Archive · 31 Aug 2026
Special Amritsar–Nanded Trains Announced Amid Festival Passenger Rush
South Central Railway is adding a special train service between Amritsar and Hazur Sahib Nanded.
The trains are meant to help people traveling during the busy festival and holiday season.
The train from Amritsar leaves on August 31, 2026, at 8:10 p.m.
It reaches Hazur Sahib Nanded at 11 a.m.
on Wednesday.
The return train leaves Nanded on September 6 at 9 p.m.
and reaches Amritsar at 11:20 a.m.
on Tuesday.
The trains will stop at many cities along the route and will have sleeper and general coaches.
Railway staff also checked tickets and found many passengers traveling without valid tickets or with unbooked luggage.
Officials asked passengers to follow railway rules, avoid smoking and littering, and travel with valid tickets.
South Central Railway will run special trains between Amritsar and Hazur Sahib Nanded during the festival and holiday season.
Train 04642 departs Amritsar at 8:10 p.m. on August 31, 2026, and reaches Hazur Sahib Nanded at 11 a.m. Wednesday.
The return service, Train 04641, leaves Hazur Sahib Nanded at 9 p.m. on September 6 and reaches Amritsar at 11:20 a.m. Tuesday.
The trains will stop at 24 stations, including Delhi Safdarjung, Agra Cantt, Bhopal, Bhusaval, Manmad and Parbhani.
A separate SCR ticket-checking drive found 13,964 irregular travelers and 1,189 passengers with unbooked luggage, generating Rs 1.28 crore.
- Who
- South Central Railway, railway passengers and ticket-checking staff; Sanjay Kumar Srivastava is the SCR general manager mentioned.
- What
- SCR announced special trains between Amritsar and Hazur Sahib Nanded and conducted a three-day ticket-checking drive.
- When
- The outbound train departs August 31, 2026; the return train departs September 6. The ticket drive took place from August 24 to August 26, 2026.
- Where
- The train route runs between Amritsar and Hazur Sahib Nanded, with stops across northern, central and western India.
- Why
- The special trains will accommodate additional festival and holiday-season passenger demand; the ticket drive aimed to curb unauthorized travel and enforce railway rules.
- Outbound train
- Train 04642 departs Amritsar at 8:10 p.m. on Monday, August 31, 2026.
- Return train
- Train 04641 departs Hazur Sahib Nanded at 9 p.m. on Sunday, September 6, 2026.
- Journey duration
- The one-way journey is scheduled to take approximately 38 hours and 50 minutes.
- Coaches
- Sleeper Class and General Second Class coaches will be provided.
- Route stops
- Stops include Beas, Jalandhar City, Ludhiana, Ambala Cantt, Delhi Safdarjung, Agra Cantt, Bhopal, Bhusaval, Manmad, Parbhani and Purna.
- Ticket violations
- The drive detected 13,964 passengers traveling without tickets or irregularly and 1,189 passengers with unbooked luggage.
- Revenue and penalties
- Ticket checking generated Rs 1.28 crore; penalties also covered littering, unauthorized hawking and smoking violations.