{"id":8427,"date":"2025-07-27T11:04:57","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T11:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railtravels.org\/?p=8427"},"modified":"2025-07-27T11:04:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T11:04:57","slug":"holi-special-train-shalimar-new-jalpaiguri-shalimar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/holi-special-train-shalimar-new-jalpaiguri-shalimar\/","title":{"rendered":"Holi Special Train Shalimar-New Jalpaiguri-Shalimar"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Holi Special Train Shalimar-New Jalpaiguri-Shalimar<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shalimar-New Jalpaiguri-Shalimar<\/strong><\/p>\n

Keeping in view the extra rush of the passengers during Holi Festival, South Eastern Railway has decided to run the following Holi Special trains :-<\/p>\n

Shalimar-New Jalpaiguri-Shalimar Holi Special leaving Shalimar on 17.03.2025 and leaving New Jalpaiguri on 18.03.2025<\/p>\n

Train No. 02885 \/ Train No. 02886 Shalimar-New Jalpaiguri-Shalimar Holi Special<\/p>\n

Train No. 02885 Shalimar-New Jalpaiguri Special will leave Shalimar at 13.40 hrs and will reach New Jalpaiguri at 00.10 hrs, the next day. In the opposite direction, Train No. 02886 New Jalpaiguri-Shalimar Special leaving New Jalpaiguri at 11.45 hrs will arrive Shalimar at 00.20 hrs, the next day.<\/p>\n

The Special trains will have stoppages at Dankuni, Barddhman, Rampurhat, Malda Town, Barsoi, Kishanganj and Aluabari stations between Shalimar and New Jalpaiguri.<\/p>\n

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

Here\u2019s what\u2019s verified regarding the Holi Special train service between Shalimar (Kolkata) and New Jalpaiguri (NJP)<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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\u274c No Holi Special on Shalimar\u2013NJP in 2025<\/h2>\n
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  • In March 2025<\/strong>, there was no Holi Special train operated between Shalimar and New Jalpaiguri or its return leg<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  • South Eastern Railway’s official Holi special listings covered routes via Santragachi, Puri, Raxaul, New Jalpaiguri from other origins\u2014but did not list Shalimar\u2013NJP<\/strong> services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    \ud83d\udd70\ufe0f Historical Reference: 2025 Service<\/h2>\n
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    • In March 2022<\/strong>, Train Nos. 02885 \/ 02886<\/strong> were operated as Shalimar \u2192 New Jalpaiguri \u2192 Shalimar Holi Special<\/strong>:\n
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      • 02885<\/strong> left Shalimar around 13:40 hrs<\/strong> on March 17 and reached NJP at around 00:10 hrs<\/strong> the next day.<\/li>\n
      • 02886<\/strong> departed NJP at approximately 11:45 hrs<\/strong> on March 18, arriving at Shalimar around 00:20 hrs<\/strong> the following day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
      • Key stops included Dankuni, Barddhaman, Rampurhat, Malda Town, Barsoi, Kishanganj, and Aluabari.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        \u26a0\ufe0f Caution: Special Trains Have Low Priority<\/h2>\n
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        • These Holi specials, numbered with leading \u201c0\u2026\u201d<\/strong>, are assigned the lowest operational priority<\/strong>, typically causing delays of 6\u201314+ hours<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
        • As many travelers have pointed out:
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          \u201cFestival special train hamesha late hi chalti hai\u2026 my train was 8\u202fhours late\u201d
          \n\u201cTT once told me special train starts with 0 and it has least priority\u2026\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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          \ud83d\udccb Summary Table<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
          Year<\/strong><\/th>\nRoute<\/strong><\/th>\nTrain Nos.<\/strong><\/th>\nStatus<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
          2022<\/td>\nShalimar \u2194 New Jalpaiguri<\/td>\n02885 \/ 02886<\/td>\nOperated one round-trip during Holi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          2025<\/td>\nShalimar \u2194 New Jalpaiguri<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\nNo Holi special operated<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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          \ud83e\udded Planning for Holi 2026<\/h2>\n
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          • If this service returns, expect announcements by Eastern \/ South Eastern Railway in Jan\u2013Feb 2026<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
          • For more reliable travel:\n
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            • Consider booked trains like Howrah\u2013NJP Express (13149\/13150)<\/strong>, Darjeeling Mail<\/strong>, or other reserved daily services.<\/li>\n
            • Book early\u2014Tatkal and general quotas fill within minutes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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              \u2705 Need Help With:<\/h2>\n
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              • Finding regular train schedules and availability<\/strong> between Kolkata\/Shalimar and NJP.<\/li>\n
              • Exploring route alternatives or connecting services<\/strong> for Holi travel.<\/li>\n
              • Setting up alerts if Holi specials are announced in 2026<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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

                Holi Special Train Shalimar-New Jalpaiguri-Shalimar Shalimar-New Jalpaiguri-Shalimar Keeping in view the extra rush of the passengers during Holi Festival, South Eastern Railway has decided to run the following Holi Special trains :- Shalimar-New Jalpaiguri-Shalimar Holi Special leaving Shalimar on 17.03.2025 and leaving New Jalpaiguri on 18.03.2025 Train No. 02885 \/ Train No. 02886 Shalimar-New Jalpaiguri-Shalimar […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[68,19],"tags":[59,61,67,20],"class_list":["post-8427","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-south-eastern-railway","category-special-trains","tag-holi-special-trains","tag-running-holi-special-trains","tag-south-eastern-railway","tag-special-trains"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8427","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=8427"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8427\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}