{"id":706,"date":"2025-07-29T16:20:57","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T16:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railtravels.org\/?p=706"},"modified":"2025-07-29T16:20:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T16:20:57","slug":"special-trains-between-pune-howrah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/special-trains-between-pune-howrah\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Trains between Pune-Howrah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Special Trains between Pune-Howrah<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Special Train between Pune-Howrah (Train No. 02279 \/ 02280) time table, route, frequency and fare<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Running of Daily Superfast Special Train between Pune and Howrah<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Railways have decided to run daily special train between Pune and Howrah until further advice to clear the extra rush of passengers as per details given below:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Train No. 02279<\/strong> Superfast daily special will leave Pune at 18.35 hrs with effect from 14.2.2025 until further advice and arrive Howrah at 03.55 hrs on third day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Train No. 02280<\/strong> Superfast daily special will leave Howrah at 22.10 hrs with effect from 16.2.2025 until further advice and arrive Pune at 07.05 hrs on third day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Halts:<\/strong> Daund Chord line, Ahmednagar, Belapur, Kopargaon, Manmad Jn., Jalgaon, Bhusaval Jn., Malkapur, Shegaon, Akola, Badnera, Wardha, Nagpur, Bhandara Road, Tumsar, Gondia, Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon, Durg, Raipur, Bhatpara, Bilaspur, Champa, Raigarh, Bajrangnagar, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Chakradharpur, Tatanagar, Kharagpur<\/p>\n<p><strong>Composition:<\/strong> Two AC-2 Tier, Six AC-3 Tier, 10 Sleeper class, 5 Second class seating and one pantry car.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reservation:<\/strong> Bookings for fully reserved special train no. 02279 on normal fare will open from 12.02.2025 at all computerised reservation centres and on website www.irctc.co.in.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For detailed timings at the halts of the above special trains, please visit www.enquiry.indianrail.gov.in or download NTES App<\/li>\n<li>Only passengers having confirmed tickets will be permitted to board these special trains.<\/li>\n<li>Passengers are advised to adhere all norms, SOPs related to COVID19 during the boarding, travel and at destination.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here\u2019s the most current information (as of mid-2025) on <strong>special trains operating between Pune and Howrah<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\ude82 Pune \u21c4 Howrah Special Trains Overview<\/h2>\n<h3>\ud83d\udfe2 <strong>02221 \/ 02222 \u2013 Pune\u2013Howrah AC Special<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Full AC special train (classes 1A, 2A, 3A), running with a pantry car.<\/li>\n<li>Departures:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>02221<\/strong>: Pune \u2192 Howrah, \u2248\u202f28\u202fh\u202f35\u202fmin (e.g., Mondays &amp; Saturdays)<\/li>\n<li><strong>02222<\/strong>: Howrah \u2192 Pune, \u2248\u202f27\u202fh\u202f25\u202fmin on Thursdays &amp; Saturdays<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Covers ~2,014\u202fkm with minimal stops and similar schedule to the regular Duronto<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\ud83d\udd35 <strong>00221 \/ 00222 \u2013 Pune\u2013Howrah Special (Mail\/Express class)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Mixed-class train offering <strong>1A, 2A, 3A<\/strong>, and sleeper classes.<\/li>\n<li>Runs typically <strong>once weekly<\/strong>\u2014departs Pune around 10:30\u202fAM and reaches Howrah ~18:15 next day (~31\u202fh\u202f45\u202fmin)<\/li>\n<li>Fare estimates: ~\u20b95,050 for 1A, \u20b92,925 for 2A, \u20b92,000 for 3A as of July\u2013June 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\udfe1 Regular Premium Trains (Not Special)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>12221 \/ 12222 \u2013 Pune\u2013Howrah Duronto Express<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>A fully AC regular train running twice weekly with 1A, 2A, 3A classes.<\/li>\n<li>Generally the fastest option on the route (~28\u202fh\u202f35\u202fmin \/ 27\u202fh\u202f25\u202fmin)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>12129 \/ 12130 \u2013 Azad Hind Express<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Daily superfast service with AC 2-tier, AC 3-tier, sleeper, and unreserved coaches.<\/li>\n<li>Covers the distance in ~28\u201329\u202fh, widely used by regular passengers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>20821 \/ 20822 \u2013 Santragachi\u2013Pune Humsafar Express<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Weekly premium AC-3-tier train via Howrah (Santragachi), with catering and sleeping coaches. Not labeled a \u201cspecial\u201d but connects Pune\u2013Howrah<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u26a0\ufe0f Reliability &amp; Passenger Feedback<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Communities on Reddit consistently report that <strong>special trains on this route suffer major delays<\/strong>, often by <strong>6\u201312 hours or more<\/strong>, making them less reliable for time-sensitive travel:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThey \u2026 are all &#8216;special&#8217; trains and run 12\u201315\u202fhours late \u2026 I never even think of booking tickets on special trains.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201c12221 Pune Duronto delays around 4\u20135\u202fhrs avg &amp; rarely 7\u20138\u202fhrs &#8230; train from Mumbai is always delayed by 12\u201313\u202fhrs &#8230; sometimes even 18\u201319\u202fhrs\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>The Duronto and mail-express specials are occasionally <strong>scheduled lower in operational priority<\/strong>, hence frequent timetable slippages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\udccb Summary Table<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Train No.<\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\n<th>Pune \u2192 Howrah Duration<\/th>\n<th>Classes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>02221\/02222<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>AC Special<\/td>\n<td>Twice-weekly<\/td>\n<td>~28\u202fh\u202f35\u202fmin<\/td>\n<td>1A, 2A, 3A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>00221\/00222<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Mail\/Express Special<\/td>\n<td>Once-weekly<\/td>\n<td>~31\u202fh\u202f45\u202fmin<\/td>\n<td>1A\u20133A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>12221\/12222<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Duronto Express (regular)<\/td>\n<td>Twice-weekly<\/td>\n<td>~28\u202fh\u202f35\u202fmin \/ ~27\u202fh\u202f25\u202fmin<\/td>\n<td>1A, 2A, 3A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>12129\/12130<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Azad Hind Express (regular)<\/td>\n<td>Daily<\/td>\n<td>~28\u201329\u202fh<\/td>\n<td>2A, 3A, SL, UR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>20821\/20822<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Humsafar Express<\/td>\n<td>Weekly<\/td>\n<td>~31\u201332\u202fh (via SC &amp; JU)<\/td>\n<td>3A only<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u2705 Recommendations<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>For <strong>reliable and well-timed travel<\/strong>, the <strong>Duronto Express (12221\/22)<\/strong> or <strong>Azad Hind Express (12129\/30)<\/strong> are your best options.<\/li>\n<li>Only choose <strong>02221\/22 or 00221<\/strong> if regular Duronto is sold out\u2014just be prepared for possible delays.<\/li>\n<li>Always <strong>check live running status<\/strong> via IRCTC, NTES, or official South Eastern Railway updates before departure.<\/li>\n<li>If you need fare for specific classes, timetable for upcoming dates, or seat availability\u2014just let me know!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Special Trains between Pune-Howrah Special Train between Pune-Howrah (Train No. 02279 \/ 02280) time table, route, frequency and fare Running of Daily Superfast Special Train between Pune and Howrah Railways have decided to run daily special train between Pune and Howrah until further advice to clear the extra rush of passengers as per details given [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,19],"tags":[21,20],"class_list":["post-706","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-central-railway","category-special-trains","tag-central-railway","tag-special-trains"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/706","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=706"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/706\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=706"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=706"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=706"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}