Holi Special Trains 2026 List: 18 Special Trains Announced – Check Routes & Book Now

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Holi Special Trains: As the festival of Holi approaches, the number of people returning home across the country increases rapidly. Trains on routes such as Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Gujarat, Delhi, and Odisha are particularly crowded. In response to this growing demand, Indian Railways has taken a significant decision.

For the convenience of passengers during Holi 2026, the Railways has released the timetable for 9 pairs of special trains, totaling 18. These trains will operate on various routes from February 22 to March 30, 2026.The main aim of these special trains is to handle the increased crowds during the festival, ensure passengers have confirmed tickets, and enhance the safety and convenience of travel. Below is a comprehensive list of these trains along with their schedules.

08439/08440 Puri-Patna Special
Detailed Route: Puri – Kharagpur – Asansol – Jhajha – Kiul – Patna
08439: Every Saturday from 28th February to 28th March 2026
08440: Every Sunday from 1st to 29th March 2026

09031/09032 Udhna-Hasanpur Road Special
Detailed Route: Udhna – DDU (Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay Junction) – Patliputra – Hajipur – Muzaffarpur – Samastipur – Hasanpur Road
09031: Every Sunday from 22nd February to 29th March
09032: Every Monday from 23rd February to 30th March

07005/07006 Charlapalli-Raxaul Special
Detailed Route: Charlapalli – Ranchi – Bokaro – Dhanbad – Jhajha – Barauni – Samastipur – Darbhanga – Sitamarhi – Raxaul
07005: 23rd, 28th February and 1st March
07006: 26th, 3rd and 4th March

09451/09452 Gandhidham-Bhagalpur Special
Detailed Route: Gandhidham – Gorakhpur – Narkatiaganj – Bapudham Motihari – Muzaffarpur – Barauni – Bhagalpur
09451: Every Friday from 6th to 27th March
09452: Every Monday from 9th to 30th March

03009/03010 Dankuni-Anand Vihar Special
Detailed Route: Dankuni – Jhajha – Kiul – Nawada – Gaya – DDU – Anand Vihar
03009: 28th February and 7th March
03010: 1st and 8th March

03435/03436 Malda Town-Anand Vihar Special
Detailed Route: Malda Town – Bhagalpur – Kiul – Nawada – Gaya – DDU – Anand Vihar
03435: 2nd, 9th and 16th March
03436: 3rd, 10th and 17th March

03131/03132 Sealdah-Gorakhpur Special
Detailed Route: Sealdah – Kiul – Barauni – Shahpur Patori – Hajipur – Chhapra – Gorakhpur
03131: 26th February, 2nd and 5th March
03132: 27th February, 3rd and 6th March

03525/03526 Asansol-Gorakhpur Special
Detailed Route: Asansol – Kiul – Barauni – Shahpur Patori – Hajipur – Chhapra – Gorakhpur
03525: 28th February

03527/03528 Asansol-Gorakhpur Special
Detailed Route : Asansol – Kiul – Barauni – Shahpur Patori – Hajipur – Chhapra – Gorakhpur
03527 : 1st March
03528 : 2nd March

Routes of special trains to be run by Central Railway in 2026

According to the Central Railway, special train services will run on the following routes: Mumbai – Nagpur / Sawantwadi Road / Varanasi / Gorakhpur / Samastipur / Danapur and Pune – Nagpur / Hazrat Nizamuddin / Danapur to ease the rush of passengers. The zonal railway said this includes 94 Holi special trains and 92 special trains.

CSMT-Nagpur-CSMT Twice a week Special (10 services)

  •  Train No. 02141 Twice a week Special will leave CSMT every Sunday & Tuesday at 00.20 hrs from 22nd February 2026 to 08th March 2026 and will arrive Nagpur at 15.10 hrs same day.
  •  Train No. 02142 Biweekly Special will leave Nagpur every Sunday and Tuesday from 22nd February 2026 to 08th March 2026 at 20.00 hrs and arrive CSMT at 13.30 hrs the next day.
    These trains will run as Special trains on 22nd February 2026 and 24th February 2026 (4 services) and as Holi Special trains on 01st March 2026, 03rd March 2026 and 08th March 2026 (6 services).
    – Halts: Dadar, Thane, Kalyan, Nashik Road, Manmad, Jalgaon, Bhusaval, Malkapur, Shegaon, Akola, Murtijapur, Badnera, Dhamangaon and Wardha.

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