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With the upcoming festive season, especially during Diwali, Dussehra and Chath. It is expected that the trains will be fully packed. So, everyone should start booking their train tickets. In order to help during this rush hour, the South Central Railway has extended the special trains between various destinations. They have released a proper list of all the trains that will be moving from one destination to another.
Also Read: Dhanteras 2023: Date, Time, and Significance
Good News!
- This year, Indian Railways is operating 283 special trains on 4480 trips until Chhath Puja.
- Major stations have on-call medical teams available.
- In order to guarantee passenger security, the Ministry of Railways said that more RPF officers have been stationed at significant stations.
Special Trains That Will Be Operating This Diwali (2023)
The Southern Central Railway has provided an official list which mentions the names of the trains which will be travelling from one place to another. Here is a list of all the special trains that will be operating this festive season.
| S.No. | Train No. | From | To | Days | Extended Period |
| 1 | 07637 | Tirupati | Sainagar Shirdi | Sun | 15 October to 26 November 2023 |
| 2 | 07638 | Sainagar Shirdi | Tirupati | Mon | 16 October to 27 November 2023 |
| 3 | 07195 | Kazipet | Dadar | Wed | 4 October to 29 November 2023 |
| 4 | 07196 | Dadar | Kazipet | Thurs | 5 October to 30 November 2023 |
| 5 | 07197 | Kazipet | Dadar | Sat | 7 October to 25 November 2023 |
| 6 | 07198 | Dadar | Kazipet | Sun | 8 October to 26 November 2023 |
| 7 | 07051 | Hyderabad | Raxual | Sat | 7 October to 25 November 2023 |
| 8 | 07052 | Raxual | Secunderabad | Tue | 10 October to 28 November 2023 |
| 9 | 07419 | Secunderabad | Danapur | Sat | 7 October to 25 November 2023 |
| 10 | 07420 | Danapur | Secunderabad | Mon | 9 October to 27 November 2023 |
| 11 | 07007 | Secunderabad | Raxual | Wed | 4 October to 29 November 2023 |
| 12 | 07008 | Raxual | Secunderabad | Fri | 6 October to 1 December 2023 |
| 13 | 07191 | Kucheguda | Madurai | Mon | 16 October to 27 November 2023 |
| 14 | 07192 | Madurai | Kucheguda | Wed | 18 October to 28 November 2023 |
| 15 | 07189 | H.S. Nanded | Erode | Fri | 13 October to 24 November 2023 |
| 16 | 07190 | Erode | H.S. Nanded | Sun | 15 October to 26 November 2023 |
| 17 | 07435 | Kacheguda | Nagercoil | Fri | 13 October to 24 November 2023 |
| 18 | 07436 | Nagercoil | Kacheguda | Sun | 15 October to 26 November 2023 |
| 19 | 07695 | Secunderabad | Ramanathapuram | Wed | 11 October to 29 November 2023 |
FAQs
This year, Diwali will be celebrated on 12 November across the country.
Dhanteras (Dhanatrayodashi or Dhanvantari Trayodashi) is the first day of Diwali – “Dhan” denotes riches and “Teras” is the 13th day of a lunar fortnight on the Panchanga.
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