{"id":4419,"date":"2025-08-12T06:12:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T06:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railtravels.org\/?page_id=4419"},"modified":"2025-08-12T06:12:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T06:12:56","slug":"prakashotsav-of-sahib-guru-govind-singh-ji-special-train","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/prakashotsav-of-sahib-guru-govind-singh-ji-special-train\/","title":{"rendered":"Prakashotsav of Sahib Guru Govind Singh Ji-Special Train"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Prakashotsav of Sahib Guru Govind Singh Ji-Special Train<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To clear the rush of the passengers for 354th Prakashotsav of Sahib Guru Govind Singh Ji, a special train will run between Kolkata &amp; Nangal Dam Stations.<\/p>\n<p>Train No. 02325 Kolkata-Nangal Dam Superfast Festival Special (via Dankuni) will leave Kolkata Station at 07:40 hrs on 21.01.2025 ( 01 Trip ) to reach Nangal Dam Station at 15:55hrs. on the next day.<\/p>\n<p>Also Read More : <strong>Temporary Stoppage of Train at Patna Saheb \u2013 <\/strong><strong>354th Birth anniversary of 10th Guru Sahib Shri Guru Govind Singh Ji Maharaj<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Train No.02326 Nangal Dam -Kolkata Superfast Festival special ( via Dankuni ) will leave Nangal Dam at 06:50 hrs. on 23.01.2025 (01 Trip) to reach Kolkata Station at 14:45 hrs. on the next day.<\/p>\n<p>The train will stop at Asansol, Jasidih, Jhajha, Kiul Jn., Patna Jn., Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn., Varanasi, Lucknow, Bareilly, Moradabad , Saharanpur Jn., Ambala Cantt., Sirhind Jn., Rupnagar &amp; Anandpur Sahib stations enroute in both the direction.<\/p>\n<p>Booking for UP direction journey by the above special train will be made available on and from 13.01.2025 at 08.00 a.m. through PRS &amp; Internet. Special charges will be levied. Concessional booking is not allowed.<\/p>\n<p>I couldn\u2019t locate any reports of a dedicated <strong>\u201cPrakashotsav of Guru Gobind Singh Ji\u201d special train<\/strong> announced by Indian Railways for 2025 or neighboring years. However, here&#8217;s what is known regarding train services and travel support during Guru Gobind Singh Ji\u2019s Prakash Utsav (like the 358th anniversary):<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Train Operations During Prakash Utsav<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Indian Railways facilitated pilgrim access by designating <strong>temporary stoppages<\/strong> for several regular trains at <strong>Patna Sahib station<\/strong>\u2014the birthplace of Guru Gobind Singh Ji.<\/li>\n<li>Between <strong>December 30 and January 12<\/strong>, <strong>20 pairs of regular passenger trains<\/strong> were given these added halts to accommodate devotees visiting for the Prakash Utsav ceremonies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These were not special trains per se, but adjustments to existing schedules for better accessibility.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Devotional Journey via Special Arrangements from Ranchi<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>In <strong>January 2025<\/strong>, over <strong>350 devotees from Ranchi<\/strong> traveled to Patna Sahib for the Prakash Parv.<\/li>\n<li>Some groups departed on <strong>Hatia\u2013Patna Superfast Express<\/strong>, while others used the <strong>Vande Bharat Express<\/strong> or bus services to reach Patna for the celebrations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These were community-organized group travels, not officially designated special trains, but reflect organized pilgrim movements.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Summary at a Glance<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Context<\/th>\n<th>Details<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Special Train Service<\/td>\n<td><strong>None announced<\/strong> specifically for Prakashotsav of Guru Gobind Singh Ji<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Temporary Train Adjustments<\/td>\n<td>20 pairs of regular trains diverted to stop at <strong>Patna Sahib<\/strong> station<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Organized Pilgrim Travel<\/td>\n<td>Groups from Ranchi used <strong>Hatia\u2013Patna Superfast<\/strong>, <strong>Vande Bharat<\/strong>, or buses<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<p>If you&#8217;re planning for future celebrations like the <strong>360th Prakash Utsav<\/strong>, I can help track announcements from IRCTC or relevant railway zones for any special train services or halts. Just let me know how I can assist further!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prakashotsav of Sahib Guru Govind Singh Ji-Special Train To clear the rush of the passengers for 354th Prakashotsav of Sahib Guru Govind Singh Ji, a special train will run between Kolkata &amp; Nangal Dam Stations. Train No. 02325 Kolkata-Nangal Dam Superfast Festival Special (via Dankuni) will leave Kolkata Station at 07:40 hrs on 21.01.2025 ( [&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-4419","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4419","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=4419"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4419\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}