{"id":2837,"date":"2025-07-31T15:56:46","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T15:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railtravels.org\/?p=2837"},"modified":"2025-07-31T15:56:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T15:56:46","slug":"special-train-between-howrah-rajendra-nagar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/special-train-between-howrah-rajendra-nagar\/","title":{"rendered":"Special train between Howrah-Rajendra Nagar"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>Special train between Howrah-Rajendra Nagar<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Archana Festival Special between Howrah-Rajendra Nagar (Train No. 02351 \/ 02352) time table, route, frequency and fare<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For the convenience of passengers, East Central Railway Railway has decided to run special train between Howrah-Rajendra Nagar-Howrah (Train No. 02351 \/ 02352)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Train No. 02351 Howrah-Rajendra Nagar special train<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Train No. 02351 Howrah-Rajendra Nagar Special train will leave from (Daily) Howrah at 20.35 hrs &amp; will reach Rajendra Nagar at 06.15 hrs and train running time between the station 9 hour and 40 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Train No. 02352 Rajendra Nagar-Howrah special train<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Similarly, Train No. 02352 Rajendra Nagar-Howrah Special train will leave from (Every Sun, Wed) Rajendra Nagar at 21.00 hrs &amp; will reach Howrah at 06.40 hrs and train running time between the station 9 hour and 40 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Howrah-Rajendra Nagar Distance between the station is 528 Kilometer<\/p>\n<p>Date of Commencement of Service:<\/p>\n<p>Train No. 02351 from Howrah-Rajendra Nagar special train 21-10-2025 to 01-12-2025<\/p>\n<p>Train No: 02352 from Rajendra Nagar-Howrah special train 20-10-2025 to 30-11-2025<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the most accurate overview of train services\u2014both <strong>regular<\/strong> and <strong>special festival\/seasonal<\/strong>\u2014operating between <strong>Howrah Junction (HWH)<\/strong> and <strong>Rajendra Nagar Terminal, Patna (RJPB)<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\ude84 Regular Service: <strong>12351 \/ 12352 \u2013 Howrah\u2013Rajendra Nagar Terminal Superfast Express<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>12351 \u2013 Howrah \u2192 Rajendra Nagar Terminal (Patna)<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Daily<\/strong> service, departs Howrah at <strong>20:35<\/strong>, arriving at <strong>RJPB at 06:00<\/strong> next morning (\u2248\u202f9\u202fh\u202f25\u202fm, 529\u202fkm, 19 stops).<\/li>\n<li>Offers <strong>AC\u2011First, 2A, 3A, Sleeper, and General unreserved<\/strong> classes in LHB rake with <strong>onboard catering \/ e\u2011catering<\/strong> available.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>12352 \u2013 Rajendra Nagar Terminal \u2192 Howrah<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The return leg runs <strong>daily<\/strong>, departing RJPB at <strong>21:25<\/strong>, arriving Howrah around <strong>06:15 AM<\/strong> next day (\u2248\u202f9\u202fh\u202f15\u202fm).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\ude82 Special \/ Festival Service: <strong>02351 \/ 02352 \u2013 Howrah\u2013Rajendra Nagar Terminal Special<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>02351 \u2013 Howrah \u2192 Rajendra Nagar Terminal (Festival Special)<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Runs <strong>daily<\/strong> during <strong>festival or seasonal high-demand periods<\/strong>, same timing as 12351: departs Howrah at <strong>20:35<\/strong>, arrives Patna at <strong>06:00<\/strong> (~9\u202fh\u202f25\u202fm, 529\u202fkm).<\/li>\n<li>Classes: similar mix (1A, 2A, 3A, SL, GS), but <strong>only Tatkal\/general quotas available<\/strong>, <strong>no onboard pantry<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>02352 \u2013 Rajendra Nagar Terminal \u2192 Howrah Special<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Same operation in reverse, matching 12352 schedule but <strong>no catering and limited availability<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\udccb At\u2011a\u2011Glance Comparison<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Feature<\/th>\n<th><strong>12351\/12352<\/strong> (Permanent Express)<\/th>\n<th><strong>02351\/02352<\/strong> (Festival Special)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Frequency<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Daily<\/td>\n<td>Seasonal (festival window)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Travel Time<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>~9\u202fh\u202f15\u202f\u2013\u202f9\u202fh\u202f25\u202fm<\/td>\n<td>~9\u202fh\u202f25\u202fm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Classes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>1A, 2A, 3A, SL, General<\/td>\n<td>Same, but limited quotas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Catering<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Pantry + e\u2011catering available<\/td>\n<td>\u274c Not available<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Operational Priority<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>High<\/td>\n<td>Lower; prone to delays<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u2705 Recommendations<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>If you want a <strong>guaranteed reserved seat<\/strong>, onboard meals, and punctual travel\u2014<strong>opt for 12351\/12352<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Use the <strong>festival special 02351\/02352<\/strong> only if it&#8217;s officially scheduled during upcoming festivals\u2014it lacks amenities and runs on limited quotas.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Booking opens ~60 days in advance<\/strong> on IRCTC; festival specials often sell out quickly due to Tatkal\/general-only quota.<\/li>\n<li>I can <strong>monitor for special train activation notices<\/strong>, or help check fare rates and seat availability on your desired travel date.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Would you like me to help with seat availability or monitor for a special operating window?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Special train between Howrah-Rajendra Nagar Archana Festival Special between Howrah-Rajendra Nagar (Train No. 02351 \/ 02352) time table, route, frequency and fare For the convenience of passengers, East Central Railway Railway has decided to run special train between Howrah-Rajendra Nagar-Howrah (Train No. 02351 \/ 02352) Train No. 02351 Howrah-Rajendra Nagar special train Train No. 02351 [&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-2837","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\/2837","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=2837"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2837\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}