{"id":8431,"date":"2025-07-27T11:06:32","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T11:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railtravels.org\/?p=8431"},"modified":"2025-07-27T11:06:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T11:06:32","slug":"holi-special-train-shalimar-malatipatpur-near-puri-shalimar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/holi-special-train-shalimar-malatipatpur-near-puri-shalimar\/","title":{"rendered":"Holi Special Train Shalimar-Malatipatpur (Near Puri)-Shalimar"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Holi Special Train Shalimar-Malatipatpur (Near Puri)-Shalimar<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shalimar-Malatipatpur (Near Puri)-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-Malatipatpur (Near Puri)-Shalimar Special leaving Shalimar on 17.03.2025 and leaving Malatipatpur on 18.03.2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

Train No. 02837 \/ Train No. 02838 Shalimar-Malatipatpur-Shalimar Holi Special<\/p>\n

Train No. 02837 Shalimar-Malatipatpur Special will leave Shalimar at 18.30 hrs and will reach Malatipatpur at 02.55 hrs the next day. In the opposite direction, Train No. 02838 Malatipatpur-Shalimar Special leaving Malatipatpur at 14.55 hrs will arrive Shalimar at 23.40 hrs, the same day.<\/p>\n

The Special trains will have stoppages at Santragachi, Kharagpur, Balasore, Bhadrak, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar and Khurda Road stations between Shalimar and Malatipatpur.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the verified information regarding the Holi Special trains between Shalimar (Kolkata) and Malatipatpur (near Puri)<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\ude82 Shalimar \u2194 Malatipatpur Holi Special (2025 \u2013 Historical Reference)<\/h2>\n

In March 2024<\/strong>, South Eastern Railway ran the Holi Special Train Nos. 02839 \/ 02840<\/strong> on the Shalimar \u2192 Malatipatpur \u2192 Shalimar<\/strong> route:<\/p>\n

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  • Train 02839 (Shalimar \u2192 Malatipatpur)<\/strong>
    \n\u2014 Departed Shalimar at ~21:25 hrs<\/strong> on March 24, arriving Malatipatpur at ~05:50 hrs<\/strong> the following day.<\/li>\n
  • Train 02840 (Malatipatpur \u2192 Shalimar)<\/strong>
    \n\u2014 Departed Malatipatpur around 23:50 hrs<\/strong> on March 25, arriving at Shalimar by ~08:50 hrs<\/strong> the next morning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    These specials stopped at major stations like Khurda Road, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Balasore, and Santragachi en route<\/p>\n

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    \u274c 2025 Status: No Holi Special on Shalimar\u2013Malatipatpur Route<\/h2>\n
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    • There is no record or public announcement<\/strong> confirming any Holi special (one-way or return) operating between Shalimar and Malatipatpur in March 2025<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
    • South Eastern Railway\u2019s official announcements for 2025 did not list this route among the Holi specials run that year (which focused on routes like Shalimar\u2013Charlapalli, Santragachi\u2013Charlapalli, etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      \u26a0\ufe0f Why This Matters<\/h2>\n
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      • Holi specials (train Nos starting with \u201c0\u2026\u201d<\/strong>) typically have the lowest operational priority<\/em> on Indian Railways. Reddit users often report delays of 6\u201314 hours or more<\/strong>, and unreliability in schedules:
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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\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n

      • Such trains are usually launched weeks in advance<\/strong>, run very infrequently (often a single return trip), and seating availability is unpredictable\u2014especially around late March.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        \u2705 Quick Summary Table<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
        Year<\/strong><\/th>\nRoute<\/strong><\/th>\nTrain Nos.<\/strong><\/th>\nStatus in March<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
        2024<\/td>\nShalimar \u2194 Malatipatpur (Puri)<\/td>\n02839 \/ 02840<\/td>\nOperated two-way Holi special<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        2025<\/td>\nShalimar \u2194 Malatipatpur<\/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 or Later<\/h2>\n
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        • If similar service resumes, expect announcements from South Eastern Railway around Jan\u2013Feb 2026<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
        • For dependable travel:\n
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          • Consider regular trains<\/strong> like the Shalimar\u2013Puri Express (Train Nos. 22835\/22836)<\/strong>\u2014which run weekly with AC, Sleeper, and General coaches<\/li>\n
          • Book early<\/strong>\u2014as Tatkal and general quotas fill rapidly in March.<\/li>\n
          • Be ready for possible delays<\/strong> with special Holi fare trains; break journey or allow buffer time if needed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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            \ud83d\udcdd Would You Like Assistance With:<\/h2>\n
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            • Checking regular train timetables, fare, and seat availability<\/strong> between Kolkata\/Shalimar and Puri or Malatipatpur?<\/li>\n
            • Exploring alternate routes or connections<\/strong>?<\/li>\n
            • Setting up alerts for Holi 2026 special train announcements<\/strong>?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              Just let me know\u2014happy to help plan a smooth journey around Holi!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

              Holi Special Train Shalimar-Malatipatpur (Near Puri)-Shalimar Shalimar-Malatipatpur (Near Puri)-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-Malatipatpur (Near Puri)-Shalimar Special leaving Shalimar on 17.03.2025 and leaving Malatipatpur on 18.03.2025 Train No. 02837 \/ Train No. 02838 Shalimar-Malatipatpur-Shalimar Holi […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60,68,19],"tags":[59,61,67,20],"class_list":["post-8431","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-holi-special-trains","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\/8431","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=8431"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8431\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8431"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8431"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}