{"id":5863,"date":"2025-08-04T08:20:53","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T08:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railtravels.org\/?p=5863"},"modified":"2025-08-04T08:20:53","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T08:20:53","slug":"christmas-and-new-year-2020-special-trains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/christmas-and-new-year-2020-special-trains\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas and New Year Special Trains"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h2><strong>Christmas and New Year 2025 Special Trains<\/strong><\/h2>\n<table class=\"csdtable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"43\"><strong>No.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"234\"><strong>New year 2025<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"144\"><strong>For Information<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"43\"><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"234\"><strong>Tirupati-Kacheguda<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"144\"><strong>Click Here<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"43\"><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"234\"><strong>Srikakulam Road-Tirupati<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"144\"><strong>Click Here<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"43\"><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"234\"><strong>Kacheguda-Srikakulam Road<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"144\"><strong>Click Here<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"43\"><strong>4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"234\"><strong>Tirupati-Karimnagar-Tirupati<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"144\"><strong>Click Here<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"43\"><strong>5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"234\"><strong>Kacheguda-Srikakulam Road-Kacheguda<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"144\"><strong>Click Here<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"43\"><strong>6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"234\"><strong>Kolkata-Jaipur-Kolkata<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"144\"><strong>Click Here<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"43\"><strong>7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"234\"><strong>Panvel-Hazur Sahib Nanded-Panvel<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"144\"><strong>Click Here<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"43\"><strong>8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"234\"><strong>Ahmedabad-Delhi-Ahmedabad (Humsafar Special Train)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"144\"><strong>Click Here<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"43\"><strong>9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"234\"><strong>Ahmedabad-Delhi-Ahmedabad (Suvidha Special Train)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"144\"><strong>Click Here<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"43\"><strong>10<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"234\"><strong>Kolkata-Puri-Kolkata<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"144\"><strong>Click Here<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"43\"><strong>11<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"234\"><strong>Kolkata-Puri-Kolkata (AC Special Train)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"144\"><strong>Click Here<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"43\"><strong>12<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"234\"><strong>Mumbai-New Delhi-Mumbai (Super fast AC Suvidha Special Train)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"144\"><strong>Click Here<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"43\"><strong>13<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"234\"><strong>Mumbai-New Delhi-Mumbai (AC Special Train)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"144\"><strong>Click Here<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"43\"><strong>14<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"234\"><strong>Tirunelveli to Tambaram<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"144\"><strong>Click Here<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"43\"><strong>15<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"234\"><strong>Pune- Ernakulam-Pune<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"144\"><strong>Click Here<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"43\"><strong>16<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"234\"><strong>Karmali-Panvel-Thivim<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"144\"><strong>Click Here<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"43\"><strong>17<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"234\"><strong>LTT-Karmali-Thivim<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"144\"><strong>Click Here<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"43\"><strong>18<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"234\"><strong>LTT-Kochuveli-LTT-<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"144\"><strong>Click Here<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"43\"><strong>19<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"234\"><strong>LTT-Sawantwadi Road-LTT<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"144\"><strong>Click Here<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Here\u2019s a detailed and updated overview of the <strong>Christmas &amp; New Year 2025 Special Train Services<\/strong> announced across India, focusing on key regions and festive travel corridors:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83c\udf84 1. Central Railway \u2013 Mumbai \/ Pune \u2192 Kerala Festive Specials<\/h2>\n<h3>\ud83c\udfe0 Mumbai\u2013Karmali \/ Kochuveli<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Train Nos. 01151 \/ 01152<\/strong> operate <strong>daily<\/strong> from <strong>December 20, 2025 to January 5, 2025<\/strong>, covering <strong>34 round trips<\/strong> between <strong>CSMT Mumbai and Karmali<\/strong> (Goa) with select extensions to <strong>Kochuveli (Thiruvananthapuram)<\/strong><br \/>\n\ue202cite\ue202turn0search6\ue202turn0search10\ue201<\/li>\n<li>Departs CSMT at <strong>00:20 hrs<\/strong>, arrives Karmali by <strong>13:30 hrs<\/strong> same day; return departs Karmali around <strong>14:15<\/strong>, arriving at CSMT next morning (~03:45 hrs)<br \/>\n\ue202cite\ue202turn0search2\ue202turn0search6\ue201<\/li>\n<li>Coach composition includes: <strong>1 AC First, 1 First-cum-2A, 3 AC 2-Tier, 11 AC 3-Tier, 2 Sleeper, 2 General<\/strong> &amp; guard vans<br \/>\n\ue202cite\ue202turn0search2\ue201<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\ud83d\ude89 Pune \u2194 Karmali<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Train Nos. 01407 \/ 01408<\/strong>: operate <strong>six weekly round-trips<\/strong> from <strong>Dec 25, 2025 to Jan 8, 2025<\/strong><br \/>\n\ue202cite\ue202turn0search2\ue202turn0search5\ue201<\/li>\n<li>Departs Pune at ~05:10 hrs, arrives Karmali ~20:25 hrs; return starts Karmali ~22:20 hrs, reaches Pune ~13:00 hrs next day<br \/>\n\ue202cite\ue202turn0search2\ue201<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\ud83d\udea2 Mumbai (LTT) \u2192 Kochuveli<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Train Nos. 01463 \/ 01464<\/strong>: operate <strong>every Thursday<\/strong> (Dec 19 \u2013 Jan 9 outbound; Saturdays on return from Kochuveli)<br \/>\n\ue202cite\ue202turn0search2\ue202turn0search5\ue201<\/li>\n<li>LTT \u2192 Kochuveli departs Thu ~16:00 hrs, arrives ~22:45 hrs next day; return ~16:20 hrs \u2192 LTT ~00:45 hrs<br \/>\n\ue202cite\ue202turn0search1\ue202turn0search5\ue201<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83c\udf1f 2. Southern &amp; South Western Railway \u2013 Chennai \/ Bengaluru \/ Goa Specials<\/h2>\n<h3>\ud83c\udf34 Chennai Central \u2194 Kochuveli<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Train Nos. 06043 \/ 06044<\/strong> run on <strong>Dec 23 &amp; Dec 30 outbound<\/strong>, return Dec 24 &amp; Dec 31\n<ul>\n<li>Outbound departs Chennai ~23:20, arrives Kochuveli ~18:05 next day<\/li>\n<li>Return departs Kochuveli ~20:20, arrives Chennai ~14:00 next day<br \/>\n\ue202cite\ue202turn0search0\ue202turn0search8\ue201<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\ud83c\udf0a Kochuveli \u2194 Mangaluru (Unreserved Antyodaya)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Train Nos. 06037 \/ 06038<\/strong>: run on Dec 23 &amp; Dec 30 (outbound) and Dec 24 &amp; Dec 31 (return)<\/li>\n<li>06037 departs Kochuveli ~20:20 hrs; arrives Mangaluru ~09:15 hrs next morning<\/li>\n<li>Return departs Dec 24\/31 ~20:10 hrs; arrives Kochuveli ~10:00 hrs<br \/>\n\ue202cite\ue202turn0search0\ue202turn0search8\ue201<\/li>\n<li><em>Note<\/em>: Unreserved general coaches; limited onboard amenities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\ud83d\udee4 SWR Specials \u2013 Bangalore \u2194 Thiruvananthapuram<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Train Nos. 06507 \/ 06508<\/strong> run <strong>Dec 23 &amp; 24<\/strong>, Bengaluru \u2192 Thiruvananthapuram North (SMVT \u2194 TVC-N)\n<ul>\n<li>06507 departs SMVT ~23:00 hrs; arrives TVC North ~16:30 hrs next day<\/li>\n<li>06508 return departs ~17:55 hrs; reaches SMVT ~11:15 hrs<br \/>\n\ue202cite\ue202turn0search7\ue201<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83c\udfd4\ufe0f 3. Northern Zone \u2013 Shimla\u2013Kalka UNESCO Heritage Line<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Daily Holiday Specials<\/strong> between <strong>Kalka &amp; Shimla<\/strong> from <strong>late December to February 28, 2025<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Train Nos. 52443 (Kalka \u2192 Shimla)<\/strong> &amp; <strong>52444 (Shimla \u2192 Kalka)<\/strong> operate daily\n<ul>\n<li>Kalka departs ~08:05 hrs; Shimla arrives ~13:35 hrs<\/li>\n<li>Shimla departs ~16:50 hrs; Kalka arrives ~21:45 hrs<br \/>\n\ue202cite\ue202turn0search3\ue201<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u26a0\ufe0f Performance &amp; Passenger Insights<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Special trains operate with zero priority<\/strong>, often encountering <strong>delays of 5\u201310+ hours<\/strong>, especially during peak festival crowding<br \/>\n\ue202turn0reddit21\ue202turn0reddit26\ue201<\/li>\n<li><strong>Overcrowding is common<\/strong>, especially in unreserved\/general compartments; reserved sleepers and AC coaches may also face unauthorized occupancy<br \/>\n\ue202turn0reddit21\ue202turn0reddit14\ue201<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83e\udded Summary Table \u2013 Christmas &amp; New Year 2025 Specials<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Route<\/th>\n<th>Train Nos.<\/th>\n<th>Travel Period<\/th>\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Mumbai (CSMT) \u2194 Karmali<\/td>\n<td>01151 \/ 01152<\/td>\n<td>Dec 20 \u2013 Jan 5<\/td>\n<td>Daily<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>LTT Mumbai \u2194 Kochuveli<\/td>\n<td>01463 \/ 01464<\/td>\n<td>Dec 19 \u2013 Jan 11<\/td>\n<td>Weekly Thu-Sat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pune \u2194 Karmali<\/td>\n<td>01407 \/ 01408<\/td>\n<td>Dec 25 \u2013 Jan 8<\/td>\n<td>Weekly Wed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chennai Central \u2194 Kochuveli<\/td>\n<td>06043 \/ 06044<\/td>\n<td>Dec 23\/30 &amp; return Dec 24\/31<\/td>\n<td>Weekly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kochuveli \u2194 Mangaluru (Unres)<\/td>\n<td>06037 \/ 06038<\/td>\n<td>Dec 23\/30 &amp; return Dec 24\/31<\/td>\n<td>Weekly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SMVT Bengaluru \u2194 TVC North<\/td>\n<td>06507 \/ 06508<\/td>\n<td>Dec 23\/24<\/td>\n<td>Special Runs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kalka \u2194 Shimla<\/td>\n<td>52443 \/ 52444<\/td>\n<td>Dec 2024 \u2013 Feb 28, 2025<\/td>\n<td>Daily<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u2705 Travel Suggestions<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>For long-distance travel during Christmas\/New Year, consider <strong>early booking in AC classes<\/strong>, especially official reserved services.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prefer festive specials with reserved berths (AC\/SL)<\/strong> over unreserved options for safety and seat certainty.<\/li>\n<li>Use <strong>NTES<\/strong>, IRCTC booking portal, or official railway enquiry tools for seat availability, PNR updates, or coach composition.<\/li>\n<li>Plan buffer time in your schedule\u2014<strong>delays are widespread<\/strong> on special trains.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Let me know if you\u2019d like help checking <strong>availability<\/strong>, booking routes, or planning an itinerary across these festive specials!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christmas and New Year 2025 Special Trains No. New year 2025 For Information 1 Tirupati-Kacheguda Click Here 2 Srikakulam Road-Tirupati Click Here 3 Kacheguda-Srikakulam Road Click Here 4 Tirupati-Karimnagar-Tirupati Click Here 5 Kacheguda-Srikakulam Road-Kacheguda Click Here 6 Kolkata-Jaipur-Kolkata Click Here 7 Panvel-Hazur Sahib Nanded-Panvel Click Here 8 Ahmedabad-Delhi-Ahmedabad (Humsafar Special Train) Click Here 9 Ahmedabad-Delhi-Ahmedabad [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":13149,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[583,19],"tags":[581,582,20],"class_list":["post-5863","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-special-tg1","category-special-trains","tag-christmas-special-trains","tag-new-year-special-trains","tag-special-trains"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5863","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=5863"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5863\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}