{"id":2828,"date":"2025-07-31T15:53:35","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T15:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railtravels.org\/?p=2828"},"modified":"2025-07-31T15:53:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T15:53:35","slug":"special-train-between-darbhanga-jalandhar-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/special-train-between-darbhanga-jalandhar-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Special train between Darbhanga-Jalandhar City"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>Special train between Darbhanga-Jalandhar City<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Special train between Darbhanga-Jalandhar City (Train No. 05251 \/ 05252) time table, route, frequency and fare<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For the convenience of passengers, East Central Railway has decided to run special train between Darbhanga-Jalandhar City (Train No. 05251 \/ 05252)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Train No. 05251 Darbhanga-Jalandhar City special train<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Train No. 05251 Darbhanga-Jalandhar City Special train will leave from (Every Saturday) Darbhanga at 03.25 hrs &amp; will reach Jalandhar City at 05.10 hrs and train running time between the station 25 hour and 45 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Train No. 05252 Jalandhar City-Darbhanga special train<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Similarly, Train No. 05252 Jalandhar City-Darbhanga Special train will leave from (Every Sunday) Jalandhar City at 09.50 hrs &amp; will reach Darbhanga at 11.35 hrs and train running time between the station 25 hour and 45 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Darbhanga -Jalandhar City Distance between the station is 1396 Kilometer<\/p>\n<p>Date of Commencement of Service:<\/p>\n<p>Train No. 05251 from Darbhanga -Jalandhar City special train from 24-10-2025 to 28-11-2025<\/p>\n<p>Train No: 05252 from Jalandhar City-Darbhanga special train from 25-10-2025 to 29-11-2025<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the most accurate and up\u2011to\u2011date information on train services between <strong>Darbhanga Junction (DBG)<\/strong> and <strong>Jalandhar City Junction (JUC)<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\ude82 1. Festival \/ Special\u2011Fare Service: <strong>Train 05251 \/ 05252 \u2013 Darbhanga \u2194 Jalandhar City Special<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>05251 \u2013 Darbhanga \u2192 Jalandhar City<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Operated as a <strong>festival\u2011fare special<\/strong>, typically running <strong>only on Saturdays<\/strong> during Puja or surge seasons.<\/li>\n<li>Departs <strong>DBG at ~03:30<\/strong>, arrives <strong>JUC at ~05:10 AM<\/strong> the following day. Completes ~1,396\u202fkm in <strong>~25\u202fh\u202f40\u202fm<\/strong>, with <strong>15 halts<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Only <strong>Second Seating (2S)<\/strong> class available; <strong>no pantry<\/strong>, limited amenities, and <strong>Tatkal\/general quotas only<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>05252 \u2013 Jalandhar City \u2192 Darbhanga<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Return leg runs on <strong>Sundays<\/strong>, arriving DBG around <strong>11:35 AM<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These trains are seasonal and not currently scheduled for 2025 (last known operation in late 2025).<br \/>\nSpecial trains often face delays and poor service due to low scheduling priority.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cSpecial trains are just extra temporary trains\u2026 they have the lowest priority&#8230; expect long delays\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\ude84 2. Regular Weekly Service: <strong>Train 22551 \/ 22552 \u2013 Darbhanga\u2013Jalandhar City Antyodaya Express<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>22551 \u2013 Darbhanga \u2192 Jalandhar City<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Runs <strong>weekly<\/strong>, departing DBG at <strong>03:30 AM on Saturdays<\/strong>, arriving JUC at <strong>05:10 AM<\/strong> next day.<\/li>\n<li>Covers ~1,397\u202fkm in <strong>~25\u202fh\u202f45\u202fm<\/strong>, with <strong>all reserved general seating (2S only)<\/strong>, and <strong>no pantry<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Coach amenities include bio-toilets, mobile charging, LED indicators\u2014cars are LHB\u2011Antyodaya rakes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>22552 \u2013 Jalandhar City \u2192 Darbhanga<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Returns weekly on <strong>Sundays<\/strong>, reaching DBG around <strong>11:35 AM<\/strong> next day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is the <strong>only confirmed permanent service<\/strong> between DBG and JUC as of now.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\udccb Comparison Summary<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Train No.<\/th>\n<th>Service Type<\/th>\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\n<th>Journey Time<\/th>\n<th>Classes<\/th>\n<th>Pantry<\/th>\n<th>Notes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>05251\/52<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Festival Special (Seasonal only)<\/td>\n<td>Sat \/ Sun<\/td>\n<td>~25\u202fh\u202f40\u202fm<\/td>\n<td>2S only<\/td>\n<td>\u274c No<\/td>\n<td>Seasonal runs, long delays possible<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>22551\/52<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Regular Antyodaya Express<\/td>\n<td>Weekly<\/td>\n<td>~25\u202fh\u202f45\u202fm<\/td>\n<td>2S (RC seats)<\/td>\n<td>\u274c No<\/td>\n<td>Predictable schedule, better features<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u2705 Travel Suggestions<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>For <strong>guaranteed weekly service<\/strong>, pick <strong>Train 22551\/52<\/strong>\u2014covers full DPR amenities, clean rakes, and steady timings.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>festive special (05251\/52)<\/strong> ran only in late 2025 and hasn&#8217;t recurred; it&#8217;s advisable only if officially reintroduced in 2025.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Booking opens ~60 days before departure<\/strong>; special trains may sell out early due to limited quotas.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Monitor IRCTC or ECR bulletins<\/strong> around <strong>August\u2013September 2025<\/strong> for announcements of any festival specials on this route.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Would you like help tracking seat availability for 22551\/52 or alerts if 05251 is reactivated?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Special train between Darbhanga-Jalandhar City Special train between Darbhanga-Jalandhar City (Train No. 05251 \/ 05252) time table, route, frequency and fare For the convenience of passengers, East Central Railway has decided to run special train between Darbhanga-Jalandhar City (Train No. 05251 \/ 05252) Train No. 05251 Darbhanga-Jalandhar City special train Train No. 05251 Darbhanga-Jalandhar City [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[143,194,196,19],"tags":[142,195,207,197,20],"class_list":["post-2828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-east-central-railway","category-festivals-special-trains","category-puja-special-trains","category-special-trains","tag-east-central-railway","tag-festivals-special-trains","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\/2828","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=2828"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2828\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}