2025 South Eastern Railway Puja Special Trains

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.

To manage the increased passenger traffic during the festive season, it has been decided to operate the following Special Trains as per the schedule below:

1. 08865/08866 NSCB Itwari – Shalimar – NSCB Itwari Special

Train No. 08865 NSCB Itwari – Shalimar Special

Will depart from NSCB Itwari daily from 27.09.2025 to 01.10.2025 at 17:10 hrs, reaching Shalimar at 14:00 hrs the following day.

Train No. 08866 Shalimar – NSCB Itwari Special

Will depart from Shalimar daily from 28.09.2025 to 02.10.2025 at 18:00 hrs, reaching NSCB Itwari at 15:35 hrs the next day.

Stoppages within SER jurisdiction: Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Chakradharpur, Tatanagar, Kharagpur, and Santragachi.

2. 03465/03466 Malda Town – Digha – Malda Town Special

Train No. 03465 Malda Town – Digha Special

Will depart from Malda Town every Saturday from 27.09.2025 to 29.11.2025 at 13:10 hrs, arriving at Digha at 23:00 hrs on the same day.

Train No. 03466 Digha – Malda Town Special

Will depart from Digha every Saturday from 27.09.2025 to 29.11.2025 at 23:40 hrs, reaching Malda Town at 09:20 hrs the following day.

Stoppages within SER jurisdiction: Andul, Mecheda, Tamluk, and Kanthi.

3. 08109/08110 Shalimar – Patna – Shalimar Special

Train No. 08109 Shalimar – Patna Special

Will depart from Shalimar every Saturday from 18.10.2025 to 01.11.2025 at 21:55 hrs, reaching Patna at 08:00 hrs the next day.

Train No. 08110 Patna – Shalimar Special

Will depart from Patna every Sunday from 19.10.2025 to 02.11.2025 at 10:40 hrs, arriving at Shalimar at 01:30 hrs the next day.

Stoppage within SER jurisdiction: Santragachi.

4. 08845/08846 Santragachi – Charlapalli – Santragachi Special

Train No. 08845 Santragachi – Charlapalli Special

Will depart from Santragachi every Friday from 19.09.2025 to 03.10.2025 at 14:55 hrs, reaching Charlapalli at 16:00 hrs the next day.

Train No. 08846 Charlapalli – Santragachi Special

Will depart from Charlapalli every Saturday from 20.09.2025 to 04.10.2025 at 19:50 hrs, arriving at Santragachi at 23:55 hrs the following day.

Stoppages within SER jurisdiction: Kharagpur and Baleshwar.

5. 08508/08507 Visakhapatnam – Shalimar – Visakhapatnam Special

Train No. 08508 Visakhapatnam – Shalimar Special

Will depart from Visakhapatnam every Tuesday from 09.09.2025 to 21.10.2025 at 11:20 hrs, reaching Shalimar at 03:00 hrs the following day.

Train No. 08507 Shalimar – Visakhapatnam Special

Will depart from Shalimar every Wednesday from 10.09.2025 to 22.10.2025 at 05:00 hrs, arriving at Visakhapatnam at 20:50 hrs on the same day.

Stoppages within SER jurisdiction: Santragachi, Kharagpur, and Baleshwar.

6. 02877/02878 Ranchi – Anand Vihar – Ranchi Special

Train No. 02877 Ranchi – Anand Vihar Special

Will depart from Ranchi every Friday from 17.10.2025 to 31.10.2025 at 23:55 hrs, reaching Anand Vihar at 03:00 hrs on the third day (i.e., Sunday).

Train No. 02878 Anand Vihar – Ranchi Special

Will depart from Anand Vihar every Sunday from 19.10.2025 to 02.11.2025 at 04:00 hrs, arriving at Ranchi at 05:00 hrs the following day (Monday).

Stoppage within SER jurisdiction: Muri.

2025 Thakurnagar Maha Baruni Mela of Matua and Special Trains

 The traditional Baruni Mela of the Matuas is starting in Thakurnagar from Thursday, March 26. Like every year, the fair committee is expecting a huge turnout of devotees for the holy bath. Therefore, the railways have announced to run special trains for the convenience of devotees to go to the fair. Apart from Bengal, Matua devotees from different states come to attend this fair. According to railway sources, special trains have been started keeping them in mind. The fair will continue for seven days. The railways have announced that a total of 8 local trains and four special mail trains will be run during the fair.

According to railway sources, in addition to eight local trains up to Thakurnagar on the occasion of Baruni Mela, four special mail and express trains will be run from Kathgodam, Lamding, Jagdalpur and Alipur Duar. Four up and four down local trains will run from Thakurnagar to Gede, Lalgol, Canning and Namkhana. According to the schedule, special local trains will leave for Thakurnagar from Gede at 6.45 am, from Lalgola at 4.50 am, from Canning at 6.35 am and from Namkhana at 5 am on Thursday, March 26. On March 27, the trains will leave Thakurnagar at 4.35 pm, 3.45 pm, 5 pm and 4.05 pm respectively.

In terms of express trains, two special trains will depart from Kathgodam at 10 am on March 26 and from Jagdalpur to Thakurnagar at 8 am. Two more special trains will depart from Kesinga at 4.10 pm on March 27.

Southern Railway Christmas Special Trains

 To accommodate the increased travel demand during the Christmas season, South Western Railway has announced special train services between KSR Bengaluru and Dr. MGR Chennai Central. The details of these trains, their schedules, and coach compositions are as follows:

Train No. 07319: KSR Bengaluru – Dr. MGR Chennai Central Special

Departure: Leaves KSR Bengaluru at 08:05 hrs on December 21, 2024 (Saturday).

Arrival: Reaches Dr. MGR Chennai Central at 14:30 hrs the same day.

Service: One-way special service.

Train No. 07320: Dr. MGR Chennai Central – KSR Bengaluru Special

Departure: Leaves Dr. MGR Chennai Central at 15:55 hrs on December 21, 2024 (Saturday).

Arrival: Reaches KSR Bengaluru at 22:50 hrs the same day.

Service: One-way special service.

Coach composition of special train services

These trains will consist of the following: 1 AC Two-Tier Coach, 1 AC Three-Tier Coach, 11 Sleeper Class Coaches, 2 General Second Class Coaches and 2 Divyangjan-Friendly Second Class Coaches.

2024-25 South Western Railway Christmas Special Trains

 South Western Railway Arranges Special Trains From Bengaluru For Christmas and Kumbh MelaThe special trains will consist of one AC Two-Tier Coach, two AC Three-Tier Coaches, nine Sleeper Class Coaches, four General Second-Class Coaches and two SLR/D.

To clear the extra rush of passengers during the Christmas festival, South Western Railway has organised special trains to multiple locations from Bengaluru. SWR will also run a special one-way express train (06215) from Mysuru to Prayagraj to the Kumbh Mela. 

Train No 06507 SMVT Bengaluru-Thiruvananthapuram North Express Special will depart from Sir M Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru at 11 pm on December 23 and reach Thiruvananthapuram North at 4.30 pm the next day, according to a press release by SWR. In the return direction, Train No 06508 Thiruvananthapuram North-SMVT Bengaluru Express Special will depart from Thiruvananthapuram North at 5.55 pm on December 24 and arrive at Sir M Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru at 11.15 am the next day.

Stoppage: the train will have stoppages at Krishnarajapuram, Bangarapet, Salem, Erode, Tiruppur, Podanur, Palakkad, Thrissur, Aluva, Ernakulam Town, Kottayam, Chingavanam, Tiruvalla, Chengannur, Mavelikara, Kayankulam and Kollam stations in both directions. Special Express trains in each direction between Sir M Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru and Kalaburagi stations will depart from Bengaluru at 9.15 pm on December 24 and reach Kalaburagi at 7.40 am the next day.

In the return direction, Train No 06590 Kalaburagi-SMVT Bengaluru Express Special will depart from Kalaburagi at 9:35am on December 23 and 25 and reach Sir M Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru at 8 pm on the same day. Stoppage: The train will halt at the following stations in both directions: Yelahanka, Dharmavaram, Anantapur, Guntakal, Adoni, Mantralayam Road, Raichur, Krishna, Yadgir and Shahabad. Train No 06215 Mysuru-Prayagraj One-way Kumbh Express Special will leave Mysuru at 3 am on December 23 and is scheduled to reach Prayagraj jn at 3 am on the respective Wednesday.

Stoppage: the train will stop at the following stations: Mandya, KSR Bengaluru, Yesvantpur, Tumakuru, Arsikere, Kadur, Chikjajur, Davangere, SMM Haveri, SSS Hubballi, Dharwad, Belagavi, Ghatprabha, Miraj, Sangli, Karad, Pune, Daund Chord Line, Ahmadnagar, Manmad, Bhusaval, Khandwa, Talvadya, Chhanera, Khirkiya, Harda, Banapura, Itarsi, Pipariya, Narsinghpur, Jabalpur, Katni, Maihar, Satna and Manikpur.

The special trains will consist of one AC Two-Tier Coach, two AC Three-Tier Coaches, nine Sleeper Class Coaches, four General Second-Class Coaches and two SLR/D.

2024-25 Central Railway Christmas Special Trains

 Central Railway to run 48 special trains on various schedules between December 19, 2024, and January 11, 2025, providing additional travel options for holiday travelers
To accommodate the increased passenger demand during the Christmas and winter holiday season, Central Railway has announced 48 special trains connecting Mumbai, Pune, Karmali, and Kochuveli. 

To accommodate the increased passenger demand during the Christmas and winter holiday season, Central Railway has announced 48 special trains connecting Mumbai, Pune, Karmali, and Kochuveli. These special services will run on various schedules between December 19, 2024, and January 11, 2025, providing additional travel options for holiday travelers.

Mumbai CSMT-Karmali Daily Special (34 Trips)

Train No. 01151: Departs from Mumbai CSMT daily at 00:20 hrs (midnight) from December 20, 2024, to January 5, 2025, reaching Karmali at 13:30 hrs the same day.
Train No. 01152: Departs from Karmali daily at 14:15 hrs from December 20, 2024, to January 5, 2025, arriving at Mumbai CSMT at 03:45 hrs the next day.

Stoppage: Dadar, Thane, Panvel, Pen, Roha, Khed, Chiplun, Sangameshwar Road, Ratnagiri, Kankavali, Kudal, and Thivim.

Composition: Includes AC First Class, AC 2-tier, AC 3-tier, Sleeper Class, General Second Class, and luggage vans.

 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT)-Kochuveli Weekly Special (8 Trips)

Train No. 01463: Departs from LTT every Thursday at 16:00 hrs from December 19, 2024, to January 9, 2025, reaching Kochuveli at 22:45 hrs the next day.

Train No. 01464: Departs from Kochuveli every Saturday at 16:20 hrs from December 21, 2024, to January 11, 2025, arriving at LTT at 00:45 hrs on the third day.

Stoppage: Includes stops at Panvel, Ratnagiri, Madgaon, Karwar, Udupi, Mangaluru Jn, and more.

Composition: Features AC 2-tier, AC 3-tier, Sleeper Class, General Second Class, and Generator Vans.

 Pune-Karmali Weekly Special (6 Trips)

Train No. 01407: Departs from Pune every Wednesday at 05:10 hrs from December 25, 2024, to January 8, 2025, reaching Karmali at 20:25 hrs the same day.

Train No. 01408: Departs from Karmali every Wednesday at 22:20 hrs from December 25, 2024, to January 8, 2025, arriving at Pune at 13:00 hrs the next day.

Stoppage: Includes stops at Talegaon, Lonavala, Panvel, Ratnagiri, Sawantwadi Road, and Thivim.

Composition: Includes AC First Class, AC 2-tier, AC 3-tier, Sleeper Class, and General Second Class.

2024-25 Konkan Railway Christmas Special Trains

It has been decided to run following additional special trains to clear the extra rush of passengers during Christmas & Winter season 2024-25. Details are as under.

Train no. 01149 / 01150 Lokmanya Tilak (T) - Karmali - Lokmanya Tilak (T) Special (Daily)

Train No. 01149 Lokmanya Tilak (T) - Karmali Special (Daily) will leave from Lokmanya Tilak (T) at 15:30 hrs daily from 23/12/2024 to 31/12/2024. Train will reach Karmali at 05:30 hrs on the next day.

Train No. 01150 Karmali - Lokmanya Tilak (T) Special (Daily) will leave from Karmali at 06.45 hrs daily from 24/12/2024 to 01/01/2025. Train will reach Lokmanya Tilak (T) at 22:15 hrs on the same day .

Train will halt at Thane, Panvel, Pen, Roha, Mangaon, Khed, Chiplun, Sangameshwar Road, Ratnagiri, Rajapur Road, Vaibhavwadi Road, Kankavali, Sindhudurg, Kudal, Sawantwadi Road & Thivim station.

Composition : Total 22 LHB Coaches = Composite (First AC + 2 Tier AC) - 01 Coach, 2 Tier AC - 03 Coaches, 3 Tier AC - 12 Coaches, Sleeper - 02 Coaches, General - 02, Generator Car - 01, SLR – 01.

For detailed halts & timings of above trains please visit www.enquiry.indianrail.gov.in or download NTES App.

The bookings for Train no. 01150 will open on 21/12/2024 at all Passenger Reservation Systems (PRS), internet and IRCTC website.

2024 Chhath Puja Special Trains

 

Train Number	Origin Station	Departure Time	Destination Station	Arrival Time	Days of Run	Period
Train 02252	New Delhi	08:25	Patna Jn	20:00	Wed, Fri, Sun	30th Oct -6th Nov
Train 02251	Patna Jn	07:30	New Delhi	19:00	Thurs, Sat, Mon	31 Oct – 7th Nov
Train 04096	Anand Vihar Terminal	09:00	Ayodhya Cantt	22:00	Mon, Wed, Fri	Up to 18th Nov
Train 04095	Ayodhya Cantt	09:00	Anand Vihar Terminal	22:10	Tues, Thurs, Sat	Up to 19th Nov
Train 04519	Gorakhpur	22:05	Chandigarh	14:20	Fri	25th Oct-15th Nov
Train 04498	Anand Vihar Terminal	19:30	Balia	13:30	Sun	Up to 24th Nov
Train 04497	Balia	18:40	Anand Vihar Terminal	14:25	Mon	Up to 25th Nov

Train Number	Origin Station	Departure Time	Destination Station	Arrival Time	Days of Run	Period
Train 02270	Lucknow	14:15	Chhapra	21:30	6 days except Tuesdays	25th Oct – 8th Nov
Train 02269	Chhapra	23:00	Lucknow	06:30	6 days except Tuesdays	25th Oct – 8th Nov
Train 02248	New Delhi	08:25	Patna Jn	20:30	Tues, Thurs, Sat	29th Oct – 5th Nov
Train 02247	Patna Jn	07:30	New Delhi	19:35	Wed, Fri, Sun	30th Oct-6th Nov
Train 04052	New Delhi	14:20	Jaynagar	15:40	Sat, Tues, Fri, Mon	26th, 29th Oct & 1st, 4th Nov
Train 04051	Jaynagar	18:00	New Delhi	18:50	Sun, Wed, Sat, Tues	27th, 30th Oct & 2nd, 5h Nov
Train 04624	Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra	23:45	Varanasi Jn	23:55	Sun	Up to 17th Nov
Train 04623	Varanasi Jn	05:30	Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra	11:25	Tues	Up to 19th Nov
Train 04080	New Delhi	19:30	Varanasi Jn	09:45	Mon, Thurs, Sat	24th Oct – 16th Nov
Train 04079	Varanasi Jn	18:25	New Delhi	08:50	Tues, Fri, Sun	25th Oct- 17th Nov
Train 04530	Bhatinda Jn	08:50	Varanasi Jn	17:30	Mon, Fri	25th Oct-15th Nov
Train 04529	Varanasi Jn	20:40	Bhatinda Jn	17:00	Tues, Sat	26th Oct – 16th Nov
Train 04518	Chandigarh	23:15	Gorakhpur	18:20	Thurs	24th Oct – 14th Nov
Train 04022	Anand Vihar Terminal	11:40	Sitamarhi	15:45	Wed, Fri	Up to 29th Nov
Train 04021	Sitamarhi	18:00	Anand Vihar Terminal	18:05	Thurs, Sat	Up to 30th Nov
Train 04032	Anand Vihar Terminal	05:15	Saharsha Jn	10:30	5 days except Wednesdays	Up to 30th Nov
Train 04031	Saharsha Jn	13:00	Anand Vihar Terminal	16:10	5 days except Thursdays	Up to 1st Dec
Train 04068	Delhi Jn	19:30	Darbhanga Jn	16:30	Tues, Fri	25th Oct-15th Nov
Train 04067	Darbhanga Jn	18:00	Delhi Jn	16:35	Wed, Sat	26th Oct-16th Nov