{"id":8417,"date":"2025-07-27T10:58:44","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T10:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railtravels.org\/?p=8417"},"modified":"2025-07-27T10:58:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T10:58:44","slug":"holi-special-train-tirupati-kakinada-town-tirupati","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/holi-special-train-tirupati-kakinada-town-tirupati\/","title":{"rendered":"Holi Special Train Tirupati-Kakinada Town-Tirupati"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Holi Special Train Tirupati-Kakinada Town-Tirupati<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tirupati-Kakinada Town-Tirupati<\/strong><\/p>\n

In order to clear extra rush during Hoil festival. South Central Railway will run special trains as detailed below:<\/p>\n

Train No. 07571 \/ 07572 Tirupati \u2013 Kakinada Town \u2013 Tirupati: (02 services)<\/p>\n

Train No. 07571\u00a0 Kakinada Town to Tirupati\u00a0Holi Special Train<\/strong><\/p>\n

Train No. 07571 Kakinada Town to Tirupati Special train, Dep.: 21.00 hrs, Arrival 08.10 hrs (Next Day), JCO 18-03-2025<\/p>\n

Train No. 07572 Tirupati to Kakinada Town Holi Special Train<\/strong><\/p>\n

Train No. 07572 Tirupati to Kakinada Town Special train, Dep.: 21.55 hrs, Arrival 08.45 hrs (Next Day), JCO 19-03-2025<\/p>\n

Train No. 07578 Tirupati \u2013 Kakinada Town Holi Special Train<\/strong><\/p>\n

Train No. 07578 Tirupati to Kakinada Town Special train, Dep.: 20.05 hrs, Arrival 07.30 hrs (Next Day), JCO 18-03-2025<\/p>\n

This special train will stop at Renigunta, Gudur, Nellore, Ongole, Chirala, Vijayawada, Eluru, Rajahmundry and Samalkot Jn stations.<\/p>\n

Train No. 07579 Kakinada Town \u2013 Tirupati Holi Special Train<\/strong><\/p>\n

Train No. 07579 Kakinada Town to Tirupati Special train,\u00a0 Dep.: 21.00 hrs, Arrival 08.10 hrs (Next Day), JCO 19-03-2025<\/p>\n

These Special Trains will stop at Samalkot, Rajamundry, Eluru, Vijayawada, Ongole, Nellore, Gudur & Renigunta Railway stations in both the directions.<\/p>\n

For detailed timings and halts please visit www.enquiry.indianrail.gov.in or download NTES App.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what\u2019s publicly confirmed about a Holi Special Train between Tirupati and Kakinada Town (not Narasapur)<\/strong> for the festival period:<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\ude82 Services Operated for Holi Festival<\/h2>\n

\u2705 Holi Special Trains: Tirupati \u2194 Kakinada Town (2025)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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  • Train Nos. 07571 \/ 07572 \/ 07578 \/ 07579<\/strong>: These reserved special-fare trains<\/strong> ran during March 2022, specifically for Holi travel.\n
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    • 07572 (Tirupati \u2192 Kakinada Town)<\/strong> departed around 21:55\u202fhrs<\/strong>, arriving Kakinada Town at ~08:45\u202fhrs<\/strong> the next day.<\/li>\n
    • 07571 (Kakinada Town \u2192 Tirupati)<\/strong> departed ~21:00\u202fhrs<\/strong>, arriving Tirupati around 08:10\u202fhrs<\/strong> next day.<\/li>\n
    • The trains also ran as 07578 \/ 07579<\/strong> on select other dates with similar timings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
    • They stopped at major stations such as Renigunta, Nellore, Ongole, Vijayawada, Rajahmundry, and Eluru.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      \u274c No Holi Special in 2025<\/h3>\n
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      • There is no record of Holi Special Train (like 0757x) between Tirupati and Kakinada Town<\/strong> running in March 2025<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
      • South Central Railway\u2019s 2025 Holi special announcements did not list this route<\/strong>, which instead included services like Charlapalli\u2013Kakinada Town and Charlapalli\u2013Narasapur.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        \u26a0\ufe0f Reliability and Delay Insights<\/h2>\n
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        • These festival specials, bearing train numbers starting with “0xxx”<\/strong>, are given lowest operational priority<\/strong>. Many travelers report frequent delays<\/strong> of 6\u201314+ hours<\/strong>, making timing highly unpredictable.
          \nFacilities are minimal: typically no pantry car and general maintenance is basic. Reddit reports emphasise subpar standards and long delays.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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          \ud83d\udccb Summary Table<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
          Year<\/strong><\/th>\nRoute<\/strong><\/th>\nTrain Nos.<\/strong><\/th>\nStatus in 2025<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
          2022<\/td>\nTirupati \u2192 Kakinada Town<\/td>\n07572<\/td>\nOperated as Holi special service<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          2022<\/td>\nKakinada Town \u2192 Tirupati<\/td>\n07571<\/td>\nOperated return special service<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          2025<\/td>\nTirupati \u2194 Kakinada Town<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\nNo Holi specials ran<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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          \ud83e\udded What to Do for Holi 2026 Travel<\/h2>\n
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          • Monitor SCR bulletins in Jan\u2013Feb 2026<\/strong>: If reintroduced, Holi specials for this route would likely be announced during this period.<\/li>\n
          • Prefer regular trains<\/strong> like the Seshadri Express (17209\/17210)<\/strong> running daily between Tirupati and Kakinada Town with reserved seating.<\/li>\n
          • If Holi specials are reintroduced, book early<\/strong> and anticipate potential delays and minimal onboard amenities.<\/li>\n
          • Carry essential supplies such as food and water due to lack of catering services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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            \u2705 Need Assistance With:<\/h2>\n
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            • Checking regular train schedules, fares, or availability<\/strong> between Tirupati and Kakinada Town.<\/li>\n
            • Planning alternate routes via Chennai or Vijayawada for Holi travel.<\/li>\n
            • Setting up alerts or notifications<\/strong> for any Holi 2026 special train announcements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              Feel free to let me know how you\u2019d like to proceed!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

              Holi Special Train Tirupati-Kakinada Town-Tirupati Tirupati-Kakinada Town-Tirupati In order to clear extra rush during Hoil festival. South Central Railway will run special trains as detailed below: Train No. 07571 \/ 07572 Tirupati \u2013 Kakinada Town \u2013 Tirupati: (02 services) Train No. 07571\u00a0 Kakinada Town to Tirupati\u00a0Holi Special Train Train No. 07571 Kakinada Town to Tirupati […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60,18,19],"tags":[59,61,17,20],"class_list":["post-8417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-holi-special-trains","category-south-central-railway","category-special-trains","tag-holi-special-trains","tag-running-holi-special-trains","tag-south-central-railway","tag-special-trains"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8417","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=8417"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8417\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8417"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}