Topic: Going to Digha by Local Train (Those who find the post irrelevant can ignore it) Problem: Many people in the group want to know about going to Digha by train. The majority of passengers prefer the Tamralipta Express leaving from Howrah Junction at 6:35 am. This is because hotel check-in time is at 10 am. If the train is late, they reach in Digha at 10 am. This train has reserved coaches (AC Chair Car & 2nd Seating) and general coaches. Those who cannot reserve a seat travel in the general coach. But for those taking their family or elderly people, it is almost impossible to grab seats in the general coach. The general coach is usually very crowded throughout the year. Solution (1): A local train departs daily from Santragachi at 6:10 am named "Santragachi-Mecheda" local and reaches Mecheda at 7:25 am. After a 25-minute halt in Mecheda, the train changes name to "Mecheda-Digha" local and departs at 7:50 am, reaching Digha at 10:55 am. Many Digha travelers are unaware of this train. Except for Durga Puja, Christmas, or New Year, seats on this train are usually vacant. Additionally, the fare for the train is much lower. What to do: Book a local ticket to Digha directly from Mobile UTS or Howrah (fare 45 rupees). Board the Santragachi-Mecheda local at 5:05 am or 5:35 am from Howrah to catch the Mecheda-Digha train. Those who find it convenient to travel directly from Santragachi by bus or taxi can buy a local ticket from Santragachi to Digha (fare 40 rupees). Solution (2): For those who want to reach Digha at night, there is a local train at 6:05 pm from Mecheda. The seats on this train are usually empty. The train reaches Digha at 8:50 pm. (Apart from this, another Digha local leaves from Santragachi at 6:15 pm. However, it is better to avoid this train. It is usually full of office-goers returning home daily) What to do: Book a local ticket to Digha directly from Howrah and board the 15:05/15:45/16:00 local train to Panskura Station and catch the Digha local from there. Return time: Avoid the 5:40 am Santragachi local (usually crowded with daily commuters). Instead, you can return on the Digha-Panskura local at 6:45 am and the Digha-Mecheda (returning to Santragachi) local at 11:15 am.

Prasang: Digga jaowa local train (Posts Jo logon ke taraf se aprasangik lage unko ignore karein) Samasya: Group mein bahut log Digga jaowa train ke baare mein janna chahte hain. Zyadatar yatriyon ka first choice Howrah se subah 06.35 baje chadne wala Tamralipta Express. Kyunki hotel mein check-in time subah 10 baje hai. Agar train late na hui to subah das baje pahunch jaoge. Is train mein reserved coach (AC Chair Car & 2nd Seating) aur General coach hote hain. Jo log seat reserve nahi kar sakte unko general coach mein safar karna padta hai. Magar jinke saath family ya bade log hote hain, unke liye general seat milna mushkil ho jata hai. General coach mein almost saara saal bhari rehta hai. Samadhan (1): Ek local train har din Santragachi se subah 6:10 baje "Santragachi-Mecheda" local naam se chadhti hai aur 07.25 baje Mecheda pahunchti hai. Mecheda mein 25 minute halt ke baad train ka naam Mecheda-Digga local ho jata hai 07.50 baje Mecheda chhod ke Panskura hokar 10.55 baje Digga pahunchti hai. Digga ke yatri bahut log is train ke baare mein nahi jaante. Durga Pujo, Christmas ya New Year ke alawa doosre samay is train ki seats khali rehti hain. Saath hi train ka kiraya bhi bohot kam hota hai. Kya karna chahiye: Mobile UTS ya Howrah se seedhe Digga jaowa local ticket kaat lo (kiraya 45 rupaye). Howrah se subah 05.05 ya 05.35 ki local train mein Santragachi jaake Digga aane wali local train mein utar jao. Aur jinke liye bus ya taxi se seedha Santragachi jaana convenient hai, woh Santragachi se Digga ki local ticket kaat sakte hain (kiraya 40 rupaye). Samadhan (2): Jin logon ko raat mein Digga pahunchna hai unke liye Panskura se 18.05 baje ek local train hai. Isme bhi seats khali hoti hai. Digga pahunchti hai raat 20.50 baje. (Saath hi Santragachi se shaam 06.15 ki ek aur Digga local chalti hai. Magar is train ko Avoid karna behtar hai. Isme office jaane wale daily passengers ki bheed hoti hai.) Kya karna chahiye: Howrah se seedhe Digga ki local ticket kaat ke 15.05/15.45/16.00 ki local train mein Panskura station par utar ke Digga local mein chad jao. Firane ka samay: Subah 05.40 ki Santragachi local train Avoid karo (daily passengers ki bheed hoti hai). Uske baad 06.45 ki Digga-Panskura local aur 11.15 ki Digga-Mecheda (yaani Digga se Santragachi jaane wali) local se wapis ja sakte ho.