Indian Railways Holi Special: Preparations for Holi celebrations are in full swing. Even before the festival, visuals of festivities can be seen from across the nation.


During the festival period, everyone wants to be with their loved ones and celebrate. Hence, lakhs of people, who move to other states for work, come back home for the celebrations.


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The Railways are also always ready for the convenience of such passengers. This time too, the railways have arranged for a large number of special trains so that the passengers can be with their loved ones in time and celebrate the festival.


The trains that the Indian Railways is going to run on the occasion of Holi for people hailing from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar are as follows:


02364/02363 Anand Vihar Terminal-Patna-Anand Vihar Terminal Reserved Holi Special


02364 Anand Vihar Terminal- Patna Reserved Holi Special will depart from Anand Vihar Terminal on 25.03.2022 and 28.03.2022 at 11.30 pm and reach Patna at 05.30 pm the next day.


For return, the 02363 Patna-Anand Vihar Terminal Reserved Holi Special will depart from Patna on 23.03.2022 and 27.03.2022 at 10.20 pm and reach Anand Vihar Terminal at 03.15 pm the next day.


En-route, this special train will stop at Kanpur Central, Prayagraj Junction, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya junction, Buxar, Ara, and Danapur stations in both directions.


02397/02398 Gaya-Delhi Junction-Gaya Reserved Holi Special


02398 Delhi Junction - Gaya Holi Special train will depart from Delhi Junction at 08.10 am on 23.03.2022 and 26.03.2022 and reach Gaya at 11.00 pm on the same day.


For return, 02397 Gaya - Delhi Junction Holi Special will depart from Gaya on 22.03.2022 and 25.03.2022 at 07.10 am and reach Delhi Junction at 11.35 pm on the same day.


En-route, this special train will have stoppages in both directions at Ghaziabad, Kanpur, Prayagraj Junction, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction, Sasaram, and Dehri-On-Sone stations.


05557/05558 Muzaffarpur-Valsad-Muzaffarpur Reserved Holi Special


05557 Muzaffarpur-Valsad Reserved Holi Special will depart from Muzaffarpur on 22.03.2022 and 29.03.2022 at 08.10 pm and reach Valsad at 11.30 am on the third day.


For return, the 05558 Muzaffarpur-Valsad reserved Holi Special will depart from Valsad on 25.03.2022 and 01.04.2022 at 06.45 am and reach Muzaffarpur at 07.00 pm the next day.


En-route, the special train will halt at Hajipur, Chhapra, Mau, Azamgarh, Ayodhya Cantt, Lucknow, Kanpur, Etawah, Shamshabad Town, Agra Cantt, Bayana, Gangapur City, Sawai Madhopur, Kota, Nagda, Ratlam, Godhra, Vadodara, Bharuch and Surat stations in both directions.