{"id":1372,"date":"2025-07-30T14:48:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T14:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railtravels.org\/?p=1372"},"modified":"2025-07-30T14:48:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T14:48:14","slug":"special-train-sealdah-saharsa-special-train-saharsa-sealdah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/special-train-sealdah-saharsa-special-train-saharsa-sealdah\/","title":{"rendered":"Special train Sealdah-Saharsa | Special train Saharsa-Sealdah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Special train Sealdah-Saharsa | Special train Saharsa-Sealdah<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Special train between Sealdah-Saharsa (Train No. 03163 \/ 03164) time table, route, frequency and fare<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Eastern Railway Special train between Sealdah-Saharsa<\/p>\n<p>Train No. 03163 Sealdah-Saharsa Special will leave Sealdah at 20:10 hrs. daily (except Tuesday &amp; Thursday) w.e.f. 2.12.2025 to reach Saharsa at 12:45 hrs. on the next day.<\/p>\n<p>Train No. 03164 Saharsa-Sealdah Special will leave Saharsa at 14:15 hrs. daily (except Wednesday &amp; Friday) w.e.f. 3.12.2025 to reach Sealdah at 7:20 hrs. on the next day.<\/p>\n<p>The train will run as per existing link of Train No. 13163\/ Train No. 13164 Sealdah-Saharsa-Sealdah Express.<\/p>\n<p>Booking of the special trains will be available on &amp; from 26.11.2025 both from PRS counters &amp; online booking. In addition to fare, SPECIAL charge will be realized for those trains.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the latest confirmed information about the <strong>special train service between Sealdah (SDAH) and Saharsa Junction (SHC)<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\ude82 Special Train: Sealdah \u2013 Saharsa Jn (SDAH \u2194 SHC)<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Train 03169 \u2013 Sealdah \u2192 Saharsa Jn Special<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A <strong>reserved-fare special<\/strong>, not part of regular timetable, categorized as <strong>Sealdah\u2013Saharsa Jn Special<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Departure:<\/strong> ~21:15 from Sealdah<\/li>\n<li><strong>Arrival:<\/strong> ~12:10 next day at Saharsa Jn<\/li>\n<li><strong>Duration:<\/strong> ~15 hours<\/li>\n<li><strong>Distance:<\/strong> Approximately 557\u2013589\u202fkm, depending on route (average speed ~37\u202fkm\/h)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stops:<\/strong> ~23 halts, including major junctions like Bandel, Katihar, Mansi, and others.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Classes:<\/strong> AC\u20113 Tier and Sleeper (SL) only<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Return Train (03164 \u2013 Saharsa Jn \u2192 Sealdah Special)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Departs Saharsa Jn around <strong>14:50<\/strong>, arriving Sealdah next morning around <strong>05:15<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Covers similar halts and travel time (~16 hours)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\udccb Summary Table<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Train No.<\/th>\n<th>Direction<\/th>\n<th>Dep. Time<\/th>\n<th>Arr. Time<\/th>\n<th>Duration<\/th>\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\n<th>Classes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>03169<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Sealdah \u2192 Saharsa<\/td>\n<td>~21:15 SDAH<\/td>\n<td>~12:10 next day<\/td>\n<td>~15h<\/td>\n<td>Often Thu\/Sat (check scheduler)<\/td>\n<td>3A, SL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>03164<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Saharsa \u2192 Sealdah<\/td>\n<td>~14:50 SHC<\/td>\n<td>~05:15 next day<\/td>\n<td>~16h<\/td>\n<td>Corresponding return days<\/td>\n<td>3A, SL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u2139\ufe0f Additional Notes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>This train runs as a <strong>special seasonal or tatkal service<\/strong>, with limited frequency\u2014not an everyday link like regular mail\/express options.<\/li>\n<li>While it matches or slightly exceeds the timings of standard trains, it&#8217;s <strong>not permanently scheduled<\/strong>, and coach availability is constrained (no 2A or 1A).<\/li>\n<li>For <strong>daily and dependable service<\/strong>, the <strong>Hate Bazare Express (13163\/13170)<\/strong> runs regularly between Sealdah and Saharsa, covering similar route in ~15h 40m with reserved coach classes including 2A\/3A\/SL.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u2705 Recommendations<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Use 03169\/03164<\/strong> only if you can confirm tickets for those precise dates where special service is operational.<\/li>\n<li>Otherwise, <strong>Book Hate Bazare Express (13163\/13170)<\/strong> for consistent service and better coach options.<\/li>\n<li>Be aware special service trains are <strong>lower in operational priority<\/strong> and may face delays; always reconfirm running status via IRCTC or NTES before travel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Would you like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A <strong>full halts list with timings<\/strong> for a specific date,<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fare charts or coach layout<\/strong> details,<\/li>\n<li>Or help with <strong>PNR or booking links<\/strong>?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Let me know which train or detail you need\u2014I\u2019m happy to fetch it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Special train Sealdah-Saharsa | Special train Saharsa-Sealdah Special train between Sealdah-Saharsa (Train No. 03163 \/ 03164) time table, route, frequency and fare Eastern Railway Special train between Sealdah-Saharsa Train No. 03163 Sealdah-Saharsa Special will leave Sealdah at 20:10 hrs. daily (except Tuesday &amp; Thursday) w.e.f. 2.12.2025 to reach Saharsa at 12:45 hrs. on the next [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56,19],"tags":[57,20],"class_list":["post-1372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-eastern-railway","category-special-trains","tag-eastern-railway","tag-special-trains"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1372","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"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=1372"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1372\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}