Diwali and Chhath Puja Special Trains List

Rail News: Indian Railways has announced that it will operate 46 special trains to fulfil the growing demand of passengers for the festive season of Diwali and the Chhath Puja.

Chhath Puja Special Trains

Indian Railways will be running festival special trains to Bihar to facilitate the journey and manage the heavy rush of travellers for the upcoming fest of Chhath Puja. The Chhath Puja is a very famous festival which lasts for four days. This year the dates for Chhath Puja are from November 18 to November 21. To manage the rush of passengers returning to their home state, around 46 special trains will be on tracks, according to the report.

The festival special trains for Dipawali and Chhath Puja will be wholly reserved trains. Unreserved sitting in the trains will not be allowed. Passengers have been requested to get the booking done beforehand, the Railway Ministry tweeted.

Here is the list of festival special trains for Chhath Puja 2020 and Diwali 2020:

1. 1. 1. 04404 – Anand Vihar Terminal-Bhagalpur Superfast Special – will run between October 23 and November 30. The train will leave Anand Vihar Terminal (New Delhi) at 6:35 p.m. on every Monday and Saturday.
      2. 04403 – Bhagalpur-Anand Vihar Terminal Superfast Special – will run from October 24 to October 1. The train will depart from Bhagalpur at 7:45 p.m. on every Tuesday and Saturday.
      3. 04406 New Delhi-Barauni Superfast Special will run between October 23 and November 27.  It will leave from New Delhi railway station on every Tuesday and Saturday at 7:25 p.m.
      4. 04405 – Barauni- New Delhi Superfast Special will be running from October 24 to November 28. This train will depart from Barauni station on every Wednesday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
      5. 04408 – New Delhi-Darbhanga Superfast Special will be running from October 22 to November 26. The train will depart at 7:25 p.m. from New Delhi Railway Station.
      6. 04407 Darbhanga-New Delhi Superfast Special will be plying from October 23 to November 27. It will originate from Darbhanga at 8:55 p.m.
      7. 04092 New Delhi-Jayanagar Express Special Train will be running from October 21 to November 28. This train will originate from New Delhi railway station on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 9:30 a.m.
      8. 04091 Jayanagar-New Delhi Express Special Train will run from October 22 to November 29 on every Thursday and Saturday. The train will depart from Jayanagar at 3:30 p.m.
      9. 04030 Delhi-Muzaffarpur Bi-Weekly Superfast Special Express will run from October 20 to November 27. The train will originate from New Delhi station on every Wednesday and Saturday at 1:45 p.m.
      10. 04029 Muzaffarpur-Delhi Bi-Weekly Superfast Special Express will operate from October 22 to November 29. The train will originate from Muzaffarpur at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday and Sunday.
      11. 04410 New Delhi-Patna Superfast Special Express will run from October 23 to November 29. The train will originate at 2:55 p.m. from New Delhi.
      12. 04409 Patna-New Delhi Superfast Special Express will be operating from October 24 to November 30. The train will originate from Patna railway station at 12 p.m.
      13. 04412 Delhi Jn-Saharsa Bi-weekly Superfast Special Express will run from October 25 to November 29. The train will depart from Delhi station at 11 p.m. on every Wednesday and Saturday.
      14. 04411 Saharsa – Delhi Jn Bi-weekly Superfast Special Express will run from October 26 to November 30. The train will depart from Saharsa at 9:15 p.m. on Thursday and Monday.
      15. 04624 Amritsar-Saharsa Bi-Weekly Superfast Special Express will run from October 21 to November 28. The train will run from Amritsar at 5:45 a.m.
      16. 04623 Saharsa-Amritsar Bi-Weekly Superfast Special Express will run from October 22 to November 29. The train will run at 2:30 p.m. from Saharsa.
      17. 02422 Jammu Tawi- Ajmer Superfast Express Special (Daily) will run from October 20 to November 30. It will run at 6:10 p.m. from Jammu Tawi Railway station.
      18. 02421 Ajmer-Jammu Tawi Superfast Express Special (Daily) will operate from October 21 to December 1. It will depart from Ajmer at 2:05 p.m.
      19. 02238 Jammu Tawi- Varanasi Special Train (Daily) will run from October 21 to December 1. It will depart at 2 p.m. from Jammu Tawi.
      20. 02237 Varanasi-Jammu Tawi Special Train (Daily) will run from October 20 to November 30. It will depart from Varanasi at 12:40 p.m.
      21. 04041 Delhi Junction-Dehradun Express Special will run from October 20 to November 30. The train will depart from Delhi station at 10:25 p.m.
      22. 04042 Dehradun-Delhi Jn Express Special will run from October 21 to December 1. It will depart from Dehradun at 9:20 p.m.
      23. 02231 Lucknow-Chandigarh Superfast Express SpecialTrain (Daily) will run from October 20 to November 30. It will run from Lucknow at 10:25 p.m.
      24. 02232 Chandigarh-Lucknow Superfast Special Train (Daily) will run from October 21 to December 1. The train will depart from Chandigarh at 9:05 p.m.
      25. 02448 Hazrat Nizamuddin-Manikpur Superfast Special (Daily) will run from October 20 to November 30. The train will run at 8:10 p.m. from Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway station.
      26. 02447 Manikpur-Hazrat Nizamuddin Superfast Special (Daily) October 21 to December 1. It will leave from Manikpur at 5:25 p.m.
      27. 04503 Kalka-Shimla Express Special (Daily) will operate from October 20 to November 30. It will depart from Kalka at 12:10 p.m.
      28. 04504 Shimla-Kalka Special (Daily) will run from October 21 to November 30. It will depart from Shimla at 10:40 a.m.
      29. 09717 Jaipur-Daulatpur Chowk Special Express will operate on every Wednesday, Saturday and Monday from October 21 to November 30. The train will leave from Jaipur at 2:05 p.m.
      30. 09718 Daulatpur Chowk-Jaipur Special Express will run from October 20 to November 29. It will depart from Daulatpur at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Friday, Sunday.
      31. 04887 Rishikesh-Badmer Special daily will run from October 21 to December 1. It will depart from Rishikesh at 6:05 p.m.
      32. 04888 Badmer-Rishikesh Special Express (Daily) will run from October 20 to November 30. It will depart from Badmer at 6:45 a.m.
      33. 04519 Delhi Jn-Bathinda Special (Daily) will operate from October 20 to November 30. It will run from Delhi Junction at 2 p.m.
      34. 04520 Bathinda-Delhi Junction Special (Daily) will run from October 20 to November 30. It will originate from Bathinda at 5 a.m.
      35. 02471 Delhi Junction-Sriganganagar Special (Daily) will run from October 20 to November 30. It will depart from Delhi Junction at 1:05 p.m.
      36. 02472 Sriganganagar-Delhi Jn Special (Daily) will ply from October 20 to November 30. It will depart from Sriganganagar at 5:35 a.m.
      37. 09611 Ajmer-Amritsar Express Special will run from October 22 to November 28 on every Thursday and Saturday. The train will leave from Ajmer at 5:55 p.m.
      38. 09612 Amritsar-Ajmer Express Special will operate from October 22 to December 1. It will depart from Amritsar at 2:30 p.m.
      39. 09613 Ajmer-Amritsar Express Special will run on Monday and Wednesday from October 21 to November 30. It will originate from Ajmer at 5:55 p.m.
      40. 09614 Amritsar-Ajmer Express Special will run from Amritsar at 5:50 p.m. on Fridays and Sundays from October 23 to November 29.
      41. 02191 Jabalpur-Haridwar Superfast Express Special will run from October 21 to November 25 every Wednesday. It will depart from Jabalpur at 6:55 p.m.
      42. 02192 Haridwar-Jabalpur Superfast Express Special will operate from October 22 to November 26. The train will run from Haridwar on every Sunday at 4:20 p.m.
      43. 02530 Lucknow-Pataliputra Superfast Express Special will run from October 20 to November 30. The train will originate from Lucknow at 5 a.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
      44. 02529 Pataliputra-Lucknow Superfast Special will operate from October 20 to November 30. It will depart from Pataliputra at 3:50 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
      45. 02165 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Gorakhpur Superfast Special will run from October 22 to November 30. It will depart from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus on every Monday and Thursday at 5:23 a.m.
      46. 02166 Gorakhpur-Lokmanya Tilak Superfast Special will operate from October 22 to November 30. It will run from Gorakhpur station on Tuesdays and Fridays at 3:45 p.m.

    

   Earlier, the Railways Board announced that they would be running 392 festival special trainsfrom October 20 to November 30. These special trains were reported to fulfil the increasing demand during the festival time of Durga Puja, Dussehra, Diwali and Chhath puja. The Railways has till now to run more than 300 mail or express trains which are regularly operating across the country. These new festival special trains will run only till November 30 and will be discontinued after the festive season is over.

    

   Diwali and Chhath Puja

    

    

   Diwali and Chhath festivals are the two major Indian festivals which lie in the October-November month. It is the celebration time for Indians where families reunite and love to enjoy them. Diwali or Dipawali is called the festival of lights and Chhath Puja is celebrated in the honour of Sun God which starts with Nahaye Khaye and ends with morning Arghya by offering prayer which reflects the positivity and happiness in the air. These two famous festivals create an emotional bond between families, and as a result, a huge population starts to migrate to their home state via trains and flights.

    

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