Indian Railways has planned to run 1,500 special trains in addition to regular services to manage the heavy rush of passengers due to Chhath Puja. Let us know…
Chhath Puja special train 2025: With Chhath Puja now approaching after Diwali, Indian Railways plans to run 1,500 special trains in addition to regular services to manage the heavy rush of passengers. This year, Chhath Puja will be celebrated from October 25th to 28th.
Festival special trains 2025
More than 12,000 special trains are being run across the country between October 1 and November 30, 2025. In a statement issued on October 22, Indian Railways said that a total of 11,865 trips (916 trains) have been notified, including 9,338 reserved and 2,203 unreserved trips. This represents an increase from last year, when 7,724 Puja and Diwali special trains were run.
Chhath Puja special train 2025 route
Railways is operating Chhath Puja special trains on various routes which include Mumbai-Gorakhpur, Mumbai-Danapur, Panvel-Chiplun, New Delhi to Darbhanga, Dahar Ka Balaji to Pataliputra, Sabarmati to Muzaffarpur, New Delhi to Patna, Kharagpur to KSR Bengaluru, Barauni to Ernakulam, Podanur to Barauni.
Apart from this, SMVT also operates Bengaluru to Muzaffarpur, Mumbai Central to
Shakurbasti, Bandra Terminus to Jaipur, Udhna to Samastipur, Udhna to Bhagalpur, Udhna to Jaynagar, Vadodara to Kolkata, Ankleshwar to Samastipur, Indore to Mumbai Central, Rajkot to Barauni, Howrah to Gorakhpur, Kolkata to Jodhpur, Sealdah to Gorakhpur, Bhagalpur to Anand Vihar, Kolkata to Mau, Asansol to Udaipur.
| Date | Trips |
| October 23, 2025 | 295 |
| October 24, 2025 | 303 |
| October 25, 2025 | 311 |
| October 26, 2025 | 305 |
| October 27, 2025 | 286 |
| October 28, 2025 | 242 |
| October 29, 2025 | 242 |
| October 30, 2025 | 263 |
| October 31, 2025 | 263 |
hhath Puja/Diwali Festival Special Train Journeys Notified (from 21st October to 31st October 2025)
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav visited New Delhi and Anand Vihar railway stations last week to review arrangements made for the safety and convenience of passengers during the festive season. During his inspection, the Minister inspected the holding area and interacted directly with passengers.
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