Festival special trains 2026
Delhi to Patna special trains 2026 (Diwali, Chhath & Dussehra)
Every Indian Railways festival special that will take you from Delhi to Patna — including trains that pass through either place rather than start or end there. Each train shows where you board and where you get off, its full route, every running date, and live seats one tap away.
🪔 4 special trains · dates to 10 NovUpdated daily from Indian Railways' timetable
Special trains by festival
- 03258Special train
ANVT- DNR SF EXPRESS SPL
Anand Vihar TerminalANVT · 05:00DanapurDNR · 20:45Board at Anand Vihar Terminal (ANVT)get off at Danapur (DNR)
- 15h 45m · 972 km
- Mon · 14 Sep – 28 Sep · 3 runs
- 7 stations · via Govindpuri, Subedarganj, Pt.deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn, Buxar, Ara
- 04090Special train
NDLS DNR SPL
New DelhiNDLS · 23:30DanapurDNR · 15:00 (+1)Board at New Delhi (NDLS)get off at Danapur (DNR)
- 15h 30m · 983 km
- Fri · 18 Sep – 25 Sep · 2 runs
- 11 stations · via Delhi Jn, Ghaziabad, Prayagraj Jn, Pt.deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn, Ara
- 05220Special train
ANVT- MFP EXPRESS SPL
Anand Vihar TerminalANVT · 12:00Muzaffarpur JnMFP · 09:45 (+1)Board at Anand Vihar Terminal (ANVT)get off at Patliputra (PPTA)
- 21h 45m · 1,053 km
- Sat · 19 Sep – 7 Nov · 8 runs
- 12 stations · via Tundla Jn, Prayagraj Jn, Pt.deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn, Ara, Hajipur Jn
- 04096Special train
ANVT-PPTA SPL
Anand Vihar TerminalANVT · 00:05PatliputraPPTA · 23:00Board at Anand Vihar Terminal (ANVT)get off at Patliputra (PPTA)
- 22h 55m · 1,015 km
- Daily · 1 Oct – 10 Nov · 41 runs
- 13 stations · via Ghaziabad, Kanpur Central, Prayagraj Jn, Varanasi, Chhapra
Questions people ask
- How many special trains run from Delhi to Patna?
- 4 special trains currently pass both Delhi and Patna in that order. Indian Railways adds trains through the season and this page updates daily from the timetable.
- Do these trains start at Delhi and end at Patna?
- Not necessarily. Under each train you will see the exact stations where you board and get off, from the train's own timetable.
- When does booking open?
- Indian Railways opens reservations 60 days before the date of travel (excluding the day of travel) at 8:00 am.
- Can I check seats?
- Yes. "Plan this journey" opens YaatriGan's search with the stations and next run date filled in; the plan checks live availability, fares and confirmation chances for that train and every alternative.
Updated daily from Indian Railways' timetable.