The South Eastern Railway Authority announced special trains long before Puja. Advance booking of tickets for these trains has been requested by the Railways. Passengers can buy tickets online or at the counter.
02841/02842 SHALIMAR-MGR CHENNAI CENTRAL FESTIVAL SPECIAL TRAIN
Train 02841 Shalimar-MGR Chennai Central Special will depart from Shalimar at 6.30 am every Monday from 30 September to 18 November. MGR will reach Chennai Central Station at 11.20 am the next day. Again on down route 02842 MGR Chennai Central-Shalimar Special train will run From 1 October to 20 November every Wednesday will leave Chennai Central at 4:30 AM and reach Shalimar next day at 11:20 AM. This special train will stop at Santragachi, Kharagpur and Baleshwar.
08047/08048 Shalimar-Rangapara North Festival Special
08047 Shalimar-Rangapara North Special train will leave Shalimar every Friday at 6.30 am from October 4 to October 18. It will reach Rangapara North at 1:40 PM the next day.DOWN LINE 08048 Rangapara North-Shalimar Special will leave Rangapara North at 4:30 AM every Saturday from October 5 to October 19 and reach Shalimar at 12:30 PM the next day.
08611/08612 Santragachi-Ajmedh Festival Special
08611 Santragachi-Ajmer Special will leave Santragachi from 30 September to 18 November every Monday from Santragachi at 10.40 am. Will reach Ajmer on the third day at 3 pm. 08612 Ajmer-Saantragachi Special from October 3 to 21 It will air every Thursday from Ajmer at 11.40 am till November Satragachi will arrive at 1:20 PM on the third day This train will stop at Kharagpur, Tatanagar, Chandil, Muri, Ranchi and Lohardaga.
08845/08846 Santragachi-Secunderabad Festival Special
08845 Santragachi-Secunderabad Special will leave Santragachi every Friday at 2:55 PM from October 4 to November 15 and reach Secunderabad at 6:40 AM the next day. 08846 Secunderabad-Santragachi on down line The special will leave Secunderabad every Saturday at 7.50 am from 5th October to 16th November. Next day at 11.55 AM will reach Santragachi This festival special train will stop at Kharagpur and Baleshwar.
06095/06096 Tambaram-Saantragachi Festival Special
06095 Tambaram-Santragachi Special will leave Tambaram every Thursday at 1 PM from 5 September to 28 November and reach Santragachi at 8.50 PM the next day. 06096 Santragachi-Tambaram Special 6 on down route From September to November 29, it will depart Santragachi every Friday at 11:50 PM and reach Tambaram at 9:45 AM on the third day of the journey. This special train will stop at Baleshwar and Kharagpur.