Festival special trains 2026
Patna to Delhi special trains 2026 (Diwali, Chhath & Dussehra)
Every Indian Railways festival special that will take you from Patna 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.
🪔 4 special trains · dates to 10 NovUpdated daily from Indian Railways' timetable
Special trains by festival
- 03257Special train
DNR- ANVT SF EXPRESS SPL
DanapurDNR · 07:30Anand Vihar TerminalANVT · 00:30 (+1)Board at Danapur (DNR)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
- 05219Special train
MFP -ANVT EXPRESS SPL
Muzaffarpur JnMFP · 13:30Anand Vihar TerminalANVT · 10:00 (+1)Board at Patliputra (PPTA)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
- 04089Special train
DNR NDLS SUP SPL
DanapurDNR · 16:40New DelhiNDLS · 09:45 (+1)Board at Danapur (DNR)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 Patliputra (PPTA)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 Patna to Delhi?
- 4 special trains currently pass both Patna 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 Patna 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.


