{"id":3960,"date":"2025-08-01T12:09:47","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T12:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railtravels.org\/?p=3960"},"modified":"2025-08-01T12:09:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T12:09:47","slug":"clone-special-train-between-ballia-and-delhi-train-no-04055-04056-time-table-route-frequency-and-fare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/clone-special-train-between-ballia-and-delhi-train-no-04055-04056-time-table-route-frequency-and-fare\/","title":{"rendered":"Clone Special train between Ballia and Delhi (Train No. 04055\/04056) time table, route, frequency and fare"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>Clone Special train between Ballia and Delhi (Train No. 04055\/04056) time table, route, frequency and fare<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Running of Fully Reserved Clone special train between Ballia and Delhi (Except Sunday)<\/p>\n<p>It has been decided to run following Clone special train between Ballia and Delhi from 21.9.2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Train No. 04055 Clone Special train<\/strong> will leave Ballia at 1410 hrs Tuesday Thursday, Saturday and arrive Delhi at 0625 hrs<\/p>\n<p><strong>Train No. 04056 Clone Special train<\/strong> will leave Delhi at 1800 hrs Monday, Wednesday, Friday and arrive Ballia at 1000 hrs<\/p>\n<p><strong>Halts:<\/strong> Ghazipur City, Jaunpur, Prayagraj Jn, Kanpur<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reservation:<\/strong> Advance Reservation Period (ARP) for Clone special train Can be reserved before 10 days and to know more information go to the website: www.irctc.co.in<\/p>\n<p>Note: Advance reservations will be made available from 8 am of 19th September, 2025. The fare structure of these special trains will be on par with Humsafar Express fare.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Humsafar Clone Special train Express Fare Table \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/humsafar-express-fare-table-2019-20\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the most up\u2011to\u2011date info on the <strong>Clone Special Train Nos. 04055 \/ 04056<\/strong> between <strong>Ballia (BUI)<\/strong> and <strong>Anand\u202fVihar Terminal (Delhi, ANVT)<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\udd52 Schedule &amp; Frequency<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Train\u202f04055 (Ballia \u2192 Anand Vihar Terminal)<\/strong><br \/>\nDeparts <strong>Ballia at ~14:00\u202fhrs (Day\u202f1)<\/strong>; arrives <strong>Anand Vihar Terminal at ~06:35\u202fhrs (Day\u202f2)<\/strong>. Journey time is approximately <strong>16\u202fh\u202f30\u202fm<\/strong>, covering <strong>~899\u2013901\u202fkm<\/strong> with <strong>5\u20136 halts<\/strong> along the way.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Train\u202f04056 (Anand Vihar Terminal \u2192 Ballia)<\/strong><br \/>\nLeaves <strong>Anand Vihar Terminal at ~18:05\u202fhrs<\/strong>; reaches <strong>Ballia at ~10:00\u201310:10\u202fhrs next day<\/strong>, total duration about <strong>15\u202fh\u202f55\u202fm\u201316\u202fh\u202f05\u202fm<\/strong> across <strong>~899\u202fkm<\/strong> with similar number of stops.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>According to the official IRCTC portal (from September 2025), the frequency was:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>04055<\/strong> ran on <strong>Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>04056<\/strong> ran on <strong>Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>No service on Sundays<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\ude89 Route &amp; Major Halts<\/h2>\n<p>Both directions halt at these major stations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ghazipur City (GCT)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jaunpur Junction (JNU)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Prayagraj Junction (PRYJ)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Kanpur Central (CNB)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Details from real-timetable data:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>From <strong>Ballia<\/strong>: stops at GCT (~14:55), JNU (~16:50), PRYJ (~20:35), CNB (~23:00), before reaching ANVT ~06:35.<\/li>\n<li>On return: departs ANVT (~18:05), CNB (~00:15), PRYJ (~03:20), JNU (~06:40), GCT (~08:35), reaches Ballia ~10:00.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\udcb2 Fare &amp; Classes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>This clone special was <strong>fully reserved<\/strong>, typically offering <strong>Sleeper (SL)<\/strong>, <strong>AC\u20113 Tier (3A)<\/strong>, <strong>AC\u20112 Tier (2A)<\/strong>, <strong>1A<\/strong>, and <strong>AC\u202f3T Economy (3E)<\/strong> classes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fare structure<\/strong> was aligned with <strong>Humsafar Express pricing<\/strong> (premium fare), applicable across classes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Exact fares were not published in recent sources; historical fare charts can be referred via IRCTC or rail fare enquiry sources, but likely approximate typical Humsafar\u2011level fares for the respective classes.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u26a0\ufe0f Current Status &amp; Recommendations<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Though launched in <strong>September 2025<\/strong>, this service has seen <strong>frequent cancellations<\/strong>, especially due to <strong>fog disruption<\/strong> from <strong>November 2025 to February 2025<\/strong>, and route diversions in mid\u20112025.<\/li>\n<li>The status in mid\u20112025 is <strong>uncertain or irregular\u2014possibly not currently operational<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u2705 Summary<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Train No.<\/th>\n<th>Route<\/th>\n<th>Dep (Local)<\/th>\n<th>Arrival (Next Day)<\/th>\n<th>Duration<\/th>\n<th>Major Halts<\/th>\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\n<th>Classes<\/th>\n<th>Fare Basis<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>04055<\/td>\n<td>Ballia \u2192 Anand\u202fVihar<\/td>\n<td>~\u202f14:00<\/td>\n<td>~\u202f06:35<\/td>\n<td>~16\u202fh\u202f30\u202fm<\/td>\n<td>GCT, JNU, PRYJ, CNB<\/td>\n<td>Tue\/Thu\/Sat<\/td>\n<td>SL, 3A, 2A, 1A, 3E<\/td>\n<td>Humsafar-level fares<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>04056<\/td>\n<td>Anand\u202fVihar \u2192 Ballia<\/td>\n<td>~\u202f18:05<\/td>\n<td>~\u202f10:00 next day<\/td>\n<td>~15\u202fh\u202f55\u202fm<\/td>\n<td>CNB, PRYJ, JNU, GCT<\/td>\n<td>Mon\/Wed\/Fri<\/td>\n<td>Same as above<\/td>\n<td>Same<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\ud83d\udcdd Final Notes<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Since this was introduced as a <strong>Train-on-Demand (TOD)<\/strong> special and has been <strong>sporadically cancelled<\/strong> in recent months, it&#8217;s <strong>recommended to check live schedule and availability close to intended travel date<\/strong>, via <strong>IRCTC, NTES, RailYatri or official railway apps<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Do you want current availability, booking info, or alternative daily trains like <strong>Ballia\u2013New Delhi SF Express (22581\/22582)<\/strong> or others for similar timings? Let me know\u2014happy to help!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clone Special train between Ballia and Delhi (Train No. 04055\/04056) time table, route, frequency and fare Running of Fully Reserved Clone special train between Ballia and Delhi (Except Sunday) It has been decided to run following Clone special train between Ballia and Delhi from 21.9.2025 Train No. 04055 Clone Special train will leave Ballia at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[291],"tags":[289,290],"class_list":["post-3960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-clone-special-trains-list","tag-clone-special-trains","tag-clone-special-trains-list"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3960","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=3960"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3960\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}