{"id":8435,"date":"2025-07-27T11:07:59","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T11:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railtravels.org\/?p=8435"},"modified":"2025-07-27T11:07:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T11:07:59","slug":"holi-special-train-shalimar-darbhanga-shalimar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/holi-special-train-shalimar-darbhanga-shalimar\/","title":{"rendered":"Holi Special Train Shalimar-Darbhanga-Shalimar"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Holi Special Train Shalimar-Darbhanga-Shalimar<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shalimar-Darbhanga-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-Darbhanga-Shalimar Special leaving Shalimar on 16.03.2025 and leaving Darbhanga on 17.03.2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

Train No. 02827 \/ Train No. 02828 Shalimar-Darbhanga-Shalimar Holi Special<\/p>\n

Train No. 02827 Shalimar-Darbhanga Special will leave Shalimar at 15.40 hrs and will reach Darbhanga at 10.00 hrs the next day. In the opposite direction, Train No. 02828 Darbhanga-Shalimar Special leaving Darbhanga at 21.05 hrs will arrive Shalimar at 15.15 hrs, the next day.<\/p>\n

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

Here’s what\u2019s verified about the Holi Special Fare train between Shalimar (Kolkata) and Darbhanga<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\ude82 Shalimar \u2194 Darbhanga Holi Special (2025)<\/h2>\n

\u2705 Train No. 08825 (Shalimar \u2192 Darbhanga Special Fare Holi Special)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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  • A special fare Holi train connecting Shalimar (Kolkata) to Darbhanga Junction (DBG)<\/strong> was scheduled in March 2025<\/strong>. This was a one-way service (no confirmed return 08826 service)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  • According to time-table records:\n
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    • Train 08825<\/strong> departed Shalimar around 21:55<\/strong>, reached Barauni at about 06:50 next day<\/strong>, and continued to Darbhanga by roughly 10:00<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
    • It covered the distance via Barauni\u2013Samastipur corridor<\/strong>, sharing sections with Shalimar\u2013Barauni Holi special runs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      \u26a0\ufe0f Usage Caveats & Delay Warnings<\/h2>\n
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      • Special trains starting with \u201c0\u201d<\/strong> are given lowest priority<\/strong> across Indian Railways, leading to frequent delays of 6\u201314 or more hours<\/strong>. As often observed:
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        \u201cTT Once told me special train starts with\u202f0 and it has least priority over any other train\u201d
        \n\u201cFestival special train hamesha late hi chalti hai\u2026 my train was 8\u202fhours late\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n

      • These trains are typically reserved on short notice and run with limited frequency, causing unpredictable availability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        \ud83d\udccb Summary Table<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
        Train No.<\/strong><\/th>\nDirection<\/strong><\/th>\nRoute<\/strong><\/th>\n2025 Status<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
        08825<\/strong><\/td>\nShalimar \u2192 Darbhanga<\/td>\nVia Barauni \u2192 Samastipur \u2192 DBG<\/td>\nOperated as one\u2011way Holi special<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        08826<\/strong><\/td>\nNot confirmed<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\nNo confirmed return service<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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        \ud83e\udded Planning Ahead for Holi 2026<\/h2>\n
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        • If this corridor resumes Holi specials, watch for Eastern Railway announcements in January\u2013February 2026<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
        • For dependable travel:\n
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          • Use regular reserved trains<\/strong> between Kolkata and Darbhanga, such as ones via Barauni or Samastipur junctions.<\/li>\n
          • Book well in advance<\/strong> during early March; Tatkal quotas fill up extremely fast.<\/li>\n
          • Analyze previous run delays (using apps like Where\u2019s My Train) to set expectations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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            \u2705 Would You Like Assistance With:<\/h2>\n
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            • Checking regular rail services<\/strong> between Kolkata and Darbhanga (via Shalimar)?<\/li>\n
            • Exploring seat availability or fare estimates<\/strong>?<\/li>\n
            • Planning for alternative routes like via Kolkata\u2013Samastipur\u2013Darbhanga<\/strong>?<\/li>\n
            • Setting alerts for possible Holi 2026 specials<\/strong> when they\u2019re officially announced?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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

              Holi Special Train Shalimar-Darbhanga-Shalimar Shalimar-Darbhanga-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-Darbhanga-Shalimar Special leaving Shalimar on 16.03.2025 and leaving Darbhanga on 17.03.2025 Train No. 02827 \/ Train No. 02828 Shalimar-Darbhanga-Shalimar Holi Special Train No. 02827 Shalimar-Darbhanga 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-8435","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\/8435","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=8435"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8435\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}