{"id":2538,"date":"2025-07-31T13:23:31","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T13:23:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railtravels.org\/?p=2538"},"modified":"2025-07-31T13:23:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T13:23:31","slug":"special-train-between-chhapra-old-delhi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/special-train-between-chhapra-old-delhi\/","title":{"rendered":"Special train between Chhapra-Old Delhi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Special train between Chhapra-Old Delhi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Loknayak Special train between Chhapra-Old Delhi (Train No. 05115 \/ 05116) time table, route, frequency and fare<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For the convenience of passengers, North Eastern Railway has decided to run special train between Chhapra-Old Delhi-Chhapra (Train No. 05115 \/ 05116)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Train No. 05115 Chhapra-Old Delhi special train<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Train No. 05115 Chhapra-Old Delhi Special train will leave from (Every Saturday) Chhapra at 11.15 hrs &amp; will reach Old Delhi at 11.20 hrs and train running time between the station 24 hour and 5 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Train No. 05116 Old Delhi-Chhapra special train<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Similarly, Train No. 05116 Old Delhi-Chhapra Special train will leave from (Every Sunday) Old Delhi at 14.00 hrs &amp; will reach Chhapra at 13.20 hrs and train running time between the station 23 hour and 20 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Chhapra-Old Delhi Distance between the station is 1000 Kilometer<\/p>\n<p>Date of Commencement of Service:<\/p>\n<p>Train No. 05115 from Chhapra-Old Delhi special train 24-10-2025 to 28-11-2025<\/p>\n<p>Train No: 05116 from Old Delhi-Chhapra special train 25-10-2025 to 29-11-2025<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what\u2019s known about <strong>special and regular trains between Chhapra Junction (CPR) and Old Delhi Junction (DLI)<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\ude86 1. Festival \/ Special\u2011Fare Services<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Train 05315 \u2013 Chhapra \u2192 Old Delhi (Festival Special)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A <strong>seasonal special-fare train<\/strong> running <strong>twice weekly<\/strong>, typically <strong>Tuesdays &amp; Fridays<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Departs Chhapra at <strong>11:15\u202fAM<\/strong>, arrives Old Delhi around <strong>11:20\u202fAM<\/strong> next day\u2014approx. <strong>24\u202fh 5\u202fm<\/strong>, covering ~1,000\u202fkm with ~22 stops<\/li>\n<li>Offers only <strong>2S, Sleeper, 3A<\/strong> classes; limited to <strong>tatkal\/general quotas<\/strong>, and <strong>no pantry<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Train 05116 \u2013 Old Delhi \u2192 Chhapra (Festival Special)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The return leg, typically runs <strong>Sundays<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Departs Old Delhi at <strong>14:00<\/strong>, arrives Chhapra at <strong>13:20<\/strong> next day (~23\u202fh 20\u202fm, 22 stops)<\/li>\n<li>Same limited classes and amenities as the forward leg.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These are <strong>special-purpose trains<\/strong>, active only during festival\/seasonal peaks\u2014check IRCTC for availability near festival seasons like Durga Puja or Chhath.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\ude84 2. Regular Express Services (Year-Round)<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>15115 \/ 15116 \u2013 Loknayak Express (CPR \u2194 Old Delhi)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Operates <strong>once a week<\/strong> each way.<\/li>\n<li><strong>15115 (Chhapra \u2192 Old Delhi)<\/strong> departs <strong>11:25\u202fAM<\/strong>, arrives <strong>11:20\u202fAM<\/strong> next day, covering ~1,000\u202fkm in <strong>~23\u202fh 50\u202fm<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>15116<\/strong> runs reverse from Delhi around <strong>14:00<\/strong>, arriving Chhapra <strong>~13:10\u202fPM<\/strong> next day.<\/li>\n<li>Offers <strong>2A, 3A, Sleeper, General<\/strong>, reserved berths, and <strong>onboard catering\/e\u2011catering<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\udccb Quick Comparison<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Train No.<\/th>\n<th>Route<\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\n<th>Duration<\/th>\n<th>Classes<\/th>\n<th>Catering<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>05315 \/ 05116<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Chhapra \u2194 Old Delhi<\/td>\n<td>Festival Special Fare<\/td>\n<td>2\u00d7\/week<\/td>\n<td>~23\u201324 h<\/td>\n<td>2S, SL, 3A (Tatkal\/general only)<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>15115 \/ 15116<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Chhapra \u2194 Old Delhi<\/td>\n<td>Loknayak Express (Year\u2011round)<\/td>\n<td>Weekly<\/td>\n<td>~23\u202fh 50\u202fm<\/td>\n<td>2A, 3A, SL, General (Reserved)<\/td>\n<td>Pantry \/ E-catering<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u2705 Travel Advice<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Opt for <strong>Train 15115\/15116 (Loknayak Express)<\/strong> for reliable travel, reserved seating, and onboard food.<\/li>\n<li>Only consider <strong>05315\/05116<\/strong> if running during festival or peak demand windows\u2014amenities are minimal, and booking is restricted.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Booking opens ~60 days ahead<\/strong>, and final charts are closed about <strong>3\u20134 hours before departure<\/strong>. Festival specials have limited quotas.<\/li>\n<li>I can help monitor IRCTC alerts in advance of your travel dates to notify you if these specials are activated.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Would you like help checking seat availability or fare estimates for a specific date?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Special train between Chhapra-Old Delhi Loknayak Special train between Chhapra-Old Delhi (Train No. 05115 \/ 05116) time table, route, frequency and fare For the convenience of passengers, North Eastern Railway has decided to run special train between Chhapra-Old Delhi-Chhapra (Train No. 05115 \/ 05116) Train No. 05115 Chhapra-Old Delhi special train Train No. 05115 Chhapra-Old [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194,64,196,19],"tags":[195,63,207,197,20],"class_list":["post-2538","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-festivals-special-trains","category-north-eastern-railway","category-puja-special-trains","category-special-trains","tag-festivals-special-trains","tag-north-eastern-railway","tag-puja-special-train-2020","tag-puja-special-trains","tag-special-trains"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2538","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=2538"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2538\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2538"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2538"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}