Archive · 29 Aug 2026
Railways Add Special Train To Manage Raksha Bandhan Rush
The Railways is adding a special train for people traveling during Raksha Bandhan.
It will run between Rani Kamlapati and Hazrat Nizamuddin.
The train will leave Rani Kamlapati on the night of August 30, 2026.
It will reach Hazrat Nizamuddin the next morning.
It will stop at several stations, including Vidisha, Bina, Jhansi, Gwalior and Mathura.
The train will return from Hazrat Nizamuddin on August 31.
It will reach Rani Kamlapati late that night.
The train will have 22 coaches with different seating and sleeping options.
Train No. 02157 will leave Rani Kamlapati at 9:20 p.m. on August 30, 2026.
The train will reach Hazrat Nizamuddin at 10:30 a.m. on August 31.
Train No. 02158 will return from Hazrat Nizamuddin at 12:10 p.m. on August 31.
The return service will arrive at Rani Kamlapati at 11:15 p.m. the same day.
The train will have 22 coaches, including sleeper, general and air-conditioned classes.
- Who
- The Railways and passengers traveling during the Raksha Bandhan festival.
- What
- A special train will operate between Rani Kamlapati and Hazrat Nizamuddin.
- When
- The outbound service runs on August 30-31, 2026; the return service runs on August 31, 2026.
- Where
- Between Rani Kamlapati and Hazrat Nizamuddin, with stops at Vidisha, Bina, Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi, Gwalior and Mathura Junction.
- Why
- To facilitate festival travel, manage extra passenger demand and provide rail services to passengers in the Jhansi Division.
- Outbound train
- Train No. 02157, departing Rani Kamlapati at 21:20 on August 30, 2026
- Outbound arrival
- Hazrat Nizamuddin at 10:30 on August 31, 2026
- Return train
- Train No. 02158, departing Hazrat Nizamuddin at 12:10 on August 31, 2026
- Return arrival
- Rani Kamlapati at 23:15 on August 31, 2026
- Total coaches
- 22
- Coach composition
- Two SLR/D, four General, 12 Sleeper, three AC 3-Tier and one AC 2-Tier coaches
- Intermediate stops
- Vidisha, Bina, Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi, Gwalior and Mathura Junction