Railways to run two special Vande Bharat vehicles between Delhi and Patna from October 11 for Diwali and Chhath Puja

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In good news for Bihar, Northern Railway will run two festivals special trains between Delhi and Patna from October 11. This special train will run on the route till 17 November.

Himanshu Shekhar Upadhyay, Chief Public Relations Officer of Northern Railway, said, “To facilitate the journey of passengers during festivals, the Railways has decided to run Vande Bharat Mahotsav special trains.”

Here the details of the train are given

Train number 02252

Route: New Delhi to Patna
The train will take 16 trips during this period, providing services every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. The train will run from 11 October to 15 November.
Departure time: 8:35 pm from New Delhi
Arrival time: 9:30 pm in Patna
Time taken: 12 hours 55 minutes
Station: Aligar, Kanpur Central, Prevention, PT. Deen Dayal Upadhyay, Baxar and Ara

Train Number: 02251

Route: Patna for New Delhi
The train will take 16 trips and will run every Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday between October 12 and 16.
Departure time: 10 am from Patna
Arrival time: 11:30 pm in New Delhi

Time taken: 13 hours 30 minutes
Station: Aligar, Kanpur Central, Prevention, PT. Deen Dayal Upadhyay, Baxar and Ara

Diwali and Chhath’s beauty will now be more special!

New Delhi and Patna Jans for the convenience of railway passengers and enjoyable travel experience. Between 2 high speed Vande Bharat festival special trains are being run. #Vandebhaatexpress @Ristinindia pic.twitter.com/hgdeuspw0m

– Northern Railway (@railwaynorthern) October 6, 2025

Train number 02253

Route: Patna for New Delhi
The train will take 17 trips and will run every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday between October 11 and November 17.
Departure time: 10 am from Patna
Arrival time: 11:30 pm in New Delhi
Time taken: 13 hours 30 minutes
Station: Aligar, Kanpur Central, Prevention, PT. Deen Dayal Upadhyay, Baxar and Ara

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Train number 02254

Route: New Delhi to Patna
The train will take 16 trips during this period, provide services every Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday. The train will run from October 12 to November 16,
Departure time: 8:35 pm from New Delhi
Arrival time: 9:30 pm in Patna
Time taken: 12 hours 55 minutes
Station: Aligar, Kanpur Central, Prevention, PT. Deen Dayal Upadhyay, Baxar and Ara

These special Vande India trains will have 16 cars and will be fully air -conditioned.