{"id":2576,"date":"2025-08-13T13:30:59","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T13:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railtravels.org\/?page_id=2576"},"modified":"2025-08-13T13:30:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T13:30:59","slug":"private-train-between-howrah-and-varanasi-time-table-route-frequency-and-fare","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/private-train-between-howrah-and-varanasi-time-table-route-frequency-and-fare\/","title":{"rendered":"Private train between Howrah and Varanasi time table, route, frequency and fare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Private train between Howrah and Varanasi time table, route, frequency, train no., and fare<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Private train between Howrah and Varanasi Via Patna<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in Passenger Train Operations Project Indicative Routes Howrah and Varanasi<\/p>\n<p>Private train will leave Howrah at 2240 hrs Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and arrive Varanasi at 1045 hrs and train running time between the station 12:05 hrs<\/p>\n<p>Private train will leave Varanasi at 1610 hrs Wednesday, Friday, Sunday and arrive Howrah at 0500 hrs and train running time between the station 12:50 hrs<\/p>\n<p>Distance between Howrah and Varanasi Railway Station is 764 Kilometer<\/p>\n<p>Frequency per week: Tri Weekly<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s <strong>no active private (PPP)<\/strong> train service operating between <strong>Howrah<\/strong> and <strong>Varanasi<\/strong>\u2014any listing under IRCTC&#8217;s \u201cprivate train\u201d initiative is purely <strong>indicative<\/strong> and not currently functional.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Confirmed Indian Railways Services: Howrah Varanasi<\/h2>\n<p>Here are the <strong>most reliable and fastest trains<\/strong> along this route:<\/p>\n<h3><strong>1. Rajdhani Express (12301)<\/strong> \u2014 <em>Fastest Option<\/em><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Departure<\/strong>: ~16:50 from Howrah<\/li>\n<li><strong>Arrival<\/strong>: ~00:40 at Varanasi Junction (DDU)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Duration<\/strong>: <strong>~7 h 55 min<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Classes<\/strong>: 1A, 2A, 3A; full AC, premium service<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>2. Other Superfast \/ Express Trains<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Several daily options available with varied timings and speeds:<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Train<\/th>\n<th>Duration<\/th>\n<th>Key Info<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Netaji Express (12311)<\/td>\n<td>~10 h 10 m<\/td>\n<td>Faster for sleeper\/AC travel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Vibhuti Express (12333)<\/td>\n<td>~13 h 45 m<\/td>\n<td>Alternate daily option<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Poorva Express (12303)<\/td>\n<td>~11 h 25 m<\/td>\n<td>Daily night service<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Doon Express (13009)<\/td>\n<td>~14 h 35 m<\/td>\n<td>Weekly service<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Fare Estimates (Approximate)<\/h2>\n<p>Typical fare ranges (based on Trainman and review sources):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sleeper (SL)<\/strong>: \u20b9330\u2013\u20b9400<\/li>\n<li><strong>AC 3 Tier (3A)<\/strong>: \u20b9850\u2013\u20b9950<\/li>\n<li><strong>AC 2 Tier (2A)<\/strong>: \u20b91,200\u2013\u20b91,300<\/li>\n<li><strong>First AC (1A)<\/strong>: \u20b92,000+<br \/>\nExact fares vary by train and booking platform, so it&#8217;s best to verify for your date via <strong>IRCTC<\/strong>, <strong>ConfirmTkt<\/strong>, or <strong>Ixigo<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Quick Summary Table<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Feature<\/th>\n<th>Details<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Private PPP Train<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Not operational<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Fastest Train<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Rajdhani Express (~7h 55m)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Other Good Options<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Netaji Express (~10h), Poorva (~11h)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Best Fare Choice<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Sleeper class on Superfast trains<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Let me know your <strong>travel date<\/strong>, preferred <strong>class<\/strong>, or <strong>desired departure time<\/strong>, and I\u2019d be happy to check live availability or help with booking!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Private train between Howrah and Varanasi time table, route, frequency, train no., and fare Private train between Howrah and Varanasi Via Patna Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in Passenger Train Operations Project Indicative Routes Howrah and Varanasi Private train will leave Howrah at 2240 hrs Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and arrive Varanasi at 1045 hrs and train running [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2576","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2576","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2576"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2576\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}