There has been a lot of buzz going in and around about the 151 private passenger trains that will be running across the nation as a part of a collaboration between private firms and Indian Railways. The cluster 6 will comprise of trains to & from Howrah. The remaining details are as follow:
| Cluster | Train Route | Scheduled Departure from Source Station | Scheduled Arrival at Destination | Journey Time |
| Cluster-6 Howrah |
Ranchi to Howrah | 06.00 AM | 13.00 PM | 7 hours |
| Howrah to Ranchi | 14.30 PM | 22.00 PM | 7 hours and 30 minutes | |
| Howrah to Pune | 18.10 PM | 20.55 PM | 26 hours and 45 minutes | |
| Pune to Howrah | 06.55 AM | 11.00 AM | 28 hours and 05 minutes | |
| Howrah to Chennai | 15.45 PM | 17.30 PM | 25 hours and 45 minutes | |
| Chennai to Howrah | 20.00 PM | 22.00 PM | 26 hours | |
| Puri to Howrah | 21.30 PM | 04.30 AM | 7 hours | |
| Howrah to Puri | 20.40 PM | 04.15 PM | 7 hours and 35 minutes | |
| Puri to Howrah | 06.00 AM | 13.20 PM | 7 hours and 20 minutes | |
| Howrah to Puri | 15.00 PM | 22.20 PM | 7 hours and 20 minutes | |
| Howrah to Ranchi | 05.30 AM | 12.20 PM | 6 hours and 50 minutes | |
| Ranchi to Howrah | 13.05 PM | 19.55 PM | 6 hours and 50 minutes | |
| New Bongaigaon to Howrah | 05.20 AM | 18.30 PM | 13 hours and 10 minutes | |
| Howrah to New Bongaigaon | 07.00 AM | 20.30 PM | 13 hours and 30 minutes | |
| Howrah to Anand Vihar | 16.35 PM | 09.00 AM | 16 hours | |
| Anand Vihar to Howrah | 13.05 PM | 06.00 AM | 16 hours and 55 minutes | |
| Howrah to Varanasi (via Patna) | 22.40 PM | 10.45 AM | 12 hours and 05 minutes | |
| Varanasi to Howrah | 16.10 PM | 05.00 AM | 12 hours and 50 minutes | |
| Sealdah to Guwahati | 23.50 PM | 17.00 PM | 17 hours and 10 minutes | |
| Guwahati to Sealdah | 21.00 PM | 13.30 PM | 16 hours and 30 minutes | |
| Howrah to Bhagalpur | 14.35 PM | 22.10 PM | 7 hours and 35 minutes | |
| Bhagalpur to Howrah | 06.25 PM | 14.05 PM | 7 hours and 35 minutes |