1990. The said train is sharing same slot with Himgiri Express upto 2000. The train was re-routed via-Balia on 07.07.2001.

≠5051 Howrah Gorakhpur Express via-Narkatiaganj was introduced on 04.07.2002.
Purvanchal & group of trains start sharing same slot upto Barauni from 2002.