{"id":8474,"date":"2025-07-27T12:35:55","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T12:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railtravels.org\/?p=8474"},"modified":"2025-07-27T12:35:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T12:35:55","slug":"holi-special-train-new-delhi-darbhanga-new-delhi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/holi-special-train-new-delhi-darbhanga-new-delhi\/","title":{"rendered":"Holi Special Train New Delhi-Darbhanga-New Delhi"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Holi Special Train New Delhi-Darbhanga-New Delhi<\/strong><\/p>\n

New Delhi-Darbhanga-New Delhi<\/strong><\/p>\n

Train No. 04068 \/ 04067 New Delhi-Darbhanga-New Delhi (Reserved Superfast) Festival Special Express<\/p>\n

Train No. 04068 New Delhi-Darbhanga, Departs from New Delhi 19.25 and Arrival at Darbhanga 16.30<\/p>\n

Train No. 04067 Darbhanga-New Delhi, Departure from Darbhanga 18.00 and Arrival at New Delhi 16.40<\/p>\n

Train No. 04068, Ex New Delhi on Date 10-03-2025 to 21-03-2025 (Every Mon and Thur)<\/p>\n

Train No. 04067, Ex Darbhanga on Date 11-03-2025 to 22-03-2025 (Every Tue and Fri)<\/p>\n

NOTE:<\/strong>\u2013 Train time-table related information of above trains can be obtained from Helpline No. 139 or Rail Madad Mobile App or website railmadad.indianrailways.gov.in<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the latest verified information for the New Delhi \u2013 Darbhanga \u2013 New Delhi Holi\/Special Train service in 2025<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udee4\ufe0f Holi Special: New Delhi \u2194 Darbhanga (Train Nos. 04012 \/ 04011<\/strong>)<\/h2>\n

This reserved-seat festival special express<\/strong> ran on the following dates in March 2025:<\/p>\n

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  • New Delhi \u2192 Darbhanga (04012)<\/strong>: March\u202f4,\u202f7,\u202f11,\u202f14, and\u202f18. Departure at 19:30<\/strong> and arrival at 16:30<\/strong> next day.<\/li>\n
  • Darbhanga \u2192 New Delhi (04011)<\/strong>: March\u202f5,\u202f8,\u202f12,\u202f15, and\u202f19. Departure at 18:00<\/strong>, arriving the next day at 16:35<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Schedule details:\u202fvia Ghaziabad, Moradabad, Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Sitamarhi, Raxaul, and Janakpur Road routes<\/p>\n

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    \ud83c\udf1e Summer Special (Unreserved): New Delhi \u2013 Darbhanga<\/em> (Train No. 04408 \/ 04422<\/strong>)<\/h2>\n

    Operated as an Unreserved \u201cSpecial Fare Summer Special\u201d<\/strong>, following the festival:<\/p>\n

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    • First ran March\u202f11\u201312, 2025, with departures on Tuesdays and Wednesdays as per initial schedule, starting from 13:45 at NDLS and arriving Darbhanga next morning around 10:15<\/li>\n
    • The main version<\/em> 04422 also departed 12:15<\/strong> from New Delhi, arriving Darbhanga at 09:00 the next day<\/strong>, covering 1,168\u202fkm<\/strong> over 20\u202fh 45\u202fm<\/strong> with 13 halts at Kanpur, Gorakhpur, Hajipur, Samastipur, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      \ud83d\udcc5 Summer Extension (Bi\u2011Weekly Special Service)<\/h2>\n

      From May 19 to July 10, 2025<\/strong>, Indian Railways offered a bi\u2011weekly special train<\/strong> between Delhi and Darbhanga:<\/p>\n

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      • Delhi \u2192 Darbhanga<\/strong>: Departs every Monday and Thursday at ~11:00 AM<\/strong>, arriving next day around 13:30<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
      • Darbhanga \u2192 Delhi<\/strong>: Returns every Tuesday and Friday<\/strong>, leaving at ~15:00<\/strong>, arriving next day around 18:50<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        This service addressed high summer travel demand on the route and ran until July 10\u202f. Additional ECR delays\/extensions may have varied.<\/p>\n

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        \u2705 Summary Table<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
        Service Type<\/strong><\/th>\nTrain No.<\/strong><\/th>\nDirection<\/strong><\/th>\nDates of Operation<\/strong><\/th>\nDeparture \/ Arrival<\/strong><\/th>\nCoach Type<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
        Festival Special<\/td>\n04012 \/ 04011<\/td>\nNew Delhi \u2192 Darbhanga \/ return<\/td>\nMar\u202f4,7,11,14,18 \/ Mar\u202f5,8,12,15,19, 2025<\/td>\nDep 19:30 \u2192 Arr 16:30 next day; Return Dep 18:00 \u2192 Arr 16:35 next day<\/td>\nReserved (Sleeper \/ AC)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Summer Special (Unreserved)<\/td>\n04408 \/ 04422<\/td>\nNew Delhi \u2192 Darbhanga<\/td>\nFrom Mar\u202f11\u201312 (Tues\/Weds)<\/td>\nDep ~13:45 or 12:15 at NDLS \u2192 Arr next day ~09:00<\/td>\nUnreserved (II\u2011class)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Extended Summer Special<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\nDelhi \u2194 Darbhanga<\/td>\nMay\u202f19 \u2013 July\u202f10, 2025 (Mon, Thu \u2192 Tues, Fri)<\/td>\nDep ~11:00 \u2192 Arr ~13:30; Return Dep ~15:00 \u2192 Arr ~18:50 next day<\/td>\nNot specified (likely general + sleeper)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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        \u2139\ufe0f Additional Notes<\/h2>\n
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        • The unreserved summer special<\/strong> (Train 04408\/04422) does not<\/em> allow for reserved seating and may operate with lower priority, resulting in significant delays<\/strong>, as noted by travelers on social media:
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          \u201ctrain is stopped at a tiny station for hours \u2026 my train was 8\u202fhours late\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n

        • These services have now ended<\/strong> (summer specials ended by July 10; festival specials were in March).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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          \ud83d\udccc Planning Ahead?<\/h2>\n
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          • If you\u2019re looking for similar services for Holi 2026<\/strong>, keep an eye on Northern Railway \/ ECR official announcements<\/strong> in January\u2013February 2026.<\/li>\n
          • For real-time updates, contact Rail Madad<\/strong> (139) or check the official Indian Railways enquiry portal \/ IRCTC<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
          • Always book early<\/strong> for festival travel, and consider reserved services<\/strong> for greater reliability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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            Let me know if you want seat availability info, fare details, or help planning the journey for your travel dates!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            Holi Special Train New Delhi-Darbhanga-New Delhi New Delhi-Darbhanga-New Delhi Train No. 04068 \/ 04067 New Delhi-Darbhanga-New Delhi (Reserved Superfast) Festival Special Express Train No. 04068 New Delhi-Darbhanga, Departs from New Delhi 19.25 and Arrival at Darbhanga 16.30 Train No. 04067 Darbhanga-New Delhi, Departure from Darbhanga 18.00 and Arrival at New Delhi 16.40 Train No. 04068, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60,30,19],"tags":[59,29,61,20],"class_list":["post-8474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-holi-special-trains","category-northern-railway","category-special-trains","tag-holi-special-trains","tag-northern-railway","tag-running-holi-special-trains","tag-special-trains"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8474","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=8474"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8474\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}