{"id":5950,"date":"2025-08-04T11:20:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T11:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railtravels.org\/?p=5950"},"modified":"2025-08-04T11:20:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T11:20:08","slug":"pongal-special-trains-2020-and-makar-sankranti-special-trains-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/pongal-special-trains-2020-and-makar-sankranti-special-trains-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Pongal Special Trains 2025 and Makar Sankranti Special Trains 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h2><strong>Pongal Special Trains 2025 and Makar Sankranti Special Trains 2025<\/strong><\/h2>\n<table class=\"csdtable\" style=\"width: 69.2308%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 87.9573%\" width=\"571\">\n<h4><strong>Latest Train Fare Chart and Table 2025 about Mail and Express, Rajdhani Express, Duronto Express, Tejas, Vande Bharat, Mahamana Express, Garib Rath and Jan Shatabdi Express<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10.8232%\" width=\"67\">\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/railway-fare-table-2020-21\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Click Here<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"csdtable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\"><strong>Railway New Fare Table From January 2020<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"78\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/railway-new-fare-table-from-01-01-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Click Here<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"csdtable\" style=\"width: 54.4807%;height: 1200px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"61\"><strong>Sl. No.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"324\"><strong>Pongal Special Trains 2025 List \u2013 Makar Sankranti Special Trains 2025<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"102\"><strong>For More Information<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"61\"><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"324\"><strong> Tambaram-Tirunelveli-Tambaram (Train No.06071\/Train No.06072)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"102\"><strong>Click Here<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"61\"><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"324\"><strong> Coimbatore-Tambaram-Coimbatore (Train No.06067\/Train No.06068)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"102\"><strong>Click Here<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"61\"><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"324\"><strong> Tirunelveli-Tambaram-Tirunelveli (Train No.06069\/Train No.06070)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"102\"><strong>Click Here<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"61\"><strong>4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"324\"><strong> Tambaram-Coimbatore-Tambaram (Train No.06073\/Train No.06074)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"102\"><strong>Click Here<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"61\"><strong>5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"324\"><strong>Coimbatore-Howrah (Train No.80824)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"102\"><strong>Click Here<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"61\"><strong>6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"324\"><strong> Tambaram \u2013 Tirunelveli (Train No.82623) Suvidha<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"102\"><strong>Click He<\/strong><strong>re<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"61\"><strong>7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"324\"><strong>Tambaram \u2013 Coimbatore (Train No.82639) Suvidha <\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"102\"><strong>Click Here<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"61\"><strong>8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"324\"><strong>Tambaram \u2013 Tirunelveli (Train No.82625) Suvidha<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"102\"><strong>Click Here<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"61\"><strong>9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"324\"><strong>Tirunelveli to Tambaram (Train No.06072)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"102\"><strong>Click Here<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"61\"><strong>10<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"324\"><strong>Lingampalli-Kakinada Town-Lingampalli<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"102\"><strong>Click Here<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"61\"><strong>11<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"324\"><strong>Chennai Central-Secunderabad-Chennai Central<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"102\"><strong>Click Here<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"61\"><strong>12<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"324\"><strong>Vilupuram-Secunderabad-Vilupuram<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"102\"><strong>Click Here<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"61\"><strong>13<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"324\"><strong>Hyderabad-Rameswaram-Hyderabad<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"102\"><strong>Click Here<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"61\"><strong>14<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"324\"><strong>Hyderabad-Tiruchirapalli-Hyderabad<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"102\"><strong>Click Here<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"61\"><strong>15<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"324\"><strong>Secunderabad-Chennai Central<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"102\"><strong>Click Her<\/strong><strong>e<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"61\"><strong>16<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"324\"><strong>H.S.Nanded-Panvel-H.S.Nanded<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"102\"><strong>Click Here<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"61\"><strong>17<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"324\"><strong>Narasapur-Secunderabad-Narasapur<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"102\"><strong>Click Here<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"61\"><strong>18<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"324\"><strong>Secunderabad-Kakinada Town-Secunderabad<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"102\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/sankranti-special-trains-secunderabad-kakinada-town-secunderabad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Click Here<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"61\"><strong>19<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"324\"><strong>Secunderabad-Vijayawada Jansadharan Special<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"102\"><strong>Click Here<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"61\"><strong>20<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"324\"><strong>Vijayawada-Hyderabad Jansadharan Special<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"102\"><strong>Click Here<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"61\"><strong>21<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"324\"><strong>Renigunta-Shivamogga Town-Renigunta<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"102\"><strong>Click Here<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 72px\">\n<td style=\"height: 72px\" width=\"61\"><strong>22<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 72px\" width=\"324\"><strong>Vijayawada to Secunderabad, Secunderabad to Gudur &amp; Secunderabad to Machilipatnam<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 72px\" width=\"102\"><strong>Click Here<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"61\"><strong>23<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"324\"><strong>Secunderabad \u2013 Srikakulam Road -Secunderabad<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"102\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/sankranti-special-trains-between-secunderabad-srikakulam-road-secunderabad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Click Here<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"61\"><strong>24<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"324\"><strong>Pune \u2013 Ernakulam \u2013 Pune<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"102\"><strong>Click Here<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"61\"><strong>25<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"324\"><strong>Secunderabad to Nellore<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"102\"><strong>Click Here<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 72px\">\n<td style=\"height: 72px\" width=\"61\"><strong>26<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 72px\" width=\"324\"><strong>Visakhapatnam \u2013 Vijayawada \u2013 Visakhapatnam (Double Decker Special Train)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 72px\" width=\"102\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/sankranti-special-trains-from-visakhapatnam-to-vijayawada-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Click Here<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 72px\">\n<td style=\"height: 72px\" width=\"61\"><strong>27<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 72px\" width=\"324\"><strong>Visakhapatnam \u2013 Secunderabad \u2013 Visakhapatnam (Double Decker Special Train)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 72px\" width=\"102\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/sankranti-special-trains-from-secunderabad-to-visakhapatnam-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Click Here<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"csdtable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\"><strong>Southern Railway More Pongal Special Train List Release on 8\/1\/2025 <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"84\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/pongal-special-train-sr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Click Here<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Advance bookings for all classes and all trains are usually made 120 days in advance. The Advance Reservation Period (ARP) is exclusive from the day the train leaves. But each year ticket booking is completed within an hour or a days. Southern Railway and South Central Railways announces special train a few days later.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the latest verified update on <strong>Pongal and Makar Sankranti Special Trains (2025)<\/strong> operated by Indian Railways:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83c\udf3e Pongal Special Trains 2025 (Southern Railway)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Southern Railway<\/strong> ran a number of festival special weekly services during Pongal:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tirunelveli \u2013 Tambaram Special (Train Nos 06092\/06091):<\/strong> Sundays\/Mondays on Jan\u202f12, 19, 26 &amp; return on 13,\u202f20,\u202f27\u202fJan<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tambaram \u2013 Kanniyakumari Special (06093\/06094):<\/strong> Jan 13\u201314<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chennai Central \u2013 Nagercoil Special (06089\/06090):<\/strong> Jan 12\u201319<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ramanathapuram \u2013 Tambaram Special (06104\/06103):<\/strong> Jan 10, 12, 17<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Additional specials like <strong>SMVT Bengaluru\u202f\u2192\u202fspecial services<\/strong> and <strong>Tambaram\u202f\u2192\u202fRamanathapuram<\/strong> were also operated on designated dates.<\/li>\n<li>Southern Railway also announced Pongal special <strong>MEMU\/trains<\/strong> on select suburban routes around Chennai to ease rush on Jan 18\u201319.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u270b Makar Sankranti Special Trains 2025 (South Central Railway &amp; Others)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>South Central Railway (SCR)<\/strong> operated <strong>22 special trains<\/strong> between 6\u201319\u202fJanuary 2025 across routes such as:\n<ul>\n<li>Charlapalli \u2194 Tirupati<\/li>\n<li>Vikarabad \u2194 Kakinada Town<\/li>\n<li>Kacheguda \u2194 Tirupati<\/li>\n<li>Charlapalli \u2194 Narsapur<\/li>\n<li>Secunderabad \u2194 Kakinada Town<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>These included services like:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Train No.\u202f07077<\/strong> Charlapalli \u2192 Tirupati on January 6<\/li>\n<li><strong>07078<\/strong> return on January 7<\/li>\n<li><strong>Other dates<\/strong>: Jan 8, 11, 15 (down) and Jan 9, 12, 16 (up)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Other pairs<\/strong> similarly repeated on festival dates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>At the <strong>Prayagraj (Allahabad) Maha Kumbh mela<\/strong>, which coincided with Makar Sankranti (Jan 14), Indian Railways ran a massive mobilization:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Approx. 3,000 special trains<\/strong> across the Mela period<\/li>\n<li><strong>Over 150 special trains on Mauni Amavasya<\/strong> day<\/li>\n<li><strong>101 special trains operated on Sankranti itself<\/strong> by Prayagraj Division<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83e\udded Quick Summary Table<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>Railway Zone<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Region \/ Festival<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Special Trains Operated<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Southern Railway<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Pongal Festival (TN)<\/td>\n<td>Tirunelveli\u2194Tambaram, Chennai\u2194Nagercoil, Ramanathapuram\u2194Tambaram, and others<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>South Central Railway<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Makar Sankranti (Telangana\/AP)<\/td>\n<td>22 specials including Charlapalli, Kakinada, Tirupati routes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>North Central Railway<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Prayagraj for Sankranti\/Kumbh<\/td>\n<td>~3,000 specials in total; ~150 on Mauni Amavasya; 101 on Makar Sankranti<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u2705 Travel Advice<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Limited special runs<\/strong>: These trains run only on specific dates and are not daily services.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Advance bookings<\/strong> via IRCTC portal or codalistic apps recommended.<\/li>\n<li>For Makar Sankranti pilgrim travel, especially around Prayagraj, <strong>anticipate crowd management<\/strong>, holding zones, and staggered e-ticket queues.<\/li>\n<li>These festival services are <strong>beyond regular daily services<\/strong>, adding capacity only during holiday rush.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>If you\u2019d like assistance with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A <strong>list of confirmed schedules or train numbers<\/strong> for a specific special<\/li>\n<li><strong>Station-wise stoppages or fare details<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Or <strong>comparison with previous year\u2019s specials<\/strong>, I\u2019d be glad to help!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pongal Special Trains 2025 and Makar Sankranti Special Trains 2025 Latest Train Fare Chart and Table 2025 about Mail and Express, Rajdhani Express, Duronto Express, Tejas, Vande Bharat, Mahamana Express, Garib Rath and Jan Shatabdi Express Click Here Railway New Fare Table From January 2020 Click Here Sl. 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