Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Danapur-SMVT Bengaluru Train to Run Daily From September 1, 2026
A train between Danapur in Bihar and Bengaluru will run every day.
The new service will be called a Superfast Express.
The train going to Bengaluru starts its regular daily trips on September 1, 2026.
It leaves Danapur in the afternoon and reaches Bengaluru on the third day.
The train returning to Danapur starts on September 3.
It leaves Bengaluru late at night and reaches Danapur on the fourth day.
The train will stop at many important cities along the route.
It will travel through eight states.
The train will have 24 coaches with air-conditioned, sleeper and general seating options.
The Danapur-SMVT Bengaluru Express Special will become a daily Superfast Express service.
Train numbers 03251/03252 will change to 22365/22366.
The Bengaluru-bound service begins September 1, 2026, departing Danapur at 2:45 pm daily.
The return service begins September 3, departing SMVT Bengaluru at 11:50 pm daily.
The 24-coach train will include AC, sleeper, general and Divyangjan-friendly compartments.
- Who
- East Central Railway announced the regularisation of the Danapur-SMVT Bengaluru Express Special.
- What
- The train will be renumbered and operate daily as the Danapur-SMVT Bengaluru-Danapur Superfast Express.
- When
- The Danapur-to-Bengaluru service begins September 1, 2026; the return service begins September 3, 2026.
- Where
- The service will connect Danapur in Bihar with Sir M Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru in Karnataka, stopping at major stations across eight states.
- Why
- The daily service is intended to provide a direct rail connection between the Bihar capital region and Bengaluru while serving important cities en route.
- New train numbers
- 22365 for Danapur-SMVT Bengaluru and 22366 for SMVT Bengaluru-Danapur
- Outbound departure
- Danapur at 2:45 pm daily
- Outbound arrival
- SMVT Bengaluru at 2:30 pm on the third day
- Return departure
- SMVT Bengaluru at 11:50 pm daily
- Return arrival
- Danapur at 12:15 am on the fourth day
- Coach composition
- 24 ICF coaches: 2 AC 2-Tier, 3 AC 3-Tier, 10 Sleeper Class, 7 General Second Class and 2 Second Class Luggage-cum-Brake Vans
- Route coverage
- The train will pass through Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka