Delhi-Howrah section from EIR 1943. Note that the platforms nos are given in the TT itself. Indeed 3005/06 was called Punjab mail once and before 1947, there were two Punjab mails for sure. (Samar)

Date: 2009-10-27
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Karan, 4 Dn Bobmay-Howrah Mail was so till 4-digit numbers came; Even=Down.
Posted by Shirish Paranjape on 2009 Oct 28 20:18:09 +0000
Dinapore is known as Danapur now. Similarly Cawnpore, all angrezi pronounciations!
Posted by Ranjeet Ramaswamy Iyer on 2009 Oct 27 15:53:09 +0000
Was the present day Varanasi Jn known as Benares Cant at that time?
Posted by Rahul on 2009 Oct 27 14:51:38 +0000
At that time the Punjab Mail of today was called the Bombay-Ferozepore Express. So the two Punjab Mails did not co-exist (from 1943 Bradshaw).
Posted by Ajai Banerji on 2009 Oct 27 08:07:12 +0000
Look the the numbering - even numbers are for DOWN trains, compared too today's system of Odd DOWN Even UP.
Posted by Karan Desai on 2009 Oct 26 21:49:23 +0000
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