Archive · 20 Aug 2026
Shravan Mela 2026: Special Trains Link Gorakhpur With Key Destinations
North Eastern Railway is adding special trains for people travelling during Shravan Mela 2026.
The trains will connect Gorakhpur with places including Basukinath, Asansol, Jasidih and Madhupur.
Three pairs of trains will make two trips each on selected dates in August.
Two train pairs will begin their services on August 18, while the unreserved pair will begin on August 17.
Trains going toward Gorakhpur will run from Basukinath or Asansol.
Trains leaving Gorakhpur will go toward Jasidih, Asansol or Madhupur.
One pair, Train Nos.
03569 and 03570, is unreserved.
The Asansol-Gorakhpur pair has 22 coaches.
The railway says the services are meant to help devotees and other passengers.
North Eastern Railway announced three pairs of special trains for Shravan Mela 2026.
Services connect Gorakhpur with Basukinath, Asansol, Jasidih and Madhupur on selected August dates.
Train Nos. 03565/03566 and 03571/03572 will operate on August 18, 19, 25 and 26.
Unreserved Train Nos. 03569/03570 will run from August 17 through 25 on their notified dates.
The trains are intended to provide additional connectivity for devotees and other passengers.
- Who
- North Eastern Railway announced the special services for devotees and other passengers.
- What
- Three pairs of Shravan Mela special trains will provide additional rail connections involving Gorakhpur, Basukinath, Asansol, Jasidih and Madhupur.
- When
- The trains will make two trips each on selected dates from August 17 to August 26, 2026.
- Where
- The services cover stations in Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal.
- Why
- They are being operated for the convenience of devotees and passengers travelling during Shravan Mela.
- Operating railway
- North Eastern Railway
- Train pairs
- 03565/03566, 03571/03572 and 03569/03570
- Main routes
- Basukinath–Gorakhpur–Jasidih, Asansol–Gorakhpur–Asansol and Basukinath–Gorakhpur–Madhupur
- Operating dates
- Selected dates from August 17 through August 26, 2026
- Unreserved service
- Train Nos. 03569/03570 are identified as an unreserved Shravan Mela Special
- Asansol pair coaches
- Train Nos. 03571/03572 have 22 coaches: 20 General Second Class/Chair Car coaches and two SLRD coaches
- Schedule note
- The article labels the station-wise table under the Basukinath–Gorakhpur–Jasidih section as 03569/03570, creating a train-number labeling inconsistency