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Chhath Puja: Are you looking for train tickets to Patna from New Delhi to visit your native place for Chhath Puja festival? If yes, here is good news for you. Indian Railways has announced to start a special train from New Delhi to Patna for the passengers who are still looking for seats in trains to travel to the home town in Bihar.
The Special Train number 04026 will start from New Delhi Railway station on Saturday night at 10:50 pm. The best part is that the train still have 634 available seats in its AC 3 tier bogies. If you are to travel home in Bihar, hurry up!
Train No | Train Name | Depart from | Time |
| 04046 | Anand Vihar-Gorakhpur-Anand Vihar Special Express | Anand Vihar | 22.20 hrs |
| 04045 | Anand Vihar-Gorakhpur-Anand Vihar Special Express | Gorakhpur | 17.25 hrs |
| 04044 | Anand Vihar-Gaya-Anand Vihar Special Express | Anand Vihar | 00.10 hrs |
| 04043 | Anand Vihar-Gaya-Anand Vihar Special Express | Gaya | 23.20 hrs |
| 04002 | Anand Vihar-Bhagalpur-Anand Vihar Special Express | Anand Vihar | 16.55 hrs |
| 04001 | Anand Vihar-Bhagalpur-Anand Vihar Special Express | Bhagalpur | 17.30 hrs |
| 04042 | Anand Vihar-Jayanagar-Anand Vihar AC Special Express | Anand Vihar | 00.10 hrs |
| 04041 | Anand Vihar-Jayanagar-Anand Vihar AC Special Express | Jayanagar | 01.35 hrs |
| 04418 | Hazrat Nizamuddin-Pune-Hazrat Nizamuddin AC Super Fast Express | Nizamuddin | 21.35 hrs |
| 04417 | Hazrat Nizamuddin-Pune-Hazrat Nizamuddin AC Super Fast Express | Pune | 05.15 hrs |
| 04030 | Delhi Jn-Muzaffarpur Jn-Delhi Jn Express | Delhi | 13.45 hrs |
| 04029 | Delhi Jn-Muzaffarpur Jn-Delhi Jn Express | Muzaffarpur | 14.30 hrs |
| 04404 | New Delhi-Barauni-New Delhi AC Special Express | New Delhi | 19.25 hrs |
| 04403 | New Delhi-Barauni-New Delhi AC Special Express | Barauni | 21.35 hrs |
| 04024 | Delhi Jn-Darbhanga-Delhi Jn AC Special Express | Delhi | 11.15 hrs |
| 04023 | Delhi Jn-Darbhanga-Delhi Jn AC Special Express | Darbhanga | 12.00 hrs |
Generally all the trains going to Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh during Chhath festival gets overcrowded and the reservation status turns no-room as early as three months before the journey date. Even though the Indian Railways announce several Special trains in the rush period, however, the crowd is always same as ever. This special train was also announced late to accommodate the passengers seeing the heavy rush for tickets to Bihar.