Indian Railways has made an important announcement for the residents of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. In connection with upcoming holidays, 11 pairs of special trains are planned to be launched, which will provide significant assistance to people living in different parts of the country, allowing them to reach their hometowns for festivals such as Dussehra, Diwali, and Chhath Puja, while also increasing the chances of securing confirmed tickets.
Sarawati Chandra, DSP of East Central Railway, stated that to reduce additional load during festivals like Diwali and Chhath, the railway company is operating a series of special trains. These trains will connect major cities, including Gubbali, Bangalore, Nagpur, Udhana, Amritsar, Delhi, Gorakhpur, and Tata.
Train No. 07315/07316, running on the Gubbali-Muzaffarpur-Gubbali Special route, will operate from October 13 to November 24. It departs from Gubbali every Tuesday at 16:45 and arrives in Pune at 04:45 on Wednesday, making stops at other stations. On Thursday, it arrives in DIDDU at 08:30, then stops at Baksar, Are, Danapur, Patliputra, and Hajipur, reaching Muzaffarpur at 14:30.
The return train No. 07316 Muzaffarpur-Gubbali Special will run from October 16 to November 27 every Friday. It departs from Muzaffarpur at 08:40 and stops at Hajipur, Patliputra, Danapur, Are, Baksar, and DIDDU before arriving in Pune at 19:40 on Saturday and in Gubbali at 07:30 on Sunday.
Train No. 06581/06582, running between Yashwantpur-Saharsa-Yashwantpur (Bangalore) Special, will operate from October 11 to November 29. Train No. 06581 departs from Yashwantpur (Bangalore) every Sunday at 07:00 and passes through several stations, including DIDDU, Baksar, Ar, Danapur, Patliputra, Sonpur, Hajipur, and Muzaffarpur, arriving in Saharsa at 20:20.
Conversely, Train No. 06582 Saharsa-Yashwantpur (Bangalore) Special will operate from 14.10.2026 to 02.12.2026 on Wednesdays. It departs from Saharsa at 05:55 and stops at various stations, including Simri Bakhtiyarpur, Mansi, Khagdia, Salauna, Hasanpur Road, Samstipur, Muzaffarpur, Hajipur, Sonpur, Patliputra, Danapur, Are, and Baksar, arriving in Yashwantpur at 16:00 on Friday.
Train No. 01207/01208, running between Nagpur-Samstipur-Nagpur Special, will operate from October 21 to November 11. Train No. 01207 departs from Nagpur at 10:40 on Wednesday and stops at various stations, including Sonpur, Hajipur, and Muzaffarpur, reaching Samstipur at 23:45.
The return train No. 01208 Samstipur-Gorakhpur Special will run from 23.10.2026 to 13.11.2026 every Friday. It departs from Samstipur at 03:00 and stops at Muzaffarpur and Hajipur, arriving in Bhopal at 03:20 on Saturday and in Nagpur at 11:30.
Train No. 04640/04639, running between Chekharta (Amritsar)-Muzaffarpur-Chekharta (Amritsar) Special, will operate from October 19 to November 30. Train No. 04640 departs from Chekharta at 08:35 on Monday and stops at Amritsar, then at Bagha, Narkatiaganj, Betia, and Saguli, arriving in Muzaffarpur at 13:10.
The return train No. 04639 Muzaffarpur-Chekharta Special will run from October 20 to December 01 on Tuesdays. It departs from Muzaffarpur at 16:00 and stops at Saguli, Betia, Narkatiaganj, and Bagha before arriving in Amritsar at 21:00 the next day and in Chekharta at 21:30.
Train No. 04652/04651, running between Amritsar-Jaiyangar-Amritsar Special, will operate from October 16 to November 29. Train No. 04652 departs from Amritsar every Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday at 10:55 and stops at various stations, including Delhi, before arriving in Jaiyangar at 20:00 the next day. The return train No. 04651 Jaiyangar-Amritsar Special will operate from 18.10.2026 to 01.12.2026 every Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday. It departs from Jaiyangar at 04:15 and stops at Madubni, Darbanga, Samstipur, and Muzaffarpur, arriving in Amritsar at 15:00.
Train No. 05633/05634, running between Narangi-Gorakhpur-Narangi Special, was also mentioned, but no further details were provided in the text.