Festival special trains 2026
Delhi to Gaya special trains 2026 (Diwali, Chhath & Dussehra)
Every Indian Railways festival special that will take you from Delhi to Gaya — including trains that pass through either place rather than start or end there. Each train shows where you board and where you get off, its full route, every running date, and live seats one tap away.
🪔 6 special trains · dates to 21 DecUpdated daily from Indian Railways' timetable
Special trains by festival
Shows every train that passes both places in this order, including intermediate stops — with your boarding and alighting stations.
- 04062Special train
ANVT BGP SPL
Anand Vihar TerminalANVT · 12:00BhagalpurBGP · 13:30 (+1)Your leg: Anand Vihar TerminalGaya Jn
- 25h 30m · 1,205 km
- Daily · 25 Oct – 25 Nov · 32 runs
- 20 stations · via Tundla Jn, Govindpuri, Pt.deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn, Gaya Jn, Kiul Jn
- 04064Special train
GAYA FESTIVL SPL
Delhi JnDLI · 11:00Gaya JnGAYA · 07:15 (+1)Your leg: Delhi JnGaya Jn
- 20h 15m · 994 km
- Mon,tue,wed,thu,fri,sun · 25 Oct – 30 Nov · 32 runs
- 11 stations · via New Delhi, Tundla Jn, Govindpuri, Pt.deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn, Sasaram
- 02398Special train
ANVT GAYA SPL
Anand Vihar TerminalANVT · 13:30Gaya JnGAYA · 11:15 (+1)Your leg: Anand Vihar TerminalGaya Jn
- 21h 45m · 978 km
- Mon · 26 Oct – 30 Nov · 6 runs
- 10 stations · via Tundla Jn, Govindpuri, Prayagraj Jn, Pt.deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn, Sasaram
- 03640Special train
SSB DHN SPL
ShakurbastiSSB · 21:10Dhanbad JnDHN · 23:45 (+1)Your leg: Delhi JnGaya Jn
- 26h 35m · 1,195 km
- Tue,sat · 27 Oct – 1 Dec · 11 runs
- 16 stations · via Delhi Jn, Tundla Jn, Prayagraj Jn, Pt.deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn, Gaya Jn
- 03436Summer special
MLDT SUMMER SPL
Anand Vihar TerminalANVT · 14:50Malda TownMLDT · 22:30 (+1)Your leg: Anand Vihar TerminalGaya Jn
- 31h 40m · 1,383 km
- Tue · 27 Oct – 1 Dec · 6 runs
- 25 stations · via Tundla Jn, Govindpuri, Pt.deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn, Gaya Jn, Kiul Jn
- 08408Special train
ANVT-KUR SPECIAL
Anand Vihar TerminalANVT · 00:30Khurda Road JnKUR · 10:45 (+1)Your leg: Anand Vihar TerminalGaya Jn
- 34h 15m · 1,727 km
- Tue,fri · 27 Oct · 1 runs
- 23 stations · via Ghaziabad, Tundla Jn, Pt.deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn, Gaya Jn, Bhubaneswar
Questions people ask
- How many special trains run from Delhi to Gaya?
- 6 special trains currently pass both Delhi and Gaya in that order. Indian Railways adds trains through the season and this page updates daily from the timetable.
- Do these trains start at Delhi and end at Gaya?
- Not necessarily. Under each train you will see the exact stations where you board and get off, from the train's own timetable.
- When does booking open?
- Indian Railways opens reservations 60 days before the date of travel (excluding the day of travel) at 8:00 am.
- Can I check seats?
- Yes. "Plan this journey" opens YaatriGan's search with the stations and next run date filled in; the plan checks live availability, fares and confirmation chances for that train and every alternative.
Updated daily from Indian Railways' timetable.