Indian Railways announces over 180 special train services – Check routes, timings

Holi 2026 Special trains: The Central Railway (CR) has announced a total of 186 special train services to manage the rising travel demand during Holi festival. The ticket bookings will open on February 18.

Holi Special Trains: The Central Railways has announced a total of 186 special trains in order to manage the increased passenger rush during the Holi festival, one of the major festivals of India. Passengers will be able to book tickets for these special trains from February 18 online and at all computerised reservation centres. Giving details, Chief Public Relations Officer of Central Railway, Dr Swapnil Nila, stated, “Bookings for journeys beyond the ARP shall open on the corresponding subsequent ARP dates as applicable. Bookings for unreserved coaches with normal charges can be done through the UTS system. Passengers can also download the RailOne app for booking tickets.”

Holi Special Trains 2026: Check Routes

The Central Railways stated that special train services will run between major stations such as – Sawantwadi Road, Banaras, Gorakhpur, Samastipur, Mumbai – Nagpur, Danapur, Hazrat Nizamuddin, Danapur and Pune – Nagpur, to clear the extra rush of passengers. This includes 94 Holi Special Trains and 92 Special Trains, the zonal railway said.

CSMT–Nagpur–CSMT Bi-Weekly Special Trains

Type of Services

Train Composition

Halts

Dadar, Thane, Kalyan, Nashik Road, Manmad, Jalgaon, Bhusaval, Malkapur, Shegaon, Akola, Murtizapur, Badnera, Dhamangaon, Wardha.

CSMT–Sawantwadi Road–CSMT Weekly Special Trains

Type of Services

Train Composition

Halts

Dadar, Thane, Panvel, Pen, Roha, Mangaon, Veer, Khed, Chiplun, Sawarda, Arawali Road, Sangameshwar Road, Ratnagiri, Adavali, Vilavade, Rajapur Road, Vaibhavwadi Road, Nandgaon Road, Kankavali, Sindhudurg, Kudal

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CSMT Mumbai–Gorakhpur–CSMT Daily Special Trains

Type of Services

Train Composition

Halts

Dadar, Thane, Kalyan, Nashik Road, Manmad, Jalgaon, Bhusaval, Khandwa, Itarsi, Bhopal, Bina, Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi, Orai, Kanpur Central, Lucknow, Gonda, Basti, Khalilabad

LTT–Sawantwadi Road–LTT Weekly Special Trains

Type of Services

Train Composition

Halts

Thane, Panvel, Pen, Roha, Mangaon, Veer, Khed, Chiplun, Sangameshwar Road, Ratnagiri, Adavali, Vilavade, Rajapur Road, Vaibhavwadi Road, Nandgaon Road, Kankavali, Sindhudurg, Kudal

LTT–Banaras–LTT Bi-Weekly Special Trains

Type of Services

Train Composition

Halts

Thane, Kalyan, Igatpuri, Nashik Road, Jalgaon, Bhusaval, Khandwa, Itarsi, Rani Kamlapati Jn, Bina, Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi, Orai, Govindpuri, Fatehpur, Subedarganj, Varanasi Jn (only for 01073)

LTT–Samastipur–LTT Weekly AC Special Trains

Type of Services

Train Composition

Halts

Thane, Kalyan, Igatpuri, Nashik Road, Jalgaon, Bhusaval, Khandwa, Itarsi, Jabalpur, Satna, Manikpur, Prayagraj Cheokki, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay, Buxar, Ara, Danapur, Patliputra, Sonpur, Hajipur, Muzaffarpur

LTT–Danapur–LTT Daily Special Trains

Type of Services

Train Composition

Halts

Thane, Kalyan, Nashik Road, Bhusaval, Itarsi, Jabalpur, Katni, Satna, Manikpur, Prayagraj Chheoki, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn, Buxar, Ara.

Pune–Nagpur–Pune Weekly AC Special Trains

Type of Services

Train Composition

Halts

Uruli, Daund Chord Line, Ahilyanagar, Belapur, Kopergaon, Manmad, Jalgaon, Bhusaval, Malkapur, Shegaon, Akola, Badnera, Dhamangaon, Wardha