To curb the rush of passengers during the Holi festival, the Northern Railway is planning to launch some special trains. The schedule for some of these trains are as follows.
Anand Vihar to Lucknow
Train number 04414 – From 12 March 2019 to 21 March 2019, the train will depart (every Tuesday and Thursday) from Anand Vihar to Lucknow and from 13 March to 22 March (every Wednesday and Friday), train number 04413 will arrive in Anand Vihar from Lucknow.
Stations it will stop at: Ghaziabad, Moradabad and Bareilly.
Anand Vihar to Vaishno Devi Katra
Train number 04401 will run from Anand Vihar to Mata Vaishno Devi Katra between 10 and 21 March 2019, whereas train number 04402 will run between 13 and 22 March 2019 every Tuesday and Friday from Katra to Anand Vihar.
Stations it will stop at: Ghaziabad, Meerut city, Muzaffarnagar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar Cantt, Pathankot Cantt, Jammu Tawi and Udhampur.
New Delhi to Mumbai Central
Train number 09005 will depart from Mumbai Central to New Delhi every Friday from 1 to 22 March 2019, whereas Train number 09006 will depart from New Delhi to Mumbai Central every Saturday from 2 to 23 March.
Stations it will stop at: Vadodara and Kota stations.
Nangal Dam to Lucknow
Train number 04502 will be run from 11 to 18 March 2019. It will depart from Nangal Dam for Lucknow every Monday, while train number 04502 will depart from Lucknow for Nangal Dam every Tuesday between 12 and 19 March.
Stations it will stop at: Nagar, Chandigarh, Ambala Cantt, Jagadhri, Saharanpur, Moradabad and Bareilly.
Bathinda to Varanasi
Train number 04998 – The train will run every Sunday from Vadodara to Varanasi from 10 to 24 March, while train number 04997 will depart from Varanasi for Bathinda from 11 to 25 March 2019, every Monday.
Stations it will stop at: Rampura Phul, Bamla, Dhuri, Patiala, Rajpura, Ambala Cantt, Jagadhri, Saharanpur, Roorkee, Lashkar, Moradabad, Bareilly, Shahjahanpur, Lucknow and Sultanpur.
Vaishno Devi to Varanasi
Train number 04612 – The train will leave from Vaishno Devi Katra for Varanasi every Sunday from 10 to 24 March, while Train number 04622 will depart from Varanasi to Katra, every Tuesday and Friday, from 12 to 26 March 2019.
Stations it will stop at: Udhampur, Jammu-Tawi, Pathankot Cantt, Jalandhar Cantt, Ludhiana, Ambala Cantt, Jagadhri, Saharanpur, Moradabad, Bareilly, Lucknow and Sultanpur.
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