{"id":1610,"date":"2025-07-30T04:10:16","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T04:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railtravels.org\/?p=1610"},"modified":"2025-07-30T04:10:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T04:10:16","slug":"special-train-hubballi-to-katihar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/special-train-hubballi-to-katihar\/","title":{"rendered":"Special train Hubballi to Katihar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Special train Hubballi to Katihar<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Special train Hubballi to Katihar (Train No. 07303) time table, route, frequency and fare<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Train No. 07303 Hubballi-Katihar one way Superfast Special Train via Guntakal, Kacheguda :-<\/p>\n<p>Train No. 07303 Hubballi Jn-Katihar Jn one way Special Train will depart Hubballi Jn at 21.30 hrs on 06th November, 2025 (Friday) and arrive Katihar Jn at 21.30 hrs on the second day.<\/p>\n<p>Enroute, this special train will stop at Gadag Jn, Koppal, Hosapete Jn, Ballari Jn, Guntakal, Dhone Jn, Kurnool city, Mahbubnagar, Kacheguda, Kazipet Jn, Manchiryal, Sirpur Kaghaznagar, Balharshah, Nagpur, Itarsi, Jabalpur, Katni Jn, Satna, Pt. Den Dayal Upadhyay Jn, Ara Jn, Patna Jn and Barauni Jn stations.<\/p>\n<p>This special train will consist of AC III Tier, Sleeper Class and reserved Second Seating Coaches.<\/p>\n<p>There <strong>is<\/strong> a <strong>special service<\/strong> operating between <strong>Hubballi (Hubli) and Katihar<\/strong>\u2014though it is a <strong>limited summer special<\/strong>, not a regular train.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\ude86 Summer Special: <strong>Train 07325 \/ 07326 \u2013 SSS Hubballi \u2194 Katihar Special Fare AC Express<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Train 07325<\/strong>: Hubballi (UBL) \u2192 Katihar (KIR)\n<ul>\n<li>Departure: <strong>15:15<\/strong> from Hubballi <strong>on Wednesdays<\/strong> (Apr 9 to Apr 30, 2025)<\/li>\n<li>Arrival: <strong>~14:00 on Day\u202f3<\/strong> (approx. 46\u202fh\u202f45\u202fm journey, covering ~2,317\u202fkm)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Train 07326<\/strong>: Katihar \u2192 Hubballi (return)\n<ul>\n<li>Departed Katihar at ~<strong>02:30\u202fAM on Saturdays<\/strong> (Apr 12 to May 3, 2025)<\/li>\n<li>Arrival back in Hubballi ~10:50\u202fAM on Monday<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>It ran <strong>4 round trips only<\/strong> during the defined summer interval in <strong>April\u2013May 2025<\/strong>; <strong>service ended May 3<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83e\udded Current Status (July 2025)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>There are <strong>no active or upcoming special trains<\/strong> known between Hubballi and Katihar.<\/li>\n<li>The summer special (07325\/07326) allowed only a few trips in April\u2013May 2025\u2014<strong>not recurring<\/strong> past that period.<\/li>\n<li>As of now, IR-related platforms show <strong>no scheduled specials<\/strong> for this route.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u26a0\ufe0f About Special Trains<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Reddit feedback consistently emphasizes issues like <strong>serious delays<\/strong> (6\u201315+ hours), lack of pantry services, and older coaches with limited reliability<\/li>\n<li>They are accorded <strong>lowest priority<\/strong> in the railway network, often overtaken by regular trains<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u2705 Alternative Routing Options<\/h2>\n<p>Since no specials are running now, here&#8217;s how you can plan travel:<\/p>\n<h3>\ud83d\udd39 Regular long-distance connectivity:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hubballi\u202f\u2192 Delhi \/ Patna<\/strong> via regular expresses like Hubballi\u2013Varanasi or others.<\/li>\n<li>Then connect <strong>Delhi or Patna \u2192 Katihar<\/strong> using common routes such as <strong>Tatanagar\u2013Katihar Express (28181\/28182)<\/strong> (runs tri\u2011weekly, ~591\u202fkm in 17\u00bd\u202fh)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\ud83e\udded Sample itinerary:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Take a <strong>Hubballi\u202f\u2192 Delhi \/ Patna<\/strong> express.<\/li>\n<li>Then board <strong>Tatanagar\u2013Katihar Express<\/strong> (from Tatanagar or connecting via Delhi to Tatanagar).<\/li>\n<li>Alternatively, travel Delhi\u2192Katihar via other express services.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>This combined path is <strong>more reliable<\/strong> and far easier to plan compared to limited-time specials.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\udcca Summary<\/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>Train 07325\/07326<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Hubballi\u2013Katihar summer special (Apr\u2013May 2025 only)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Currently active?<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u274c No \u2013 service ended early May 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Reliability of specials<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Low \u2013 often delayed or canceled; no pantry, older coaches<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Recommended path<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Hubballi \u2192 Delhi\/Patna \u2192 Katihar via regular expresses like Tatanagar\u2013Katihar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\udca1 Final Advice<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Since this special service is no longer running, using <strong>regular express trains via Patna or Tatanagar<\/strong> is your best bet.<\/li>\n<li>If you\u2019d like, I can help check availability or fares for travel <strong>on specific dates<\/strong>, including planning connections from Hubballi to Katihar using express trains.<\/li>\n<li>Feel free to ask for detailed routing, booking links, or how to check real-time schedules on IRCTC or NTES.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Let me know if you\u2019d like assistance putting together an itinerary!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Special train Hubballi to Katihar Special train Hubballi to Katihar (Train No. 07303) time table, route, frequency and fare Train No. 07303 Hubballi-Katihar one way Superfast Special Train via Guntakal, Kacheguda :- Train No. 07303 Hubballi Jn-Katihar Jn one way Special Train will depart Hubballi Jn at 21.30 hrs on 06th November, 2025 (Friday) and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[192,194,196,18,19],"tags":[193,142,195,197,20],"class_list":["post-1610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diwali-special-trains","category-festivals-special-trains","category-puja-special-trains","category-south-central-railway","category-special-trains","tag-diwali-special-trains","tag-east-central-railway","tag-festivals-special-trains","tag-puja-special-trains","tag-special-trains"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1610","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=1610"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1610\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1610"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}