Festival special trains 2026
Kanpur to Delhi special trains 2026 (Diwali, Chhath & Dussehra)
Every Indian Railways festival special that will take you from Kanpur to Delhi — 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.
- 02397Special train
GAYA ANVT SPL
Gaya JnGAYA · 14:15Anand Vihar TerminalANVT · 11:40 (+1)Board at Govindpuri (GOY)get off at Anand Vihar Terminal (ANVT)
- 21h 25m · 978 km
- Sun · 13 Sep – 8 Nov · 9 runs
- 10 stations · via Sasaram, Pt.deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn, Prayagraj Jn, Govindpuri, Tundla Jn
- 02417Special train
PRYJ-SSB SPECIAL
Prayagraj JnPRYJ · 21:00ShakurbastiSSB · 10:05 (+1)Board at Kanpur Central (CNB)get off at New Delhi (NDLS)
- 13h 5m · 646 km
- Daily · 13 Sep – 14 Oct · 32 runs
- 17 stations · via Kanpur Central, Etawah Jn, Tundla Jn, Ghaziabad, New Delhi
- 02457Special train
CNB ANVT SF SPL
Kanpur CentralCNB · 15:00Anand Vihar TerminalANVT · 20:10Board at Kanpur Central (CNB)get off at Anand Vihar Terminal (ANVT)
- 5h 10m · 428 km
- Tue,thu,sun · 13 Sep – 10 Nov · 26 runs
- 4 stations · via Etawah Jn, Aligarh Jn
- 02563Special train
BJU NDLS SPL
Barauni JnBJU · 07:40New DelhiNDLS · 05:10 (+1)Board at Kanpur Central (CNB)get off at New Delhi (NDLS)
- 21h 30m · 1,185 km
- Daily · 13 Sep – 10 Nov · 59 runs
- 10 stations · via Muzaffarpur Jn, Chhapra, Gorakhpur Jn, Basti, Kanpur Central
- 02569Special train
DBG NDLS SPL
Darbhanga JnDBG · 06:30New DelhiNDLS · 04:30 (+1)Board at Kanpur Central (CNB)get off at New Delhi (NDLS)
- 22h · 1,171 km
- Daily · 13 Sep – 10 Nov · 59 runs
- 11 stations · via Samastipur Jn, Muzaffarpur Jn, Chhapra, Gorakhpur Jn, Kanpur Central
- 03257Special train
DNR- ANVT SF EXPRESS SPL
DanapurDNR · 07:30Anand Vihar TerminalANVT · 00:30 (+1)Board at Govindpuri (GOY)get off at Anand Vihar Terminal (ANVT)
- 17h · 972 km
- Sun · 13 Sep – 27 Sep · 3 runs
- 7 stations · via Ara, Buxar, Pt.deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn, Subedarganj, Govindpuri
- 04071Special train
SOU NDLS SPL
Supaul JnSOU · 07:45New DelhiNDLS · 15:00 (+1)Board at Govindpuri (GOY)get off at New Delhi (NDLS)
- 31h 15m · 1,248 km
- Daily · 13 Sep – 10 Nov · 59 runs
- 23 stations · via Barauni Jn, Hajipur Jn, Varanasi, Prayagraj Jn, Ghaziabad
- 02455Special train
CNB NDLS SF SPL
Kanpur CentralCNB · 15:00New DelhiNDLS · 20:20Board at Kanpur Central (CNB)get off at New Delhi (NDLS)
- 5h 20m · 441 km
- Mon,wed,fri,sat · 14 Sep – 9 Nov · 33 runs
- 4 stations · via Etawah Jn, Aligarh Jn
- 03639Special train
DHN SSB SPL
Dhanbad JnDHN · 18:30ShakurbastiSSB · 18:10 (+1)Board at Govindpuri (GOY)get off at Delhi Jn (DLI)
- 23h 40m · 1,195 km
- Mon,fri · 14 Sep – 9 Nov · 17 runs
- 16 stations · via Gaya Jn, Pt.deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn, Prayagraj Jn, Tundla Jn, Delhi Jn
- 05219Special train
MFP -ANVT EXPRESS SPL
Muzaffarpur JnMFP · 13:30Anand Vihar TerminalANVT · 10:00 (+1)Board at Govindpuri (GOY)get off at Anand Vihar Terminal (ANVT)
- 20h 30m · 1,053 km
- Fri · 18 Sep – 6 Nov · 8 runs
- 12 stations · via Hajipur Jn, Ara, Pt.deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn, Prayagraj Jn, Tundla Jn
- 02877Special train
RNC ANVT SPL
RanchiRNC · 17:40Anand Vihar TerminalANVT · 18:00 (+1)Board at Govindpuri (GOY)get off at Anand Vihar Terminal (ANVT)
- 24h 20m · 1,235 km
- Sat · 19 Sep – 7 Nov · 8 runs
- 20 stations · via Sasaram, Pt.deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn, Govindpuri, Tundla Jn, Ghaziabad
- 04089Special train
DNR NDLS SUP SPL
DanapurDNR · 16:40New DelhiNDLS · 09:45 (+1)Board at Govindpuri (GOY)get off at New Delhi (NDLS)
- 17h 5m · 983 km
- Sat · 19 Sep – 26 Sep · 2 runs
- 11 stations · via Ara, Pt.deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn, Prayagraj Jn, Ghaziabad, Delhi Jn
- 04095Special train
PPTA-ANVT SPL
PatliputraPPTA · 00:45Anand Vihar TerminalANVT · 21:30Board at Kanpur Central (CNB)get off at Anand Vihar Terminal (ANVT)
- 20h 45m · 1,015 km
- Daily · 2 Oct – 10 Nov · 40 runs
- 13 stations · via Chhapra, Varanasi, Prayagraj Jn, Kanpur Central, Ghaziabad
Questions people ask
- How many special trains run from Kanpur to Delhi?
- 13 special trains currently pass both Kanpur and Delhi in that order. Indian Railways adds trains through the season and this page updates daily from the timetable.
- Do these trains start at Kanpur and end at Delhi?
- 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.