Indian Railways Runs 12,011 Special Trains to Meet Festive Rush 620 Trips Operated by NFR to Ensure Smooth Passenger Movement

Guwahati, 24th October 2025: In a major step to accommodate the festive rush during Puja, Diwali, and Chhath, Indian Railways (IR) has undertaken extensive arrangements to ensure smooth travel for passengers across the country. This year, IR is operating 12,011 special trains, marking a significant rise from 7,724 trains during the same period last year.

In the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) zone, a total of 48 special festival trains are running, completing 620 trips between September and December 2025. According to an official statement given by Kapinjal Kishore Sharma, Chief Public Relations Officer of NFR, special arrangements have been made at major stations such as Katihar, New Jalpaiguri, Guwahati, Jogbani, and Kishanganj. These include additional ticket counters, automatic ticket vending machines, fans, holding areas, and enhanced passenger announcement systems to ensure convenience.

Round-the-clock war rooms have been set up, and extra staff along with RPF personnel have been deployed for effective crowd management and passenger assistance.

Special trains are being operated to major destinations including Katihar, Kishanganj, New Jalpaiguri, Sonpur, Dauram Madhepura, Agartala, New Tinsukia, SMVT Bengaluru, Amritsar, Patna, Dibrugarh, Gorakhpur, Silchar, Naharlagun, Kolkata, Guwahati, Ranchi, Charalapalli, Mumbai Central, Agra Cantt, Jogbani, Lumding, Howrah, Gomti Nagar, Anand Vihar, Kamakhya, and many others.

On 25th October 2025 (Saturday), the following trains are scheduled to operate:

07541 Katihar – Dauram Madhepura (Daily Special) departs Katihar at 19:00 hrs, arrives at 22:00 hrs.

07542 Dauram Madhepura – Katihar (Daily Special) departs 22:45 hrs, arrives 02:30 hrs.

07540 Katihar – Manihari (Daily Special) departs 20:30 hrs, arrives 21:30 hrs.

07539 Manihari – Katihar (Daily Special) departs 05:00 hrs, arrives 06:00 hrs.

07551 Manihari – Katihar (Daily Special) departs 00:15 hrs, arrives 01:30 hrs.

07552 Katihar – Manihari (Daily Special) departs 02:00 hrs, arrives 03:15 hrs.

07555 Katihar – Jogbani (Daily Special) departs 21:30 hrs, arrives 01:15 hrs.

07554 Jogbani – Katihar (Daily Special) departs 02:00 hrs, arrives 05:45 hrs.

05733 Amritsar – Kishanganj (Weekly Special) departs 04:25 hrs, arrives 17:30 hrs.

05932 Dibrugarh – Kolkata (Weekly Special) departs 17:00 hrs, arrives 00:30 hrs.

06560 Narangi – SMVT Bengaluru (Weekly Special) departs 05:30 hrs, arrives 09:45 hrs.

05740 New Jalpaiguri – Patna (Weekly Special) departs 05:00 hrs, arrives 17:40 hrs.

05739 Patna – New Jalpaiguri (Weekly Special) departs 19:30 hrs, arrives 09:30 hrs.

07046 Charlapalli – Naharlagun (Weekly Special) departs 08:30 hrs, arrives 16:00 hrs.

09189 Mumbai Central – Katihar (Weekly Special) departs 11:00 hrs, arrives 07:30 hrs.

04196 Jogbani – Agra Cantt. (Weekly Special) departs 21:00 hrs, arrives 07:10 hrs.

03006 Lumding – Howrah (Weekly Special) departs 11:00 hrs, arrives 12:30 hrs.

04008 Anand Vihar Terminal – Jogbani (Weekly Special) departs 08:30 hrs, arrives 17:00 hrs.

08621 Ranchi – Kamakhya (Weekly Special) departs 20:00 hrs, arrives 23:00 hrs.


Passengers are advised to plan their journeys in advance and cooperate with railway authorities to ensure safe, comfortable, and hassle-free travel during this festive season.