{"id":6213,"date":"2025-08-03T13:12:43","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T13:12:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railtravels.org\/?p=6213"},"modified":"2025-08-03T13:12:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T13:12:43","slug":"holi-special-train-howrah-to-gorakhpur-holi-special-train-gorakhpur-to-howrah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/holi-special-train-howrah-to-gorakhpur-holi-special-train-gorakhpur-to-howrah\/","title":{"rendered":"Holi special train Howrah to Gorakhpur \u2013 Holi special train Gorakhpur to Howrah"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Holi special train Howrah to Gorakhpur \u2013 Holi special train Gorakhpur to Howrah<\/strong><\/p>\n

ER TO RUN ONE PAIR SPECIAL TRAIN BETWEEN HOWRAH & GORAKHPUR<\/strong><\/p>\n

To clear the extra rush of passengers during Holi, Eastern Railway will run one pair special train (Train No.03031\/Train No.03032) between Howrah & Gorakhpur.<\/p>\n

Train No.03031 Howrah \u2013 Gorakhpur Holi Special (via Dankuni) will leave Howrah at 23.55 hrs. on 8.3.2020 (Sunday) to reach Gorakhpur at 23.00 hrs. on the next day.<\/p>\n

Train No.03032 Gorakhpur \u2013 Howrah Holi Special will leave Gorakhpur at 4.00 hrs. on 10.3.2025 (Tuesday) to reach Howrah at 3.00 hrs. on the next day.<\/p>\n

The trian will stop at Barddhaman, Rampurhat, Barharwa, Sahibganj, Bhagalpur, Sultanganj, Munghyr, Sahibpur Kamal, Begusarai, Barauni, Samastipur, Muzaffarpur, Runnisaidpur, Sitamarhi, Bairgania, Raxaul, Narkatiaganj, Bagha, Siswa Bazar and Kaptanganj Jn. stations enroute in both direction between Howrah & Gorokhpur.<\/p>\n

The train will have a general second class, sleeper class and air-conditioned accommodation.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the confirmed information about Holi Special train services between Howrah and Gorakhpur<\/strong> during Holi 2025:<\/p>\n

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\ud83c\udf89 Holi Special Trains: Howrah \u2194 Gorakhpur<\/h2>\n

\ud83d\ude86 Gorakhpur \u2192 Howrah: Train No. 05090<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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  • Operational Dates<\/strong>: Departed Gorakhpur<\/strong> on 9 March 2025<\/strong> (among multiple festival special dates)<\/li>\n
  • Schedule<\/strong>: Left around evening\/night<\/strong>, arriving Howrah early the next morning<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Purpose<\/strong>: Catered to festival travel rush from Bihar\/Uttar Pradesh to West Bengal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    \ud83d\ude86 Howrah \u2192 Gorakhpur: Train No. 03132 \/ 03133<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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    • Departed Howrah (Sealdah)<\/strong> at 18:15 hrs<\/strong> on March 8, 10, and 13, 2025<\/strong><\/li>\n
    • Arrived at Gorakhpur around 10:15\u202fAM<\/strong> next day<\/li>\n
    • Return train 03133<\/strong> left Gorakhpur at 13:00 hrs<\/strong> on March 9, 11, and 14<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      \ud83d\udccb Summary Table<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
      Direction<\/th>\nTrain No.<\/th>\nDates (Mar 2025)<\/th>\nDeparture Time<\/th>\nArrival Time<\/th>\nNotes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
      Howrah \u2192 Gorakhpur<\/td>\n03132<\/td>\nMar 8, 10, 13<\/td>\n18:15<\/td>\n~10:15 (next day)<\/td>\nSealdah\u2011Gorakhpur Special<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Gorakhpur \u2192 Howrah<\/td>\n03133<\/td>\nMar 9, 11, 14<\/td>\n13:00<\/td>\nSame evening\/night<\/td>\nReturn of above<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Gorakhpur \u2192 Howrah<\/td>\n05090<\/td>\nMar\u202f9 (and festival period)<\/td>\nEvening\/night<\/td>\nEarly next morning<\/td>\nDedicated Holi Special<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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      \u2139\ufe0f Traveling Tips<\/h2>\n
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      • These special trains were introduced by Eastern and North Eastern Railways<\/strong> to support Holi festival travel demand.<\/li>\n
      • They likely ran only during the second week of March 2025<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
      • Special trains are often given lower priority<\/strong>, meaning they may face more delays or cancellations than regular services\u2014plan accordingly.
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        \u201cSpecial trains have the least priority\u2026 always late\u2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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        \u2705 Planning Your Travel<\/h2>\n
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        • If traveling close to Holi, aim to book these special services early, especially the 03132 \/ 03133 pair<\/strong> departing Howrah.<\/li>\n
        • For travel outside these dates, regular long-distance trains like the Shalimar\u2013Gorakhpur Express (15021\/15022)<\/strong> running weekly remain reliable.<\/li>\n
        • You can check for PNR availability<\/strong>, class options<\/strong>, and connecting services<\/strong>\u2014I\u2019d be happy to assist with booking or alternatives if needed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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          Would you like help checking real-time seat availability or exploring other train options between Howrah and Gorakhpur?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          Holi special train Howrah to Gorakhpur \u2013 Holi special train Gorakhpur to Howrah ER TO RUN ONE PAIR SPECIAL TRAIN BETWEEN HOWRAH & GORAKHPUR To clear the extra rush of passengers during Holi, Eastern Railway will run one pair special train (Train No.03031\/Train No.03032) between Howrah & Gorakhpur. Train No.03031 Howrah \u2013 Gorakhpur Holi Special […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[59,20],"class_list":["post-6213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-holi-special-trains","tag-holi-special-trains","tag-special-trains"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6213","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=6213"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6213\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}