{"id":986,"date":"2025-07-25T05:22:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T05:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railtravels.org\/?page_id=986"},"modified":"2025-07-25T05:22:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T05:22:06","slug":"ganga-sagar-mela-2020-special-train","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/ganga-sagar-mela-2020-special-train\/","title":{"rendered":"Ganga Sagar Mela 2025 Special Train"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ganga Sagar Mela 2025 Special Train<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ganga Sagar Mela 2025 date is 13 Jan 2025 \u2013 15 Jan 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

To clear the rush of pilgrims during Ganga Sagar Mela-2025, Eastern Railway will run 11 EMU Mela Special Galloping trains between 12 & 17 January, 2025 from Sealdah South\/ Kolkata\/ Lakshmikantapur\/ Namkhana\/ Kakdwip.<\/strong>\u00a0Besides, 04 regular local trains in the section will be extended during the mela period.<\/p>\n

Out of those, 02 trains will leave Sealdah South, 02 trains from Kolkata station, 03 trains from Namkhana, 01 train from Lakshmikantapur and 03 trains from Kakdwip.<\/p>\n

The Mela Special will leave Sealdah South at 06:15 hrs. & 14:40 hrs., from Kolkata station at 07.35 hrs. & 21.30 hrs., from Namkhana at 09:10 hrs., 18:35 hrs. & 02:05 hrs., from Kakdwip at 11:32 hrs., 14:40 hrs. & 19:19 hrs. and from Lakshmikantapur at 23:15 hrs.<\/p>\n

The Galloping Mela Special trains will stop at Ballygunge, Sonarpur, Baruipur, Lakshmikantapur, Nischindapur & Kakdwip stations. Kolkata-Namkhana & Kolkata-Kakdwip galloping Mela special will also stop at Prinsep Ghat & Majerhat stations.<\/p>\n

Every year Eastern Railway declare for the convenience of the pilgrims of Ganga sagar Mela, Eastern Railway will run a EMU special trains Sealdah Kolkata \u2013 Namkhana \u2013 Sealdah Kolkata, Namkhana \u2013 Lakshmikantapur \u2013 Namkhana and Sealdah \u2013 Lakshmikantapur \u2013 Sealdah stations. When Railway declare we will update.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the verified information on Gangasagar Mela 2025 Special Trains<\/strong> operated by Eastern Railway<\/strong> to handle the peak pilgrim influx:<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\ude89 Overview of Special EMU Trains for Gangasagar Mela 2025<\/h2>\n

Eastern Railway\u2019s Sealdah Division<\/strong> ran 72 special EMU local trains<\/strong> and 12 \u201cGalloping\u201d Mela Specials<\/strong> between 12 and 17 January 2025<\/strong> to facilitate travel between Kolkata\/Sealdah and Namkhana, Lakshmikantapur & Kakdwip<\/strong> stations for pilgrims heading to Gangasagar<\/p>\n

\u25cf The 72 special EMU locals<\/strong> covered stations between Sealdah South, Kolkata, Kakdwip, Namkhana, etc., operating at very frequent intervals during the peak days
\n\u25cf The 12 Galloping Mela Specials (train no. 03926, 03925, etc.)<\/strong> were suburban passenger-type specials running on select days to boost capacity<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\ude86 Key Train: Sealdah \u2194 Namkhana Special (03926 \/ 03925)<\/h2>\n

Train 03926 \u2014 Sealdah \u2192 Namkhana<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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  • Frequency<\/strong>: Operated on Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun<\/strong> between 12\u201317 January 2025<\/li>\n
  • Departure<\/strong>: Sealdah at 14:40<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Arrival<\/strong>: Namkhana at 17:33<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Journey Time<\/strong>: ~2\u202fh\u202f53\u202fmin<\/strong>, covering ~109\u202fkm<\/li>\n
  • Major Stops (6 halts)<\/strong>: Ballygunge Jn, Sonarpur Jn, Baruipur, Lakshmikantapur (long halt ~20\u202fmin), Nishchindapur, Kakdwip<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Train 03925 \u2014 Namkhana \u2192 Sealdah<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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    • Operated same five days of the week<\/strong><\/li>\n
    • Departure<\/strong>: Namkhana at 18:35<\/strong><\/li>\n
    • Arrival<\/strong>: Sealdah at 21:25<\/strong><\/li>\n
    • Journey Time<\/strong>: ~2\u202fh\u202f50\u202fmin<\/strong>, same stops in reverse order<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      \ud83d\udd04 Other Special EMU Operations<\/h2>\n
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      • The 72 additional special EMU locals<\/strong> ran every few minutes from Sealdah South, Kakdwip, and Lakshmikantapur to Namkhana\/Sealdah from 12\u201316 January<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
      • These were scheduled dynamically to manage crowds, with specific \u201cGalloping\u201d runs supplementing crowd surges and ferry coordination<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        \ud83d\udcb8 Fare & Classes<\/h2>\n
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        • These EMU specials were unreserved local trains<\/strong>, meaning fares were typically low (\u20b925\u2013\u20b950).<\/li>\n
        • Classes<\/strong>: Only General Unreserved<\/strong>; no sleeper or AC coaches.<\/li>\n
        • No online reservation<\/strong>: tickets sold at unreserved counters or on-board.<\/li>\n
        • Exact fares vary minimally depending on station-to-station travel\u2014all within unreserved fare brackets for suburban routes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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          \ud83d\udcc5 Summary Table<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
          Train No.<\/th>\nRoute<\/th>\nDays Operated<\/th>\nDeparts<\/th>\nArrives<\/th>\nDuration<\/th>\nStops<\/th>\nType<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
          03926<\/strong><\/td>\nSealdah \u2192 Namkhana<\/td>\nMon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun<\/td>\n14:40 from SDAH<\/td>\n17:33 at NMKA<\/td>\n~2h\u202f53m<\/td>\n6 halts incl. Kakdwip<\/td>\nGalloping EMU<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          03925<\/strong><\/td>\nNamkhana \u2192 Sealdah<\/td>\nSame days<\/td>\n18:35 from NMKA<\/td>\n21:25 at SDAH<\/td>\n~2h\u202f50m<\/td>\nSame stops reverse order<\/td>\nGalloping EMU<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          EMU Specials<\/strong><\/td>\nSealdah\u2011Namkhana\/Kakdwip locals<\/td>\nJan 12\u201317, 2025<\/td>\nFrequent runs<\/td>\nFrequent<\/td>\n~2\u20133 hrs<\/td>\nLocal halts<\/td>\nUnreserved EMU<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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          \u2139\ufe0f Notes & Travel Tips<\/h2>\n
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          • All data refers to Makar Sankranti 2025 Mela (14 January), and adjacent days<\/strong>\u2014special trains were limited to January 12\u201317, 2025<\/strong><\/li>\n
          • There were no long\u2011distance special trains<\/strong> for Gangasagar; pilgrim movement depended on local EMU services to Kakdwip and Namkhana<\/strong>, followed by ferry to Sagar Island.<\/li>\n
          • Tickets were unreserved<\/strong> and required early arrival at departure stations to board due to high crowding.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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            Would you like help checking similar arrangements for future Gangasagar Melas (e.g., 2026)<\/strong>, ferry timings to Sagar Island, or planning options from Kolkata?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            Ganga Sagar Mela 2025 Special Train Ganga Sagar Mela 2025 date is 13 Jan 2025 \u2013 15 Jan 2025 To clear the rush of pilgrims during Ganga Sagar Mela-2025, Eastern Railway will run 11 EMU Mela Special Galloping trains between 12 & 17 January, 2025 from Sealdah South\/ Kolkata\/ Lakshmikantapur\/ Namkhana\/ Kakdwip.\u00a0Besides, 04 regular local […]<\/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-986","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/986","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=986"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/986\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=986"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}