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Festival Special Trains Link Sultanpur, Varanasi And Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
Railway authorities are adding special trains for the upcoming festivals.
These trains will help people travel during Durga Puja, Diwali and Chhath.
One service will connect Sultanpur with Lokmanya Tilak Terminus.
Another service will connect Varanasi with Lokmanya Tilak Terminus.
Each route will have four trips in each direction.
The Sultanpur train will run from October 21 to November 12, 2026, depending on the direction.
The Varanasi train will run from October 22 to November 13, 2026, depending on the direction.
The trains will stop at Bina, Rani Kamlapati and Itarsi Junction.
These services are reserved trains intended to make festival travel smoother and safer.
Railway authorities will run reserved festival specials between Sultanpur and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, and between Varanasi and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus.
The services are intended to support passenger travel during Durga Puja, Diwali and Chhath festivals.
The Sultanpur service will make four trips each way between October 21 and November 12, 2026.
The Varanasi service will make four trips each way between October 22 and November 13, 2026.
The trains will halt at Bina, Rani Kamlapati and Itarsi Junction in the Bhopal Division.
- Who
- The railway administration and passengers traveling for the festivals.
- What
- Reserved festival special trains will operate between Sultanpur or Varanasi and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus.
- Where
- The trains will connect Sultanpur and Varanasi with Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and halt at Bina, Rani Kamlapati and Itarsi Junction in the Bhopal Division.
- When
- The Sultanpur service runs from October 21 to November 12, 2026; the Varanasi service runs from October 22 to November 13, 2026, with four trips each way.
- Why
- To facilitate smooth and safe passenger travel during Durga Puja, Diwali and Chhath.
Key facts
- Sultanpur service
- Train Nos. 04212 and 04211; four trips each way.
- Sultanpur departure dates
- Outbound every Wednesday from October 21 to November 11, 2026; return every Thursday from October 22 to November 12, 2026.
- Varanasi service
- Train Nos. 04226 and 04225; four trips each way.
- Varanasi departure dates
- Outbound every Thursday from October 22 to November 12, 2026; return every Friday from October 23 to November 13, 2026.
- Bhopal Division halts
- Bina, Rani Kamlapati and Itarsi Junction.
- Sultanpur outbound timing
- Departs Sultanpur at 04:00 and reaches Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 14:00 the next day.
- Sultanpur return timing
- Departs Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 15:00 and reaches Sultanpur at 23:00 the following day.
Sources
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