Northern Railway to Run Four Festival Special Trains from Ludhiana to Bihar, Kolkata
Ferozepur, October 29, 2026: To facilitate passenger movement during the festive season, Northern Railway will operate four reserved festival special trains connecting Ludhiana with Saharsa, Darbhanga, Gaya and Kolkata in November.
Basant Kumar, Senior Divisional Commercial Manager, Northern Railway, Ferozepur Division, said Train No. 04656 from Ludhiana to Saharsa will operate on November 6, 9 and 11, departing at 5:35 pm and reaching Saharsa at 11:50 pm the following day. The return train, No. 04655, will depart from Saharsa on November 8, 11 and 13 at 3:50 am and arrive at Ludhiana at 8:35 am the next day. 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 Patori, Bachhwara, Barauni, Begusarai, Khagaria and Mansi.
Train No. 04662 from Ludhiana to Darbhanga will run on November 7, 10 and 11, departing at 6:30 am and reaching Darbhanga at 10 am the following day. Its return service, No. 04661, will depart from Darbhanga on November 8, 11 and 12 at 1 pm and reach Ludhiana at 5:10 pm the next day. Stops include 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.
The Ludhiana–Gaya special, Train No. 04664, will operate on November 12, leaving Ludhiana at 6:30 am and reaching Gaya at 8 am the following day. The return train, No. 04663, will depart from Gaya on November 13 at 11 am and reach Ludhiana at 12:50 pm the next day. It 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 Junction, Bhabua Road, Sasaram and Dehri-on-Sone.
The Ludhiana–Kolkata special, Train No. 04666, will run on November 6, departing at 6:30 am and reaching Kolkata at 9:45 pm the following day. Its return service, No. 04665, will leave Kolkata on November 7 at 11:50 pm and arrive at Ludhiana at 12:50 pm on November 9. Stops include 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, Barddhaman, Bandel and Naihati.
Kumar appealed to passengers to avail themselves of these special services and plan their festive journeys conveniently.