Festival Special Train: On the occasion of Diwali and Chhath Puja, people go to their homes on a large scale. During this time, there is a lot of crowd in the trains and many times it happens that people are not able to go to their homes due to non-availability of trains. In such a situation, Indian Railways has decided to run special trains on many routes.
During this period, special trains are being run to ensure that there is no problem in ferrying the passengers. If you too are going to your home, then you must check the list of special trains once. So let us see on which routes Indian Railways has decided to run special trains.
Special train between Kanpur and Bengaluru
For passengers traveling between North India and South India, a special train is being run between Kanpur Central and SMVT Bengaluru.
train number 04131 It will depart from Kanpur Central every Sunday from October 4 at 4:30 pm. return train number 04132 SMVT will run from Bengaluru every Wednesday at 7:10 am from October 7.
Major stoppages of this train include stations like Prayagraj, Satna, Itarsi, Nagpur, Vijayawada, Nellore, Renigunta, Katpadi, Jolarpettai and Krishnarajapurm.
Festival special will also run between Varanasi-Delhi
Railways has issued train numbers for people traveling between Varanasi and Delhi. 04209/04210 Has arranged. This reserved special express will make a total of 50 trips.
04209 Varanasi-Delhi: The train will leave Varanasi at 10:15 pm and reach Delhi at 1:45 pm the next day. It is scheduled to operate on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from October 2 to November 27.
04210 Delhi-Varanasi: In return, the train will leave Delhi at 6:50 pm and reach Varanasi at 9:50 am the next day. This service will be available on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from October 3 to November 28.
This train has AC 2-Tier, AC 3-Tier, Sleeper and general class coaches.
Additional train from Ayodhya Cantt to Anand Vihar
Special train facility has also been provided for passengers traveling between Ayodhya and Delhi. train number 04213/04214 A total of 36 trips will be made between Ayodhya Cantt and Anand Vihar.
The train will depart from Ayodhya Cantt at 6:20 pm and reach Anand Vihar at 6:10 am the next day. The return train from Anand Vihar will leave at 9 am and reach Ayodhya Cantt at around 10 pm. This service will run on scheduled days between October 1 and November 30.
Special train from Punjab and Chandigarh for those going to Bihar (Festival Special Train)
The number of travelers going to Bihar increases significantly during Chhath Puja. Keeping this in view, special trains are also being run from Chandigarh and Firozpur Cantt to Patna.
Chandigarh-Patna Special (04512/04511) It will take a total of 18 rounds. Its route will reach Patna via Ambala Cantt, Saharanpur, Roorkee, Moradabad, Bareilly, Shahjahanpur, Varanasi, Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Junction, Buxar, Arrah and Danapur.
There itself Firozpur Cantt-Patna Special (04616/04615) It will take a total of 16 rounds. This train will pass through major stations like Moga, Ludhiana, Ambala Cantt, Saharanpur, Moradabad, Varanasi and Buxar.
Many options from Delhi to Bihar and other cities also
Railways have also scheduled special trains on many other routes to handle the extra rush of passengers during festivals. These mainly include:
- New Delhi-Kanpur Central: 98 rounds
- Anand Vihar-Laukaha Market: 150 rounds
- Hazrat Nizamuddin-Dadar: 14 rounds
- Varanasi-Chandigarh: 36 rounds
- Anand Vihar-Jogbani: 10 rounds
- Anand Vihar-Muzaffarpur: 26 rounds
- Delhi Junction-Sitamarhi: 12 rounds
- Anand Vihar-Kanpur Central: 72 rounds
- Yoga City Rishikesh-Muzaffarpur: 18 rounds
- Anand Vihar-Pataliputra: 120 rounds