patna thousands of sikh devotees reached the city by five special trains from punjab and haryana on saturday to participate in shukrana samaroh the concluding ceremony of 350th birth anniversary of tenth sikh guru guru gobind singh at takhat sri harmandir sahibdanapur divisional railway manager drm ranjan prakash thakur said the first special train reached rajendra nagar terminal from ambala carrying about 800 sikh devotees we have made all possible arrangements for refreshment of devotees at rajendra nagar terminal he saidthe second special train reached patna junction from bhatinda on saturday senior railway officials supervised arrangements for the safe departure of devotees from the station to patna sahib gurdwara another special train reached rajendra nagar terminal from pataliathe drm said two other special trains reached patna junction and rajendra nagar terminal from amritsar and sirsa respectively in the afternoon carrying thousands of sikh devotees we took care of their transportation besides ensuring cleanliness availability of safe drinking water and eatables at the stations the drm addedhe said the railways has illuminated patna sahib station with colourful lights banners and posters additional railway protection force rpf personnel and women constables have been deployed at patna sahib and patna junction to cope with huge rush of devotees all mail and express trains have been given a twominute stoppage at patna sahib station till january 5 for the convenience of sikh devotees the drm saidhe added the railways has given a facelift to patna sahib and gulazarbagh stations circulating areas of these two stations have been renovated retiring rooms and waiting halls of patna sahib station have been provided with proper amenities the drm said adding food stalls and water vending machines have also come up at patna sahib station to cater to the needs of devoteesthe drm said railways has also arranged special trains for return of devotees from rajendra nagar terminal and patna junction while three special trains carrying sikh devotees will leave rajendra nagar terminal for ambala amritsar and patalia two other trains will leave patna junction for sirsa and bhatinda on tuesday