Best Sawan Special Train Routes for Kanwariyas (2025 Guide)

Sawan 2025 is here and lakhs of devotees have begun their Kanwar Yatra to the nearest Lord Shiva shrines. Sawan Somwaar has a special significance during this month and pilgrims are taking the closest train routes to offer Jal or sacred water to Lord Shiva.

For 2025, Sawan start date was 11th of July while the Sawan end date is on 9th of August. This allows devotees to have four Sawan Somwaar this year to do puja, offer Gangajal on Shivling and ask divine blessings from the Lord.

Worshippers of Lord Shiva are pouring in huge numbers to the important temples and locations like Kashi Vishwanath, Baba Baidyanath, Haridwar, Sultanganj, etc. Indian Railways has launched several Sawan special train to cater to this huge outpour of devotees. 

Why Shravan Month Calls Devotees to Pilgrimage

Shravan Month, also called Saavan, is the fifth month of Hindu calendar and is deeply associated with Lord Shiva as this month is his favorite. Devotees of the Lord Shiva hold intense rituals like:

• the complete avoidance of any non vegetarian food items,
• holding complete fast or Falahar (fruits and light meals) during Shravan Somvaar (Mondays).
• Fetching holy water from the sacred Ganga
• Walking barefoot for Kanwar Yatra, carrying the holy water for even hundreds of kilometers
• Offering the sacred water to Jyotirlingas and other important Lord Shiva temples
• Consuming Sattvic food or Pure veg food only throughout the month

Shravan month is a time for all the devotees to purify their minds and souls with devotion, prayers and sacred rituals. The saffron swarm of devotees carrying the Kanwar and chanting ‘Bol Bam’ and ‘Har Har Mahadev’ is a common spectacle this sacred month.

While the common practice is to walk barefoot to the shiva temples, many people use train routes to reach the pilgrim sites. Train travel is faster and convenient for passenger, especially to the elders, physically challenged and young devotees.

Top Sawan Pilgrimage Destinations To Reach by Train Routes

During this sacred month, important temples dedicated to Lord Shiva become the hotspot for devotees. The biggest attraction of devotees during this Shravan month goes to the Jyotirlingas.

12 Jyotirlinga to visit this Shravan Month

Jyotirlinga are ancient temples dedicated to Lord Shiva. In total there are 12 Jyotirlinga. Here is a complete list of them:

1. Somnath Jyotirlinga, Prabhas Patan, Gujarat
2. Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga, Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh
3. Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
4. Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga, Mandhata Island, Madhya Pradesh
5. Kedarnath Jyotirlinga, Garhwal Himalayas, Uttarakhand
6. Bhimashankar Jyotirlinga, Pune, Maharashtra
7. Kashi Vishwanath Jyotirlinga, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
8. Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga, Nashik, Maharashtra
9. Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga, Deoghar, Jharkhand
10. Nageshwar Jyotirlinga, Near Dwarka, Gujarat
11. Rameshwar Jyotirlinga, Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu
12. Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga, Ellora, Maharashtra

Kanwar Yatra 

Kanwar Yatra is an important aspect of Sawan 2025. Pilgrims carry holy water from places like: Haridwar, Sultanpur and carry it to Lord Shiva temples situated in Hrishikesh, Varanasi, Deoghar, Ujjain, etc. 

Kanwariyas fetch holy water from Ganges and carry it on their Kanwars to Mahadev’s abode. Worshippers visit these sites in huge numbers through the Sawan month. Train routes come in due stress during Shravan month. Indian Railways thus release several Sawan Special trains to provide devotees a comfortable and peaceful spiritual journey.

It is advisable that before planning a train trip to these Jyotirlinga, you should check train seat availability online to find the number of available seats. 

Best Train Routes for Pilgrimage During Sawan 2025

Train routes provide a peaceful and comfortable method to go for a pilgrimage this Shravan month. Here are the some of the important Sawan destinations along with the train routes to explore these locations: 

• Somnath Jyotirlinga, Prabhas Patan, Gujarat

1. 1. Nearest Railway Station: Somnath Railway Station (SMNH)
   2. Important trains along with train routes:
      • 22957 / 22958 Somnath Superfast Express (Connects Gandhinagar – Rajkot – Junagadh – Veraval)
      • 26901 / 26902 Sabarmati–Veraval Vande Bharat Express (Connects Sabarmati – Surendranagar – Rajkot – Veraval)

• Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga, Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh

1. 1. Nearest Railway Station: Markapur Road Railway Station (MRK)
   2. Important trains along with train routes:

• • • 17212 / 17211 Kondaveedu Express (Connects: Machilipatnam – Vijayawada Jn – Guntur Jn – Nandyal Jn – Dharmavaram Jn – Yesvantpur Jn)

1. 1. •  18464 / 18463 Prashanti Express (Connects: KSR Bengaluru City Jn – Bengaluru Cantt – Dharmavaram Jn – Visakhapatnam Jn – Vizianagaram Jn – Bhubaneswar)

• Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh

1. 1. Nearest Railway Station: Ujjain Junction (UJN)
   2. Important trains along with train routes:
      • Kashi Mahakal Superfast Express (20413 Via Lucknow / 20414 Via Prayagraj) (Connects Varanasi Jn – Lucknow Charbagh NR – Kanpur Ctrl – Ujjain Jn – Indore Jn)

• • • 20911 / 20912 Indore – Nagpur Vande Bharat Express (Connects Indore Jn – Ujjain Jn – Bhopal Jn –  Itarsi Jn – Nagpur Jn)

• Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga, Mandhata Island, Madhya Pradesh

1. 1. Nearest Railway Station: Indore Junction or Omkareshwar Road Railway Station (OM)
   2. Important trains along with train routes:
      • 14116 Prayagraj – Dr. Ambedkar Nagar Express (PT) (Connecting Prayagraj Jn – Banda – Khajuraho Jn – Bina Jn –  Sant Hirdaram Nagar –  Ujjain Jn –  Indore Jn)
      • 12920 Malwa Express (Jammu Tawi- Pathankot Cantt- Jalandhar Cantt Jn- Ludhiana Jn- New Delhi- Ambala Cantt Jn- Gwalior Jn-VGL Jhansi Jn- Bina Jn- Ujjain Jn- Indore Jn)

• Kedarnath Jyotirlinga, Garhwal Himalayas, Uttarakhand

1. 1. Nearest Railway Station: Rishikesh, Haridwar, and Dehradun
   2. Important trains along with train routes:
      • 22457/22458 Delhi–Dehradun Vande Bharat Express ( Connects Dehradun – Haridwar – Roorkee – Meerut City Jn – Anand Vihar Terminal )
      • 12017/12018 Dehradun Shatabdi Express (Connects New Delhi- Meerut City Jn – Saharanpur Jn – Haridwar)

• Bhimashankar Jyotirlinga, Pune, Maharashtra

1. 1. Nearest Railway Station: Pune Junction
   2. Important trains along with train routes:

• • • 22225 Mumbai CSMT – Solapur Vande Bharat Express (Connects: Mumbai CSM Trm – Thane – Pune Jn – Solapur )

• • • 20669 Hubballi – Pune Vande Bharat Express (Connects: SSS Hubballi Jn – Miraj Jn – Satara – Pune Jn)

• Kashi Vishwanath Jyotirlinga, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

1. 1. Nearest Railway Station: Varanasi City (BCY) and Kashi (KEI)
   2. Important trains along with train routes:

• • • 22436/22435 Varanasi Vande Bharat Express (Connects: New Delhi – Kanpur Central Prayagraj Junction – Varanasi Junction)

• • • Shiv Ganga Express (12559/12560) (Connects: Banaras – Gyanpur Road – Prayagraj Jn – Kanpur Ctrl, New Delhi)

• • • Kashi Vishwanath Express (15127/15128)  (Connects: Lucknow Charbagh NR – Bareilly Jn – Moradabad Jn) 

• Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga, Nashik, Maharashtra

1. 1. Nearest Railway Station: Nashik Road Railway Station (NK)
   2. Important trains along with train routes
      • 15018 / 15017 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Superfast Express (Connects: Gorakhpur Jn – Prayagraj Jn – Varanasi Jn – Satna Jn – Katni Jn, Jabalpur – Itarsi Jn – Khandwa Jn)

• Baidyanath Jyotirlinga, Deoghar, Jharkhand

1. 1. Nearest Railway Station: Jasidih Junction (JSME)
   2. Important trains along with train routes
      • 22500/22499Varanasi – Deoghar Vande Bharat Express (Connects Varanasi Jn –  Pt DD Upadhyaya Jn – Gaya Jn – Kiul Jn – Deoghar Jn)
      • 13017/13018 Howrah – Deoghar Express (Connects: Howrah Jn – Barddhaman Jn – Bolpur Shantiniketan – Ahmadpur Jn – Azimganj Jn)

• Nageshwar Jyotirlinga, Near Dwarka, Gujarat

1. 1. Nearest Railway Station: Dwarka Railway Station
   2. Important trains along with train routes
      • 22925/22926 Ahmedabad–Okha Vande Bharat Express (Connects: Ahmedabad Jn – Viramgam Jn – Surendranagar Jn – Sabarmati Jn)
      • 26901/26902 Sabarmati–Veraval Vande Bharat Express (Connects: Sabarmati BG – Viramgam Jn – Wankaner Jn – Rajkot Jn)

• Rameshwar Jyotirlinga, Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu

1. 1. Nearest Railway Station: Rameshwaram Railway Station (RMM)
   2. Important trains along with train routes:
      • 22661/22662 Sethu Superfast Express  (Connects: Chennai Egmore –  Villupuram Jn – Vriddhachalam Jn – Tiruchchirappalli Jn – Karaikkudi Jn)
      • 16713/16714 Rameswaram Express (Connects: Chennai Egmore – Chengalpattu – Villupuram Jn – Vridhachalam Jn – Karaikkudi Jn –  Ramanathapuram)
      •  22621/22622 Rameswaram–Kanniyakumari Superfast Express (Connects: Rameswaram – Ramanathapuram – Madurai Jn – Tirunelveli Jn – Kanniyakumari)

• Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga, Ellora, Maharashtra

1. 1. Nearest Railway Station: Aurangabad Railway Station (AWB)
   2. Important trains along with train routes:
      • 20706/20705 Jalna–Mumbai CSMT Vande Bharat Express (Connects: Jalna – Aurangabad – Manmad Jn – Nashik Road – Kalyan Jn – Thane –  Mumbai CSM Trm)
      • 17063/17064 Ajanta Express (Connects: Kacheguda – Malkajgiri Jn – Bolarum – Wadiaram – Nizamabad Jn – Jalna – Aurangabad – Nagarsol –  Manmad Jn)

Before boarding trains this Shravan month, don’t forget to check live train running status online to find where your train is. This service helps us in tracking our train in real time and thus prevent unnecessary waiting. 

Newly Launched IRCTC Sawan Special Train

IRCTC has launched several Sawan Special Train considering the rush of pilgrims towards certain specific locations. These trains run biweekly and triweekly to provide a convenient mode of transport for Knawariyas.

Here are some of these trains: 

From Bihar to Deoghar/Jasidih

• 03268 Patna – Madhupur Shravani Mela Special
• 03602 Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Jn (DDU) – Madhupur Shravani Mela Special
• 03654 Gaya – Madhupur Shravani Mela Special
• 03236/03235 Danapur – Sahibganj – Danapur Shravani Mela Special
• 05545/05546 Raxaul – Deoghar – Raxaul Shravani Mela Special
• 03511/03512 Asansol – Patna – Asansol Shravani Mela Special

From Jharkhand or Nearby to Deoghar

• 03442/03441 Jamalpur – Deoghar – Jamalpur Shravani Mela Special
• 03444/03443 Deoghar – Godda – Deoghar Shravani Mela Special
• 03480/03479 Jamalpur – Sultanganj – Jamalpur Shravani Mela Special
• 05028/05027 Badhni – Deoghar – Badhni Shravani Mela Special
• 08855/08856 Gondia – Madhupur – Gondia Shravani Mela Special

Short-Distance MEMU Specials to Baidyanath Dham

• 03501/03502 Jasidih – Baidyanath Dham – Jasidih MEMU Special
• 03503/03504 Jasidih – Baidyanath Dham – Jasidih MEMU Special
• 03505/03506 Jasidih – Baidyanath Dham – Jasidih MEMU Special
• 03507/03508 Deoghar – Jasidih – Deoghar MEMU Special

Connecting Dumka, Godda, and Local Areas

• 03146/03145 Jasidih – Dumka – Jasidih MEMU Special
• 03148/03147 Jasidih – Dumka – Jasidih MEMU Special
• 03150/03149 Jasidih – Godda – Jasidih MEMU Special

To Manihari / Katihar

• 07540/07539 Katihar – Manihari – Katihar Shravani Mela Special

Jaynagar – Asansol Route

• 05597/05598 Jaynagar – Asansol – Jaynagar Shravani Mela Special

Mahakal Related Trains

These trains cater to Sawan pilgrims, especially heading to Haridwar, Rishikesh, or Ujjain (Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga):

• 04311/04312 Moradabad – Laksar (Unreserved)
• 04313/04314 Haridwar – Delhi Shahdara (Unreserved)
• 04315/04316 Yog Nagari Rishikesh – Delhi Shahdara 
• 04317/04318 Yog Nagari Rishikesh – Alamnagar 

Additional Noteworthy Train

Kanpur Govindpuri – Prayagraj – Jasidih Sawan Special Train

In case you got a Waiting list train ticket it is advisable to check if your booking is upgrading or not. An important railway tool that helps you in such a situation is PNR Status check online. You can check your PNR Status at RailMitra for free and without any login requirements. 

Conclusion

We consider sawan 2025 not just a spiritual season; it’s a kind of sacred moment that shows the devotion, dedication and deep connection to the shrine shivlings. Every year millions of Kanwariyas and those who are devotees travel across the country. 

Indian Railways has launched plenty of trains that offer convenience to the devotees. Sawan special trains into detailed connectivity across 12 Jyotirlingas and the train routes have become the lifeline of the devotees during this holy Shravan month. If you are heading towards the Kashi Vishwanath, Deoghar, Rameshwaram, Omkareshwar all the Jyotirlingas have the dedicated train to help you to reach the divinity.