Indian Railways Festival Special Trains: North Central Railway (NCR) has announced more than 1,000 special train trips to meet the expected rush during the upcoming festive season. The trains will help passengers who may not get confirmed tickets travel to their hometowns and celebrate the festivals with their families.

According to Dr Shivam Sharma, Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO), North Central Railway, these services are being operated as Trains on Demand (TODs). He said the list may be expanded further depending on passenger demand.

The special trains will operate on several routes, connecting destinations including Kolkata, Prayagraj, Kanpur Central, New Delhi, Palwal, Anand Vihar Terminal, Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi Junction, Hazrat Nizamuddin, Gwalior, Dadri, Pune, Hadapsar, Khajuraho, Tiruchanur and Agra Cantonment.

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The railway official said that NCR is committed to providing passengers with a safe and comfortable journey during the festive season. He said the zone is closely monitoring waiting lists on trains across different routes. Based on ticket bookings and passenger demand received through various platforms, NCR is analysing the data to plan and operate additional special trains.

“Special focus is being made on effective crowd management at stations by deploying additional commercial and RPF staff to facilitate passengers. Cleanliness is another focus area, which we are trying to maintain especially in view of the ongoing Swachhata Abhiyan,” Sharma added.

Full list of festival special trains (TODs) announced by North Central Railway

According to the CPRO, a total of 1,053 Trains on Demand (TOD) trips have been announced as of September 19, 2026. These special trains will operate from October 1 to November 30, covering the 61-day festive period.

The trains will operate at different frequencies depending on passenger demand. Some services will run once during the period, while others will operate once or twice a week.

NCR Owned Notified PUJA Special TODs

PUJA period: 01.10.26 – 30.11.26 (61 days) · As on 19.09.26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1053

Total PUJA Trips

43

Train Pairs

13

Railway Zones

61

Days Covered

 

Eastern Railway Western Railway Southern Railway South Western Railway Northeast Frontier Railway North Western Railway East Central Railway East Coast Railway Northern Railway Central Railway North Central Railway South Central Railway South Coast Railway

Eastern Railway

3 train pairs

Sr		Train	From		To	Freq	Days	From	To	Trips
1		01911	AGC	→	KOAA	1	Th	01.10.26	20.11.26	9
		01912	KOAA	→	AGC	1	F	02.10.26	27.11.26	9
2		04157	CNB	→	KOAA	1	Tu	06.10.26	24.11.26	8
		04158	KOAA	→	CNB	1	W	07.10.26	25.11.26	8
3		04185	VGLJ	→	ASN	2	Su,W	07.10.26	29.11.26	16
		04186	ASN	→	VGLJ	2	M,Th	08.10.26	30.11.26	16

Western Railway

13 train pairs

Sr		Train	From		To	Freq	Days	From	To	Trips
1		01905	CNB	→	ASV	1	M	05.10.26	30.11.26	9
		01906	ASV	→	CNB	1	Tu	06.10.26	01.12.26	8
2		01907	AGC	→	UDN	1	Tu	06.10.26	24.11.26	8
		01908	UDN	→	AGC	1	W	07.10.26	25.11.26	8
3		01909	ASV	→	AGC	1	Tu	06.10.26	24.11.26	8
		01910	AGC	→	ASV	1	M	05.10.26	23.11.26	8
4		02199	VGLJ	→	BDTS	1	Th	01.10.26	26.11.26	9
		02200	BDTS	→	VGLJ	1	Sa	03.10.26	28.11.26	9
5		04105	PRYJ	→	UDN	2	Th,Su	01.10.26	29.11.26	18
		04106	UDN	→	PRYJ	2	F,M	02.10.26	30.11.26	18
6		04179	PRYJ	→	SBIB	2	Sa,Tu	03.10.26	28.11.26	17
		04180	SBIB	→	PRYJ	2	Su,W	04.10.26	29.11.26	17
7		04119	SFG	→	BL	1	Sa	03.10.26	28.11.26	9
		04120	BL	→	SFG	1	Su	04.10.26	29.11.26	9
8		04139	PRYJ	→	DDR	1	F	02.10.26	27.11.26	9
		04140	DDR	→	PRYJ	1	Su	04.10.26	29.11.26	9
9		04155	SFG	→	UDN	2	M,Th	19.10.26	26.11.26	12
		04156	UDN	→	SFG	2	Tu,F	20.10.26	27.11.26	12
10		04169	SFG	→	INDB	2	F,M	02.10.26	27.11.26	17
		04170	INDB	→	SFG	2	Sa,Tu	03.10.26	28.11.26	17
11		04173	PRYJ	→	VRL	1	Th	01.10.26	26.11.26	9
		04174	VRL	→	PRYJ	1	F	02.10.26	27.11.26	9
12		04175	SFG	→	DDR	1	Su	04.10.26	22.11.26	8
		04176	DDR	→	SFG	1	Tu	06.10.26	24.11.26	8
13		04177	SFG	→	BL	1	Tu	06.10.26	24.11.26	8
		04178	BL	→	SFG	1	W	07.10.26	25.11.26	8

Southern Railway

2 train pairs

Sr		Train	From		To	Freq	Days	From	To	Trips
1		01925	CNB	→	MDU	1	W	07.10.26	25.11.26	8
		01926	MDU	→	CNB	1	Sa	03.10.26	28.11.26	9
2		04171	PRYJ	→	CAPE	1	Sat	03.10.26	10.10.26	2
		04172	CAPE	→	PRYJ	1	Tue	05.10.26	12.10.26	2

South Western Railway

4 train pairs

Sr		Train	From		To	Freq	Days	From	To	Trips
1		04113	PRYJ	→	UBL	1	Sa	03.10.26	12.12.26	9
		04114	UBL	→	PRYJ	1	Tu	06.10.26	15.12.26	8
2		04131	CNB	→	SMVB	1	Su	04.10.26	15.11.26	7
		04132	SMVB	→	CNB	1	W	07.10.26	18.11.26	7
3		04135	SFG	→	YPR	1	F	02.10.26	04.12.26	9
		04136	YPR	→	SFG	1	M	05.10.26	07.11.26	9
4		04149	PRYJ	→	YPR	1	W	07.10.26	09.12.26	8
		04150	YPR	→	PRYJ	1	Sa	03.10.26	12.12.26	9

Northeast Frontier Railway

1 train pair

Sr		Train	From		To	Freq	Days	From	To	Trips
1		04127	CNB	→	GHY	1	Th	01.10.26	10.12.26	9
		04128	GHY	→	CNB	1	F	02.10.26	11.12.26	9

North Western Railway

2 train pairs

Sr		Train	From		To	Freq	Days	From	To	Trips
1		04161	PRYJ	→	SIKR	1	M	05.10.26	30.11.26	9
		04162	SIKR	→	PRYJ	1	Tu	06.10.26	01.12.26	8
2		04193	SFG	→	BGKT	2	M,Th	01.10.26	30.11.26	18
		04194	BGKT	→	SFG	2	Tu,F	02.10.26	01.12.26	17

East Central Railway

1 train pair

Sr		Train	From		To	Freq	Days	From	To	Trips
1		04137	GWL	→	BJU	2	Sa,Tu	03.10.26	28.11.26	17
		04138	BJU	→	GWL	2	Su,W	04.10.26	29.11.26	17

East Coast Railway

1 train pair

Sr		Train	From		To	Freq	Days	From	To	Trips
1		01929	VGLJ	→	KUR	1	F	02.10.26	27.11.26	9
		01930	KUR	→	VGLJ	1	Su	04.10.26	27.11.26	9

Northern Railway

10 train pairs

Sr		Train	From		To	Freq	Days	From	To	Trips
1		02417	PRYJ	→	SSB	7	Daily	01.10.26	14.10.26	14
		02417	PRYJ	→	SSB	4	S,M,Th,F	15.10.26	14.12.26	28
		02418	SSB	→	PRYJ	7	Daily	01.10.26	15.10.26	15
		02418	SSB	→	PRYJ	4	W,Th,Sa,Su	17.10.26	17.12.26	26
2		04163	NPBR	→	SSB	3	Tu,W,Sa	17.10.26	16.12.26	19
		04164	SSB	→	NPBR	3	M,Tu,F	16.10.26	15.12.26	20
3		02455	CNB	→	NDLS	4	M,W,F,Sa	02.10.26	30.11.26	35
		02456	NDLS	→	CNB	4	M,W,F,Sa	02.10.26	30.11.26	35
4		02457	CNB	→	ANVT	3	Tu,Th,Su	01.10.26	29.11.26	26
		02458	ANVT	→	CNB	3	Tu,Th,Su	01.10.26	29.11.26	26
5		04123	PRYJ	→	NZM	2	W,Su	04.10.26	29.11.26	17
		04124	NZM	→	PRYJ	2	M,Th	01.10.26	30.11.26	17
6		04183	PRYJ	→	NZM	1	Tu	20.10.26	01.12.26	7
		04184	NZM	→	PRYJ	1	W	21.10.26	02.12.26	7
7		02275	PRYJ	→	DER	1	F	02.10.26	27.11.26	9
		02276	DER	→	PRYJ	1	Sa	03.10.26	28.11.26	9
8		04117	SFG	→	DER	1	Th	01.10.26	26.11.26	9
		04118	DER	→	SFG	1	F	02.10.26	27.11.26	9
9		01941	AGC	→	PWL	7	Daily	01.10.26	31.10.26	31
		01942	PWL	→	AGC	7	Daily	01.10.26	31.10.26	31

Central Railway

4 train pairs

Sr		Train	From		To	Freq	Days	From	To	Trips
1		01921	PUNE	→	VGLJ	1	Th	22.10.26	19.11.26	5
		01922	VGLJ	→	PUNE	1	W	21.10.26	18.11.26	5
2		01923	HDP	→	VGLJ	1	Su	18.10.26	22.11.26	6

The file supplied is cut off part-way through this zone — three of its four train pairs are missing, along with the three zones after it.

North Central Railway

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South Central Railway

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South Coast Railway

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Source: North Central Railway notified PUJA special services, position as on September 19, 2026. Ten of the thirteen zones were present in the file supplied — 77 services, 962 trips. Timings and platform details are not included; check the zone notification before travelling.

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