Archive · 4 Oct 2026
Hatia-Bengaluru Festive Special Train to Run Five Trips
A special train will connect Hatia and Bengaluru during the 2026 festive season.
It is meant to give more people a way to travel when trains may be busy.
The train will go from Hatia to Bengaluru on Wednesdays.
It will return from Bengaluru on Fridays.
Each direction is scheduled to run five times.
The journey includes stops at several stations along the way.
The train will have 22 coaches, with different types of seats and berths.
The railway announcement says the service is being added to handle extra festive-season passengers.
Indian Railways will run weekly special trains between Hatia and SMVT Bengaluru during the festive season.
The Hatia-to-Bengaluru service is scheduled to run Wednesdays from October 14 to November 11, 2026.
The return service is scheduled to leave Bengaluru Fridays from October 16 to November 13, 2026.
Each direction will have five trips, with intermediate stops including Duvvada and stations along the route.
The train will have 22 LHB coaches, including AC, sleeper, general, luggage and generator coaches.
- Who
- Indian Railways, with the service announced by South Coast Railway.
- What
- A weekly special train service between Hatia and SMVT Bengaluru, with five trips in each direction.
- When
- Hatia departures are scheduled from October 14 to November 11, 2026; return departures from October 16 to November 13, 2026.
- Where
- Between Hatia, Jharkhand, and SMVT Bengaluru Junction, Karnataka, with intermediate stops.
- Why
- To manage the extra rush of passengers during the festive season.
- Hatia-to-Bengaluru train
- Train No. 08637; scheduled to depart Hatia at 9:00 am Wednesdays.
- Bengaluru-to-Hatia train
- Train No. 08638; scheduled to depart SMVT Bengaluru Junction at 12:30 am Fridays.
- Trips
- Five trips in each direction.
- Hatia departure dates
- October 14 through November 11, 2026.
- Return departure dates
- October 16 through November 13, 2026.
- Coach total
- 22 LHB coaches.
- Coach composition
- One AC 2-tier, eight AC 3-tier, seven AC 3-tier Economy, two Sleeper, two General Second Class, one second-class-cum-luggage coach and one generator van.