Railways announce four festival special trains from Ludhiana

The Northern Railway’s Ferozepur Division has announced four reserved festival special trains between Ludhiana and Saharsa, Darbhanga, Gaya and Kolkata to facilitate passenger travel during the upcoming festive season. The special services will operate on selected dates in November 2026.

According to a press release issued by the Ferozepur Division on October 29, the train schedules are as follows:

1. Ludhiana Saharsa Ludhiana Special (04656/04655)

Train number 04656 will depart from Ludhiana at 5.35 pm on November 6, 9, and 11 and reach Saharsa at 11.50 pm the following day, after a 30-hour 15-minute journey.

The return train, 04655, will depart from Saharsa at 3.50 am on November 8, 11 and 13 and reach Ludhiana at 8.35 am the following day after 28 hours and 45 minutes.

The train will stop at Dhandari Kalan, Sirhind, Ambala Cantt, Yamunanagar Jagadhri, Saharanpur, Moradabad, Bareilly, Shahjahanpur, Sitapur, Burhwal, Gonda, Basti, Gorakhpur, Deoria Sadar, Siwan, Chhapra, Sonpur, Hajipur, Shahpur Patoree, Bachhwara, Barauni, Begusarai, Khagaria and Mansi in both directions.

2. Ludhiana Darbhanga Ludhiana Special (04662/04661)

Train number 04662 will depart Ludhiana at 6.30 am on November 7, 10 and 11 and reach Darbhanga at 10 am the following day, after a 27-hour 30-minute journey.

The return train, 04661, will depart from Darbhanga at 1 pm on November 8, 11 and 12 and reach Ludhiana at 5.10 pm the following day after 28 hours and 10 minutes.

It will stop at Dhandari Kalan, Sirhind, Rajpura, Ambala Cantt, Yamunanagar Jagadhri, Saharanpur, Moradabad, Bareilly, Shahjahanpur, Sitapur, Burhwal, Gonda, Basti, Khalilabad, Gorakhpur, Deoria Sadar, Bhatni, Siwan, Chhapra, Sonpur, Hajipur, Muzaffarpur and Samastipur in both directions.

3. Ludhiana Gaya Ludhiana Special (04664/04663)

Train number 04664 will operate on November 12, departing from Ludhiana at 6.30 am and reaching Gaya at 8 am the following day after 25 hours and 30 minutes.

The return train, 04663, will depart from Gaya at 11 am on November 13 and reach Ludhiana at 12.50 pm the following day after 25 hours and 50 minutes.

The train will stop at Dhandari Kalan, Sirhind, Rajpura, Ambala Cantt, Yamunanagar Jagadhri, Saharanpur, Moradabad, Bareilly, Shahjahanpur, Alamnagar, Utraitia, Rae Bareli, Maa Belha Devi Dham Pratapgarh, Varanasi, Pt Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, Bhabua Road, Sasaram and Dehri-on-Sone in both directions.

4. Ludhiana Kolkata Ludhiana Special (04666/04665)

Train number 04666 will depart from Ludhiana at 6.30 am on November 6 and reach Kolkata at 9.45 pm the following day after a journey of 39 hours and 15 minutes.

The return train, 04665, will depart from Kolkata at 11.50 pm on November 7 and reach Ludhiana at 12.50 pm after 37 hours.

The train will stop at Dhandari Kalan, Sirhind, Rajpura, Ambala Cantt, Yamunanagar Jagadhri, Saharanpur, Moradabad, Bareilly, Shahjahanpur, Sitapur, Burhwal, Gonda, Basti, Gorakhpur, Chauri Chaura, Deoria Sadar, Bhatni, Siwan, Chhapra, Sonpur, Hajipur, Muzaffarpur, Samastipur, Bachhwara, Barauni, Kiul, Jhajha, Jasidih, Madhupur, Chittaranjan, Asansol, Durgapur, Khana, Bardhaman, Bandel and Naihati in both directions.

Senior Divisional Commercial Manager Basant Kumar urged passengers to avail themselves of the special services and plan their festive journeys accordingly.