East Coast Railway Puja, Diwali, Dussehra, Chhath Puja and Festival Special Trains Full List
East Coast Railway (ECoR) 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 Barbil-Puri (Train No.08415 / 08416)
- Special train between Puri-Jaynagar (Train No. 08419 / 08420)
- Special train between Puri-MGR Chennai Central (Train No. 02859 / 02860)
- Special train between Puri-Howrah (Train No.02895 / 02896)
- Special train between Bhubaneswar -Anand Vihar (Train No. 02819 / 02820)
- Special train between Mumbai LTT-Bhubaneswar (Train No. 02879 / 02880)
- Special train between Bhubaneswar-Tirupati (Train No. 08479 / 08480)
- Special train between Bhubaneswar-MGR Chennai Central (Train No. 02839 / 02840)
- Special train between Bhubaneswar-Bengaluru Cantt (Train No. 02845 / 02846)
- Special train between Bangriposi-Bhubaneswar (Train No. 02891 / 02892)
- Special train between Puducherry-Bhubaneshwer (Train No. 02897 / 02898)
- Special train between Rameswaram-Bhubaneswar (Train No. 08495 / 08496)
- Special train between Howrah-Sambalpur (Train No. 08305 / 08306)
- Special train between Sambalpur-Banaras (Train No. 08311 / 08312)
- Special train between Sambalpur-Puri (Train No. 08303 / 08304)
- Special train between Vishakhapatnam-Vijayawada (Train No. 02705 / 02706)
- Special train between Kadapa-Visakhapatnam (Train No. 07487 / 07488)
- Special train between Visakhapatnam-Gandhidham (Train No. 08501 / 08502)
- Special train between Visakhapatnam-Mumbai LTT (Train No. 02857 / 02858)
- Special train between Visakhapatnam-MGR Chennai Central (Train No. 02869 / 02870)
- Special train between Visakhapatnam-Hazrat Nizamuddin (Train No. 02817 / 02818)
- Special train between Visakhapatnam-H.Nizamuddin (Train No. 02803 / 02804)
- Special train between Visakhapatnam-Hazrat Nizamuddin (Train No. 02817 / 02818)
- Special train between Surat-Khurda Road (Train No 02827/ 02828)
- Special train between Howrah-Kanyakumari (Train No. 02665 / 02666)
- Special train between Howrah-Puducherry (Train No. 02867 / 02868)
- Special train between Howrah- Ernakulam (Train No. 02877 / 02878)
- Special train between Hatia-Yesvantpur (Train No. 02835 / 02836)
- Special train between Secunderabad-Guwahati (Train No. 02513 / 02514)
- Special train between Thiruvananthapuram-Shalimar (Train No. 02641 / 02642)
Here’s what’s publicly available about East Coast Railway (ECoR) festival and seasonal special trains for events like Durga Puja, Diwali, Dussehra, Chhath Puja, and Rath Yatra—alongside guidance on how to track full listings during the 2025 festival periods.
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🎉 East Coast Railway Festival Specials: Overview (Mid‑2025)
1. Rath Yatra 2025
- ECoR operated 365 special trains to manage pilgrim rush to Puri, with new infrastructure, digital announcements, and crowd-control measures instituted at major stations like Puri and Bhubaneswar.
2. Holi Specials (2025 & 2025)
- Five pairs of Holi special trains launched by ECoR: Sambalpur–Pune, Puri–Patna, Puri–Nizamuddin, Visakhapatnam–Patna, and Visakhapatnam–Nizamuddin. Operated mid-March 2025; many extended into 2025.
- Extensions included Visakhapatnam–Secunderabad–Bengaluru specials (08581/08582 etc.), Visakhapatnam–Tirupati specials, etc., running through late April and June 2025.
3. Durga Puja, Diwali & Chhath Puja (2024–25)
- Part of a broader national effort running over 1,100 special trips across India in ECoR zones—connecting Bhubaneswar, Puri, Sambalpur, Cuttack, and extending to destinations like Dhanbad, Patna, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru.
- Notable services included rerouted or cloned trains via Puri–Patna, Bhubaneswar–Yesvantpur, and others across ECoR.
4. Kumbh Mela 2025 Specials
- ECoR rolled out special trains from Bhubaneswar, Puri, Titilagarh, Visakhapatnam, and other districts to Prayagraj/Tundla and back to serve Kumbh pilgrims starting January 2025.
📋 Festival Specials from ECoR: Known Examples
| Festival | Example Special Routes (Train Nos) | Operating Period |
|---|---|---|
| Rath Yatra 2025 | Puri via Visakhapatnam, Bhadra, Baripada, Bhubaneswar to states | June–July 2025 |
| Holi 2025 | 08477/78 (Puri–Patna), 08475/76 (Puri–Nizamuddin), 08549/50 (Visakhapatnam–Bengaluru) | March 10–24, 2025 |
| Durga/Puja / Diwali / Chhath | Multiple ECoR special trains connecting Puri–Patna, Bhubaneswar–Yesvantpur, Dhanbad, etc. | Oct–Nov 2025/2025 |
| Kumbh Mela 2025 | Bhubaneswar–Tundla, Puri–Tundla, Visakhapatnam/Khordha–DDU, Titilagarh–Tundla | Jan 2025 |
🧭 Why There’s No Official “Full List”
- Festival special schedules are finalized just 2–4 weeks in advance, especially by ECoR.
- ECoR publishes limited notifications (e.g., press releases for Rath Yatra or Kumbh), not exhaustive listings.
- Platforms like IRCTC/NTES list many 0xxxx-series specials under “Special Trains”, but these are often short-term, route-specific, and dynamic.
- Compiling a complete static list in advance isn’t feasible until actual train numbers and schedules are released per festival.
✅ How to Track ECoR Festival Specials in 2025
- Use IRCTC, NTES, or TrainHelp apps/websites 2–3 weeks before each festival period → filter by Zone: ECoR, Category: Special Trains.
- Follow ECoR’s official news/ticker pages or press releases on their site for festival-specific declarations.
- Monitor social media outlets like ECoR’s Twitter or Facebook for last-minute alerts.
- Refer to platforms such as TrainHelp or IndiaRailInfo to browse all 0xxxx trains from ECoR during Puja, Diwali, or Chhath periods.
📌 Summary
- ECR regularly runs hundreds of special trains per festival season, including for Rath Yatra, Puja, Diwali, Chhath, and Kumbh Mela.
- Sample routes include Puri ↔ regional hubs (Patna, Surat, Bengaluru, DDU) and Bhubaneswar ↔ pilgrimage or metro destinations.
- Since schedules change every year, full festival special train lists are only available a few weeks in advance.
Would you like me to set a reminder before Diwali or Chhath Puja to fetch the full list of ECR specials once available? I can also help monitor a specific origin‑destination pair (e.g., Puri‒Patna specials) closer to the festival period.