{"id":8433,"date":"2025-07-27T11:07:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T11:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railtravels.org\/?p=8433"},"modified":"2025-07-27T11:07:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T11:07:19","slug":"holi-special-train-shalimar-gorakhpur-shalimar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/holi-special-train-shalimar-gorakhpur-shalimar\/","title":{"rendered":"Holi Special Train Shalimar-Gorakhpur-Shalimar"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Holi Special Train Shalimar-Gorakhpur-Shalimar<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shalimar-Gorakhpur-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-Gorakhpur-Shalimar Special leaving Shalimar on 16.03.2025 and leaving Gorakhpur on 20.03.2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

Train No. 02883 \/ Train No. 02884 Shalimar-Gorakhpur-Shalimar Holi Special<\/p>\n

Train No. 02883 Shalimar-Gorakhpur Special will leave Shalimar at 20.20 hrs and will reach Gorakhpur at 17.20 hrs the next day. In the opposite direction, Train No. 02884 Gorakhpur-Shalimar Special leaving Gorakhpur at 13.40 hrs will arrive Shalimar at 09.30 hrs, the next day.<\/p>\n

The Special trains will have stoppages at Santragachi, Kharagpur, Tatanagar, Purulia and Bhojudih stations in SER jurisdiction.<\/p>\n

It seems that in March 2025<\/strong>, no Holi Special train was operated between Shalimar and Gorakhpur (round\u2011trip)<\/strong>. This route was not included<\/strong> in any Eastern or South Eastern Railway Holi special announcements for that year.<\/p>\n

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\u2139\ufe0f 2022 Example \u2013 Historical Context<\/h3>\n
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  • In March 2022<\/strong>, Train Nos. 02883\/02884<\/strong> ran as a Shalimar \u2192 Gorakhpur \u2192 Shalimar Holi Special<\/strong>:\n
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    • 02883 (Shalimar\u2192Gorakhpur)<\/strong>: Departed Shalimar around 20:20<\/strong>, arriving Gorakhpur the next evening (~17:20)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
    • 02884 (Gorakhpur\u2192Shalimar)<\/strong>: Departed Gorakhpur at 13:40<\/strong>, arriving Shalimar around 09:30<\/strong> the following day.
      \nStops included Santragachi, Kharagpur, Tatanagar, Purulia, and Bhojudih.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      That service did not recur<\/strong> in 2025.<\/p>\n

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      \u26a0\ufe0f Caution With Holi Special Trains<\/h3>\n
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      • Holi specials numbered with leading zero (\u201c0…\u201d)<\/strong> have lowest operational priority<\/strong> in the network, often resulting in significant delays\u2014sometimes 6 to 14+ hours.<\/li>\n
      • These are typically announced late, run infrequently, and often in only one direction<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        \u2705 Summary Table<\/h3>\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<\/strong><\/td>\nShalimar \u2194 Gorakhpur<\/td>\n02883 \/ 02884<\/td>\nOperated one round-trip<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        2025<\/strong><\/td>\nShalimar \u2194 Gorakhpur<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\nNo Holi special was operated<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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        \ud83e\udded Planning for Future Travel<\/h3>\n

        If you\u2019re considering traveling between Shalimar (Kolkata) and Gorakhpur<\/strong> around Holi 2026:<\/p>\n

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        • Keep an eye on South Eastern Railway or Eastern Railway bulletins<\/strong> in Jan\u2013Feb 2026<\/strong> for possible Holi special updates.<\/li>\n
        • For reliable travel, consider booking regular express trains<\/strong>, such as the Shalimar\u2013Gorakhpur Express (Train Nos. 15021\/15022)<\/strong>, which runs weekly with AC, sleeper, and general coaches.<\/li>\n
        • Early booking (especially in sleeper\/AC classes) is recommended\u2014special trains and Tatkal quotas usually fill within minutes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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          Would you like help with:<\/p>\n

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          • Checking regular train schedules, availability, or fares for Shalimar\u2013Gorakhpur<\/strong>?<\/li>\n
          • Exploring alternate routes or planning multi-leg journeys via other hubs?<\/li>\n
          • Receiving alerts if Holi specials are announced for 2026?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            I\u2019m happy to help plan a smoother journey!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            Holi Special Train Shalimar-Gorakhpur-Shalimar Shalimar-Gorakhpur-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-Gorakhpur-Shalimar Special leaving Shalimar on 16.03.2025 and leaving Gorakhpur on 20.03.2025 Train No. 02883 \/ Train No. 02884 Shalimar-Gorakhpur-Shalimar Holi Special Train No. 02883 Shalimar-Gorakhpur Special […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60,68,19],"tags":[59,61,67,20],"class_list":["post-8433","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\/8433","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=8433"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8433\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}