Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Railways Add Festival Specials, Cancel Nanded-Santragachi Services
South Central Railway is adding trains to help people travel during the festival season.
Four special services will run between Guntur and Vikarabad on selected dates in October 2026.
Another special train will travel from Yesvantpur to Amritsar on October 8.
These trains will stop at several stations along their routes.
South Eastern Railway has also cancelled two trips between Nanded and Santragachi.
The cancellations are because railway workers are carrying out work for a new fifth line near Rourkela.
The article advises passengers to check their train schedules before travelling.
South Central Railway will run four special services between Guntur and Vikarabad on October 8, 9, 10 and 11, 2026.
The Guntur-Vikarabad trains will stop at nine stations and have 2AC, 3AC, Sleeper and General Second Class coaches.
A single Yesvantpur-Amritsar special will depart on October 8, 2026, and arrive on the third day.
South Eastern Railway has cancelled one Nanded-Santragachi trip on October 12 and its return trip on October 14, 2026.
The cancellations are due to non-interlocking work connected with a fifth-line project between Bondamunda and Rourkela.
- Who
- South Central Railway and South Eastern Railway.
- What
- South Central Railway announced special trains; South Eastern Railway cancelled two Nanded-Santragachi services.
- When
- The services and cancellations are scheduled for October 8–14, 2026.
- Where
- The special trains serve Guntur-Vikarabad and Yesvantpur-Amritsar; the cancelled services run between H.S. Nanded and Santragachi.
- Why
- The special trains are intended to accommodate additional festival-season passenger demand. The cancellations are due to non-interlocking work related to commissioning a fifth railway line.
- Guntur-Vikarabad services
- Train Nos. 07227 and 07228 make four services on October 8, 9, 10 and 11, 2026.
- Guntur departure
- Train No. 07227 departs Guntur at 9:45 pm and reaches Vikarabad at 5 am the following day.
- Vikarabad departure
- Train No. 07228 departs Vikarabad at 10 pm and reaches Guntur at 6:10 am the next day.
- Yesvantpur-Amritsar service
- Train No. 06539 departs Yesvantpur at 10:40 pm on October 8 and reaches Amritsar at 1:50 pm on the third day.
- Cancelled Nanded-Santragachi trips
- Train No. 12767 is cancelled on October 12, and Train No. 12768 on October 14, 2026; one trip each.
- Railway work
- Non-interlocking work at Bondamunda D Cabin is linked to commissioning a fifth line between Bondamunda A Cabin and Rourkela.