Diwali Special Trains 2026: Full List, Timings & Routes

65 special train pairs announced for Diwali 2026. Festival dates: Diwali Lakshmi Puja: 2026-11-08; Govardhan Puja: 2026-11-09; Bhai Dooj: 2026-11-11.

Last updated: 2026-10-13 or later

⚠️ Disclaimer: This information is compiled from railway notices reported by news outlets. Always confirm train timings, availability and bookings onIRCTCor official Indian Railways channels before planning your journey. This site is not affiliated with Indian Railways, IRCTC or CRIS.

Key Facts

Indian Railways plans 3.4 lakh regular train trips Oct 1–Nov 30, 2026 (3.3 lakh last year).
As of Oct 13, 2026, 8,454 special train trips notified; Bihar 2,057, UP 1,056, Delhi 975, Maharashtra 836, West Bengal 464.
Central Railway announced 418 festival special services from Mumbai, Pune, Hadapsar and Nagpur; bookings opened Sep 27–28.

Sources: indianexpress.com, indianexpress.com

Train List

5 confirmed51 likely9 unconfirmed

Showing 65 of 65 trains

Train	Route	Run Dates	Time	Status	Source
01905 01906 Kanpur Central–Asarva Festival Special	Kanpur Central → Asarva Jn (Ahmedabad) Asarva Jn (Ahmedabad) → Kanpur Central	Oct 5–Nov 30 Oct 6–Dec 1	08:15–05:45 08:45–07:00	Likely ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express (railway-notified list)
01907 01908 Agra Cantt–Udhna Festival Special	Agra Cantt → Udhna Jn (Surat) Udhna Jn (Surat) → Agra Cantt	Oct 6–Nov 24 Oct 7–Nov 25	18:45–13:25 15:25–08:30	Likely ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express (railway-notified list)
01910 01909 Agra Cantt–Asarva Festival Special	Agra Cantt → Asarva Jn (Ahmedabad) Asarva Jn (Ahmedabad) → Agra Cantt	Oct 5–Nov 23 Oct 6–Nov 24	18:10–11:10 15:00–07:45	Likely ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express (railway-notified list)
02199 02200 VGL Jhansi–Bandra Terminus Festival Special	Virangana Lakshmibai(Jhanshi) → Bandra Terminus Bandra Terminus → Virangana Lakshmibai(Jhanshi)	Oct 1–Nov 26 Oct 3–Nov 28	16:50–16:10 05:10–05:00	Likely ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express (railway-notified list)
04105 04106 Prayagraj–Udhna Festival Special	Prayagraj Jn → Udhna Jn (Surat) Udhna Jn (Surat) → Prayagraj Jn	Oct 1–Nov 29 Oct 2–Nov 30 Twice a week	19:00–20:50 23:25–05:10	Likely ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express (railway-notified list)
04179 04180 Prayagraj–Sabarmati Festival Special	Prayagraj Jn → Sabarmati Bg Sabarmati Bg → Prayagraj Jn	Oct 3–Nov 28 Oct 4–Nov 29 Twice a week	16:00–15:40 17:45–20:00	Likely ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express (railway-notified list)
04119 04120 Subedarganj–Valsad Festival Special	Subedarganj (Prayagraj Jn) → Valsad Valsad → Subedarganj (Prayagraj Jn)	Oct 3–Nov 28 Oct 4–Nov 29	05:00–09:40 14:05–19:00	Likely ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express (railway-notified list)
04139 04140 Prayagraj–Dadar Festival Special	Prayagraj Jn → Dadar Wr Dadar Wr → Prayagraj Jn	Oct 2–Nov 27 Oct 4–Nov 29	17:10–22:40 00:15–05:00	Likely ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express (railway-notified list)
04155 04156 Subedarganj–Udhna Festival Special	Subedarganj (Prayagraj Jn) → Udhna Jn (Surat) Udhna Jn (Surat) → Subedarganj (Prayagraj Jn)	Oct 19–Nov 26 Oct 20–Nov 27 Twice a week	11:40–13:15 16:15–21:00	Likely ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express (railway-notified list)
04175 04176 Subedarganj–Dadar Festival Special	Subedarganj (Prayagraj Jn) → Dadar Wr Dadar Wr → Subedarganj (Prayagraj Jn)	Oct 4–Nov 22 Oct 6–Nov 24	16:10–22:40 00:15–05:00	Likely ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express (railway-notified list)
04177 04178 Subedarganj–Valsad Festival Special	Subedarganj (Prayagraj Jn) → Valsad Valsad → Subedarganj (Prayagraj Jn)	Oct 6–Nov 24 Oct 7–Nov 25	05:00–10:10 14:45–19:00	Likely ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express (railway-notified list)
04169 04170 Subedarganj–Indore Festival Special	Subedarganj (Prayagraj Jn) → Indore Jn Bg Indore Jn Bg → Subedarganj (Prayagraj Jn)	Oct 2–Nov 27 Oct 3–Nov 28 Twice a week	05:00–04:55 20:30–20:30	Likely ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express (railway-notified list)
04173 04174 Prayagraj–Veraval Festival Special	Prayagraj Jn → Veraval Veraval → Prayagraj Jn	Oct 1–Nov 26 Oct 2–Nov 27	10:10–18:15 22:00–05:50	Likely ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express (railway-notified list)
04103 04104 Subedarganj–Panvel Festival Special	Subedarganj (Prayagraj Jn) → Panvel Panvel → Subedarganj (Prayagraj Jn)	Oct 21–Nov 18 Oct 22–Nov 19	14:40–14:20 15:20–18:00	Likely ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express (railway-notified list)
02877 02878 Ranchi–Anand Vihar Terminal Festival Special	Ranchi → Anand Vihar Terminal Anand Vihar Terminal → Ranchi	Oct 3–Nov 28 Oct 4–Nov 29	17:40–18:00 19:30–18:35	Likely ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express (railway-notified list)
04157 04158 Kanpur Central–Kolkata Festival Special	Kanpur Central → Kolkata Kolkata → Kanpur Central	Oct 6–Nov 24 Oct 7–Nov 25	08:00–04:05 07:25–01:25	Likely ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express (railway-notified list)
01911 01912 Agra Cantt–Kolkata Festival Special	Agra Cantt → Kolkata Kolkata → Agra Cantt	Oct 1–Nov 26 Oct 2–Nov 27	03:40–04:05 07:25–08:00	Likely ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express (railway-notified list)
04185 04186 VGL Jhansi–Asansol Festival Special	Virangana Lakshmibai(Jhanshi) → Asansol Jn Asansol Jn → Virangana Lakshmibai(Jhanshi)	Oct 7–Nov 29 Oct 8–Nov 30	09:20–14:45 17:10–19:10	Likely ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express (railway-notified list)
05183 05184 Azamgarh–Bandra Terminus Festival Special	Azamgarh → Bandra Terminus Bandra Terminus → Azamgarh	Oct 3–Nov 28 Oct 5–Nov 30	22:30–08:10 10:45–00:25	Likely ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express (railway-notified list)
09601 09602 Madar Jn–Patna Jn Festival Special	Madar Jn (Ajmer) → Patna Jn Patna Jn → Madar Jn (Ajmer)	Oct 1–Nov 26 Oct 2–Nov 27	06:40–08:15 10:15–13:20	Likely ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express (railway-notified list)
02417 02418 Prayagraj–Shakur Basti Festival Special	Prayagraj Jn → Shakurbasti ( Delhi) Shakurbasti ( Delhi) → Prayagraj Jn	Sep 11–Oct 14 daily, then 4 days/week to Dec Sep 12–Oct 15 daily, then 4 days/week to Dec Daily, then 4 days/week	21:00–10:05 21:30–09:15	Likely ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express (railway-notified list)
04163 04164 Narayanpur Bazar–Shakur Basti Festival Special	Narayanpur Bazar → Shakurbasti ( Delhi) Shakurbasti ( Delhi) → Narayanpur Bazar	Oct–Dec Oct–Dec 3 days a week	18:00–10:05 21:30–12:25	Likely ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express (railway-notified list)
03041 03042 Howrah–Raxaul Festival Special	Howrah Jn → Raxaul Jn Raxaul Jn → Howrah Jn	Oct 15–Nov 26 Oct 16–Nov 27 Weekly	23:00–16:15 17:45–12:15	Likely ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express (railway-notified list)
03043 03044 Howrah–Raxaul Festival Special	Howrah Jn → Raxaul Jn Raxaul Jn → Howrah Jn	Oct 17–Nov 28 Oct 18–Nov 29 Weekly	23:00–16:15 17:45–12:15	Likely ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express (railway-notified list)
03135 03136 Sealdah–Patna Festival Special	Sealdah → Patna Jn Patna Jn → Sealdah	Oct 13–Nov 24 Oct 13–Nov 24 Weekly	00:20–15:00 16:30–07:30	Likely ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express (railway-notified list)
03133 03134 Sealdah–Sitamarhi Festival Special	Sealdah → Sitamarhi Sitamarhi → Sealdah	Oct 16–Nov 27 Oct 17–Nov 28 Weekly	23:40–15:30 17:00–12:15	Likely ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express (railway-notified list)
03131 03132 Sealdah–Gorakhpur Festival Special	Sealdah → Gorakhpur Gorakhpur → Sealdah	Oct 13–Nov 26 Oct 14–Nov 27	23:40–18:15 20:35–15:40	Likely ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express (railway-notified list)
03185 03186 Kolkata–Madhubani Festival Special	Kolkata → Madhubani Madhubani → Kolkata	Oct 13–Nov 24 Oct 14–Nov 25 Weekly	23:50–15:30 16:55–12:45	Likely ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express (railway-notified list)
03187 03188 Kolkata–Madhubani Festival Special	Kolkata → Madhubani Madhubani → Kolkata	Oct 16–Nov 27 Oct 17–Nov 28 Weekly	23:50–15:30 16:55–12:45	Likely ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express (railway-notified list)
03511 03512 Asansol–Patna Festival Special	Asansol Jn → Patna Jn Patna Jn → Asansol Jn	Oct 18–Nov 29 Oct 18–Nov 29 Weekly	13:20–20:15 21:55–04:50	Likely ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express (railway-notified list)
03527 03528 Asansol–Gorakhpur Festival Special	Asansol Jn → Gorakhpur Gorakhpur → Asansol Jn	Oct 16–Nov 27 Oct 17–Nov 28 Weekly	13:20–03:30 06:00–20:45	Likely ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express (railway-notified list)
03465 03466 Malda Town–Digha Festival Special	Malda Town → Digha F S Digha F S → Malda Town	Oct 17–Nov 28 Oct 18–Nov 29 Weekly	13:10–23:00 23:40–09:20	Likely ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express (railway-notified list)
03005 03006 Howrah–Lumding Festival Special	Howrah Jn → Lumding Jn Lumding Jn → Howrah Jn	Oct 16–Nov 27 Oct 17–Nov 28 Weekly	07:15–08:00 11:00–12:30	Likely ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express (railway-notified list)
03129 03130 Kolkata–New Jalpaiguri Festival Special	Kolkata → New Jalpaiguri New Jalpaiguri → Kolkata	Oct 17–Nov 29 Oct 18–Nov 30 Weekends	23:10–10:45 12:45–00:40	Likely ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express (railway-notified list)
05059 05060 Kolkata–Lalkuan Festival Special	Kolkata → Lal Kuan Lal Kuan → Kolkata via Naihati, Bandel, Barddhaman	Oct 10–Nov 28 Oct 8–Nov 26	05:00–15:45 12:35–23:55	Likely ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express (railway-notified list)
08581 08582 Visakhapatnam–SMVT Bengaluru Festival Special	Visakhapatnam → Smvt Bengaluru Smvt Bengaluru → Visakhapatnam	Oct 2–Nov 27 Oct 3–Nov 28	15:20–13:50 15:50–13:30	Likely ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express (railway-notified list)
08045 08046 Shalimar–Charlapalli Festival Special	Shalimar → Charlapalli (Secunderabad) Charlapalli (Secunderabad) → Shalimar	Oct 2–Nov 27 Oct 3–Nov 28	00:30–04:30 06:55–11:15	Likely ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express (railway-notified list)
04008 04007 Anand Vihar Terminal–Jogbani Festival Special	Anand Vihar Terminal → Jogbani Jogbani → Anand Vihar Terminal via Ghaziabad, Moradabad, Bareilly	Oct 10–Nov 7 Oct 11–Nov 8	08:30–15:00 18:30–03:00	Likely ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express (railway-notified list)
09189 09190 Mumbai Central–Katihar Festival Special	Mumbai Central → Katihar Jn Katihar Jn → Mumbai Central	Sep 5,12; Oct 17,24,31; Nov 7,14 Sep 8,15; Oct 20,27; Nov 3,10,17	10:55–07:30 00:15–18:40	Likely ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express (railway-notified list)
04127 04128 Kanpur Central–Guwahati Festival Special	Kanpur Central → Guwahati Guwahati → Kanpur Central	Sep 10–Dec 10 Sep 11–Dec 11	08:00–19:00 22:00–07:30	Likely ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express (railway-notified list)
05736 05735 Katihar–Amritsar Festival Special	Katihar Jn → Amritsar Jn Amritsar Jn → Katihar Jn	Sep 9–Nov 25 Sep 11–Nov 27	21:00–09:45 13:25–23:45	Likely ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express (railway-notified list)
05931 05932 Kolkata–Dibrugarh Festival Special	Kolkata → Dibrugarh Dibrugarh → Kolkata	Sep 7–Nov 30 Sep 5–Nov 28	02:30–06:30 17:00–00:30	Likely ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express (railway-notified list)
03407 03408 Bhagalpur–Katihar Festival Special	Bhagalpur → Katihar Jn Katihar Jn → Bhagalpur	Aug 29–Nov 30 Aug 29–Nov 30 Daily	07:00–13:00 14:10–20:20	Likely ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express (railway-notified list)
07097 07098 Hyderabad–Mangaluru Central Festival Special	Hyderabad Decan → Mangalore Central Mangalore Central → Hyderabad Decan	Sep 9–Nov 25 Sep 10–Nov 26	04:20–09:30 20:00–04:00	Likely ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express (railway-notified list)
04131 04132 Kanpur Central–SMVT Bengaluru Festival Special	Kanpur Central → Smvt Bengaluru Smvt Bengaluru → Kanpur Central	Sundays Oct 4–Nov 15 Wednesdays Oct 7–Nov 18 Weekly	16:30–18:30 07:10–03:45	Likely ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express (railway-notified list)
08311 08312 Sambalpur–Podanur Festival Special	Sambalpur → Podanur Jn Podanur Jn → Sambalpur	Wednesdays Sep 9–Nov 25 Fridays Sep 11–Nov 27 Weekly	11:35–01:30 13:00–23:15	Likely ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express (railway-notified list)
01925 01926 Kanpur Central–Madurai Festival Special	Kanpur Central → Madurai Jn Madurai Jn → Kanpur Central	Wednesdays Sep 2–Nov 25 Saturdays Sep 5–Nov 28 Weekly	08:10–07:15 02:30–04:30	Likely ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express (railway-notified list)
09424 09423 Ahmedabad–Mangaluru Jn Festival Special	Ahmedabad Jn → Mangalore Jn Mangalore Jn → Ahmedabad Jn	Fridays Sep 4–Nov 27 Saturdays Sep 5–Nov 28 Weekly	16:00–21:00 22:30–02:15	Likely ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express (railway-notified list)
01079 01080 CSMT Mumbai–Gorakhpur Festival Special	C Shivaji Maharaj T → Gorakhpur Gorakhpur → C Shivaji Maharaj T via Dadar, Thane, Kalyan	Daily Oct 16–Nov 16, dep 22:30 Daily Oct 18–Nov 18, dep 14:30 Daily	22:30–10:00 14:30–00:40	Confirmed ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express citing Central Railway CPRO
01015 01016 CSMT Mumbai–Chennai Beach Festival Special	C Shivaji Maharaj T → Chennai Beach Jn Chennai Beach Jn → C Shivaji Maharaj T via Pune, Solapur, Kalaburagi	Wednesdays Oct 14–Nov 18, dep 00:35 Thursdays Oct 15–Nov 19, dep 04:00 Weekly (AC)	00:35–23:30 04:00–04:05	Confirmed ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express citing Central Railway CPRO
01013 01014 CSMT Mumbai–SMVT Bengaluru Festival Special	C Shivaji Maharaj T → Smvt Bengaluru Smvt Bengaluru → C Shivaji Maharaj T via Pune, Satara, Karad	Saturdays Oct 10–Nov 21 Sundays Oct 11–Nov 22 Weekly (AC)	00:30–23:55 04:30–04:05	Confirmed ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express citing Central Railway CPRO
01105 01106 CSMT Mumbai–Latur Festival Special	C Shivaji Maharaj T → Latur Latur → C Shivaji Maharaj T	Tue & Thu Oct 13–Nov 24, dep 00:35 Tue & Thu, dep 16:30 Bi-weekly	00:35–11:40 16:30–04:10	Confirmed ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express citing Central Railway CPRO
02139 02140 CSMT Mumbai–Nagpur Festival Special	C Shivaji Maharaj T → Nagpur Nagpur → C Shivaji Maharaj T via Nashik Road, Manmad, Jalgaon	Saturdays Oct 17–Nov 21 Sundays Oct 18–Nov 22 Weekly superfast	00:25–15:35 13:30–04:10	Confirmed ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express citing Central Railway CPRO
01123 01124 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Mau Festival Special	Lokmanyatilak → Mau Jn Mau Jn → Lokmanyatilak	Fri & Sun Sun & Tue Bi-weekly	12:15–21:30 04:15–16:45	Likely ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express citing Central Railway CPRO
01051 01052 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Banaras Festival Special	Lokmanyatilak → Banaras Banaras → Lokmanyatilak via Nashik Road, Jalgaon, Bhusaval	Wed & Thu Thu & Fri Bi-weekly	12:15–16:05 20:30–04:40	Likely ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express citing Central Railway CPRO
01415 01416 Hadapsar–Gorakhpur Festival Special	Hadapsar (Pune) → Gorakhpur Gorakhpur → Hadapsar (Pune) via Ahilyanagar, Manmad, Bhusaval	Daily Oct 16–Nov 16, dep 07:05 Daily Oct 17–Nov 17, dep 17:30 Daily	07:05–16:00 17:30–03:30	Likely ✓ Schedule verified	Indian Express citing Central Railway CPRO
04209 04210 Varanasi–Delhi Festival Special	Varanasi Jn → Delhi Delhi → Varanasi Jn	Oct 2–Nov 27/28	22:15–13:45 18:50–09:50	Unconfirmed ✓ Schedule verified	Goodreturns (compiled railway notices)
04213 04214 Ayodhya Cantt–Anand Vihar Terminal Festival Special	Ayodhya Cantt → Anand Vihar Terminal Anand Vihar Terminal → Ayodhya Cantt	Oct 1–Nov 30	18:20–06:10 09:00–22:00	Unconfirmed ✓ Schedule verified	Goodreturns (compiled railway notices)
04063 04064 Delhi–Gaya Festival Special	Gaya Jn → Delhi Delhi → Gaya Jn	Oct 11–Oct 26	09:15–08:00 11:00–07:15	Unconfirmed ✓ Schedule verified	Goodreturns (compiled railway notices)
05101 05102 Gorakhpur–Shakur Basti Festival Special	Gorakhpur → Shakurbasti ( Delhi) Shakurbasti ( Delhi) → Gorakhpur	Oct 11–Nov 30	16:00–11:05 13:15–08:30	Unconfirmed ✓ Schedule verified	Goodreturns (compiled railway notices)
04225 04226 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Varanasi Festival Special	Lokmanyatilak → Varanasi Jn Varanasi Jn → Lokmanyatilak	Oct 22–Nov 13	15:00–02:05 01:35–14:00	Unconfirmed ✓ Schedule verified	Goodreturns (compiled railway notices)
08583 08584 Visakhapatnam–SMVT Bengaluru Festival Special	Visakhapatnam → Smvt Bengaluru Smvt Bengaluru → Visakhapatnam	Oct 6–Nov 25	19:00–12:45 15:50–13:30	Unconfirmed ✓ Schedule verified	Goodreturns (compiled railway notices)
05951 05952 New Tinsukia–SMVT Bengaluru Festival Special	Smvt Bengaluru → New Tinsukia New Tinsukia → Smvt Bengaluru	Oct 8–Nov 16	00:05–16:25 18:45–09:30	Unconfirmed ✓ Schedule verified	Goodreturns (compiled railway notices)
04061 Bhagalpur–Anand Vihar Terminal Festival Special	Bhagalpur → Anand Vihar Terminal	Daily Oct 11–Nov 26	16:30–20:00	Unconfirmed ✓ Schedule verified	Goodreturns (compiled railway notices)
04051 Howrah–New Delhi Festival Special	Howrah Jn → New Delhi	Selected days Oct 8–Dec 1	01:40–08:20	Unconfirmed ✓ Schedule verified	Goodreturns (compiled railway notices)

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Diwali special trains are running in 2026?

Indian Railways has announced 65 special train pairs for Diwali 2026. These trains operate on specific dates during the festive period and may have different stopping patterns compared to regular services.

When do Diwali 2026 special trains start running?

Indian Railways plans 3.4 lakh regular train trips Oct 1–Nov 30, 2026 (3.3 lakh last year).

How to book Diwali special train tickets?

Book tickets on the official IRCTC website (irctc.co.in) or app. Special train bookings usually open according to the standard advance reservation period (60-120 days). Tatkal bookings may also be available.

Are these Diwali train timings confirmed?

65 of 65 trains have verified schedules from RailKit. 9 trains are marked as unconfirmed and should be verified on official channels before travel.

How to Book

Visit IRCTC or use the IRCTC Rail Connect app
Search for the train number (e.g., 04157, 01911)
Select your travel date from the available run dates
Choose your class and complete the booking

Tip: Special trains fill up quickly. Book as soon as reservations open (usually 60–120 days in advance).