Archive · 7 Sep 2025
Railways to Run Puja Special Trains for Festive Season
The Eastern and South Eastern Railways are adding extra trains to help people travel during the upcoming festivals.
The trains will go to many places, including Mau, Lucknow, Anand Vihar, Patna, Rangapara North, and Gorakhpur.
These special trains are being run to handle the large number of passengers traveling for Puja, Diwali, and Chhath.
Each train will run on specific days and times between certain dates.
The railways are providing more transportation options to meet the high demand from people traveling for the holidays.
Eastern and South Eastern Railways will run special trains during the festive season.
ER will operate trains between Kolkata and Mau, Kolkata and Lucknow, Malda Town and Anand Vihar.
ER will run a special train from Howrah to Patna.
SER will operate special trains between Shalimar and Rangapara North.
Another SER special train will run between Ranchi and Gorakhpur.
- Who
- Eastern Railway (ER) and South Eastern Railway (SER)
- What
- Are operating special trains.
- When
- During the Puja, Diwali, and Chhath festive seasons.
- Where
- Multiple routes, including Kolkata, Mau, Lucknow, Malda Town, Anand Vihar, Patna, Shalimar, Rangapara North, Ranchi, and Gorakhpur.
- Why
- To accommodate increased passenger demand.
- Affected Railways
- Eastern Railway (ER), South Eastern Railway (SER)
- ER Special Train Routes
- Kolkata-Mau, Kolkata-Lucknow, Malda Town-Anand Vihar, Howrah-Patna
- SER Special Train Routes
- Shalimar-Rangapara North, Ranchi-Gorakhpur
- Kolkata-Mau Train Schedule
- Leaves Mau Wednesdays (Sep 24-Oct 12) at 1:30 PM, arrives Kolkata next day at 8 AM
- Kolkata-Lucknow Train Schedule
- Leaves Kolkata Thursdays (Oct 2-Nov 6) at 11:55 PM, arrives Lucknow 12:10 AM (3rd day)
- Malda Town-Anand Vihar Train Schedule
- Leaves Malda Town Mondays (Sep 29-Nov 24) at 9:30 AM
- Howrah-Patna Train Schedule
- Leaves Howrah Sundays (Sept 21-Oct 16)