In light of several flight cancellations and increased rush during the winter season, Indian Railways has announced the operation of 89 special train services with more than 100 routes across multiple zones starting today and will run for the next three days.
In a statement issued on Saturday, December 6, the Ministry of Railways said the measure “will help promote seamless travel and ensure adequate connectivity amid growing demand for rail transport”.
The government’s initiative comes at a time when air travel across the country has been disrupted following IndiGo airlines canceled several flights for five consecutive days, affecting the travel plans of thousands of passengers. The airline attributed the disruption to a variety of factors, including newly introduced FTDL standards, minor technical glitches and weather conditions.
Amid continued travel disruptions for passengers, here is the list of special trains announced by Indian Railways —
Full list of special trains: Zone details
Central Railway
Central Railway will operate 14 special train services to meet increased passenger demand.
List of special trains operated by central railway —
- Train No. 01413/01414 Pune–Bengaluru–Pune on 6th and 7th December
- Train No. 01409/01410 Pune–Hazrat Nizamuddin–Pune on 7th and 9th December
- Train No. 01019/01020 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT)–Madgaon–LTT on 7th and 8th December
- Train No. 01077/01078 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT)–Hazrat Nizamuddin–CSMT on 6th and 7th December
- Train No. 01015/01016 LTT–Lucknow–LTT on 6th and 7th December
- Train No. 01012/01011 Nagpur–CSMT–Nagpur on 6th and 7th December
- Train No. 05587/05588 Gorakhpur–LTT–Gorakhpur on 7th and 9th December
- Train No. 08245/08246 bilaspur–lt–Bilaspur on 10th and 12th December.
South Eastern Railway
South Eastern Railway has scheduled special trains to meet the increased demand due to recent flight cancellations.
South Central Railway
South Central Railway will run three special trains today, December 6, 2025.
- Train No. 07148 from Cherlapalli to Shalimar
- Train No. 07146 from Secunderabad to Chennai Egmore
- Train No. 07150 from Hyderabad to Mumbai LTT.
Eastern runway
Eastern Railway will operate special train services connecting Howrah, Sealdah and other major destinations.
Western Railway
The Western Railway will run seven special trains to meet the increased travel demand.
- Train No. 09001/09002 Mumbai Central–Bhiwani Superfast, which operates twice a week, will run every Tuesday and Friday from Mumbai Central between December 9 and 30 and every Wednesday and Saturday from Bhiwani between December 10 and 31, for a total of 14 trips.
Key stops include Borivali, Palghar, Vapi, Valsad, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Ratlam, Mandasor, Nimach, Chittaurgarh, Bhilwara, Bijainagar, Nasirabad, Ajmer, Kishangarh, Jaipur, Gandhi Nagar, Jaipur, Reykhan, Bandi, stations in both directions, Alskh, Kos.
- Train No. 09003/09004 Mumbai Central–Shakur Basti Superfast Special will run daily except Tuesday and Friday from Mumbai Central from 8th December to 29th December. The train will operate daily except Wednesdays and Saturdays from Shakur Basti between December 9 and 30, for a total of 32 trips. Bookings open on December 6th.
- Train No. 09730/09729 Bandra Terminus–Durgapura Superfast Special will run with 09730 departing Bandra Terminus on 8th December and 09729 departing Durgapura on 7th December with bookings starting on 6th December.
Special trains from Gorakhpur
With increased passenger demand, Indian Railways plans to operate more services from Gorakhpur.
- Train No. 05591/05592 Gorakhpur–Anand Vihar Terminal–Gorakhpur will run on two routes, departing from Gorakhpur on 7-8 December and from Anand Vihar Terminal on 8-9 December. december
- Train No. 05587/05588 Gorakhpur–LTT–Gorakhpur will run from Gorakhpur on 7th December and LTT on 9th December.
East Central Railway
To cater for winter travel from Bihar, East Central Railway will run special trains from Patna and Darbhanga to Anand Vihar Terminal.
- Train No. 02309/02310 Patna–Anand Vihar Terminal–Patna will run departing from Patna on 6-8 December and from Anand Vihar Terminal on December 7 and 9.
- Train No. 02395/02396 Patna–Anand Vihar Terminal–Patna will be in service with 02395 departing Patna on 7th December and 02396 departing Anand Vihar Terminal on 8th December.
- Train No. 05563/05564 Darbhanga–Anand Vihar Terminal–Darbhanga will be in service with 05563 leaving Darbhanga on 7 December and 05564 departing Anand Vihar Terminal on 9 December.
North Western Railway
Meanwhile, North Western Railway will run two special fare trains per journey to handle increased passenger demand during the upcoming travel season.
- Train No. 04725 Hisar–Khadki Special will depart from Hisar on 7th December 2025.
- Train No. 04726 Khadki–Hisar Special, departs Khadki on 08 Dec 2025.
- North Western Railway will also operate a one-way special fare train No. 09729 Durgapura–Bandra Terminus Special departing Durgapura on 7 December 2025.
- Train No. 09730 Bandra Terminus–Durgapura Special departs from Bandra Terminus on 8 December 2025.
North Central Railway
North Central Railway will run special trains between Prayagraj and New Delhi.
- Train No. 02417 will leave Prayagraj on December 6 and December 8 and return with Train No. 02418 from New Delhi on December 7 and December 9, making two trips each way.
- Train No. 02275 will depart from Prayagraj on 7 December and return as Train No. 02276 from New Delhi on 8 December, operating one journey in each direction.
Northern Railway
The Northern Railway will run special trains from December 6.
- Train No. 02439 New Delhi – Captain Shaheed Tushar Mahajan Udhampur Vande Bharat on 6th December.
- Train No. 02440 Udhampur–New Delhi Vande Bharat will run on the same day.
- Northern Railway will also connect Delhi with Southern Railway through special 04080 Hazrat Nizamuddin–Thiruvananthapuram Central scheduled for 6 December.
Other trains
Apart from this, the ministry has announced some other special trains including –
