East Central Railway Puja, Diwali, Dussehra, Chhath Puja and Festival Special Trains Full List
East Central Railway Puja, Durga Puja, Diwali, Dussehra, Chhath Puja and Festival Special Trains Full List, Time Table, Schedule, Route, Fare, Train No. Train Booking, Train Status and Day On
- Special train between Darbhanga-Jalandhar City (Train No. 05251 / 05252)
- Special Trains between Gaya-New Delhi (Train No. 02397 / 02398)
- Special train between Patliputra-Chandigarh (Train No. 03255 / 03256)
- Special train between Patna-Jammu Tawi (Train No. 02355 / 02356)
- Special train between Rajendra Nagar-Ajmer (Train No. 02395 / 02396)
- Special train between Patliputra-Yesvantpur (Train No. 03251 / 03252)
- Special train between Gaya-Chennai Egmore (Train No. 02389 / 02390)
- Special between Howrah-Rajendra Nagar (Train No. 02351 / 02352)
- Special train between Howrah Jn-Jammu Tawi (Train No. 02331 / 02332)
- Special train between Howrah-Raxaul (Train No. 03021 / 03022)
- Special train between Howrah-Kathgodam (Train No 03019/ 03020)
- Special train between Jaynagar-Sealdah (Train No. 03185 / 03186)
- Special train between Darbhanga-Mysuru (Train No. 02577 / 02578)
- Special train between Vasco-da-Gama-Patna (Train No. 02741 / 02742)
Here’s what’s currently known about East Central Railway’s (ECR) special festival trains for festivals such as Durga Puja, Diwali, Chhath Puja, and other peak season travel through late 2025:
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🧾 1. Key Context on Festive Special Trains
- Indian Railways — and ECR in particular — typically runs thousands of festival specials, totaling over 6,500–7,000 trips between Durga Puja and Chhath across the national network. This includes clone trains and extra services, especially on busy Bihar and UP routes.
- ECR alone announced a weekly train 05585/05586 on the Raxaul–Mumbai (Lokmanya Tilak T) route operating from Oct 2025 through Feb 2025 to support Chhath travel demand.
🔍 2. ECR Festival Specials (2025–25 Examples)
South Eastern and Eastern zones confirmed running dedicated special trains for major festivals. For example:
- Danapur–Ara Section: Special passenger trains (03303/03304) ran weekly from October 2024 to January 1, 2025 to handle commuter rush in the region.
- Similarly, additional special services served routes across Bihar including Saharsa, Muzaffarpur, Danapur, and others. These were short‑term (4–8 weeks) and route‑specific connections, typically resumed seasonally.
📋 3. Why a Full “List” Isn’t Publicly Available
- Unlike regular trains, festival/special trains lack fixed schedules across years—they are planned 2–4 weeks in advance.
- ECR normally publishes press releases with limited coverage, naming only large corridor specials, not every origin/destination combination.
- Platforms like IRCTC or National Train Enquiry System list specials, but filtering by festival & all ECR zones yields 100s of trains – which makes a static “full list” impractical.
✅ 4. Notable ECR Special Trains (Recent Festivals)
| Train No. | Route | Festival | Period | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05585/05586 | Raxaul ↔ Mumbai LTT | Chhath Puja | Oct 2025 – Feb 2025 | Weekly |
| 03303 / 03304 | Danapur ↔ Ara | Puja / Chhath | Oct 2025 – Jan 2025 | Daily/Weekly² |
| Additional short‑runs | Saharsa / Muzaffarpur etc. | Diwali / Chhath | Oct–Nov 2025 | As scheduled |
| ²Mostly weekday passenger services converted to specials. |
🔔 5. How to Get Complete & Up-to-Date Listings for 2025 Festivals
- Check IRCTC and NTES apps starting 2–3 weeks before each festival period (Puja, Diwali, Chhath) for announced specials under ECR zone.
- Monitor ECR’s official PR releases or notifications under the “News” section of their website.
- Use train‑search platforms like TrainHelp, IndiaRailInfo, or RailYatri with filter: “Special Trains” + ECR zone + festival name, especially late September to November 2025
🧭 Bottom Line
- There’s no centralized “master list” of all ECR festival specials published publicly.
- Indian Railways runs thousands of short-duration special trains during peaks, including ECR.
- Key known examples include Raxaul–Mumbai (05585/86) and various Danapur–Ara / Saharsa / Muzaffarpur specials.
- For a full up-to-date list during each festival window in 2025, check IRCTC/NTES apps and ECR press releases 2–3 weeks in advance.
Would you like me to set a reminder to check for upcoming specials ahead of Diwali or Chhath Puja? Or help you track any particular corridor for ECR special trains closer to the season?