Railways will run two special Vande Bharat trains between Delhi and Patna from October 11 for Diwali and Chhath Puja.

There is good news for Bihar that Northern Railway will run two festival special Vande Bharat trains between Delhi and Patna from October 11. These special trains will run on the route till November 17.

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

Here are the train details

train number 02252

Route: New Delhi to Patna
The train will make 16 trips during this period and will provide services every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. This train will run from 11 October to 15 November.
Departure time: 8:35 am from New Delhi
Arrival Time: 9:30 PM Patna
Time taken: 12 hours 55 minutes
Stations: Aligarh, Kanpur Central, Prayagraj, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay, Buxar and Arrah

Train Number: 02251

Route: Patna to New Delhi
The train will make 16 trips and run every Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday between October 12 and November 16.
Departure time: 10 am from Patna
Arrival Time: 11:30 PM New Delhi

Time taken: 13 hours 30 minutes
Stations: Aligarh, Kanpur Central, Prayagraj, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay, Buxar and Arrah

The splendor of Diwali and Chhath will now be even more special!

For the convenience and pleasant travel experience of railway passengers, New Delhi and Patna Junction. 2 high speed Vande Bharat festival special trains are being run between. #VandeBharatExpress @Ristinindia pic.twitter.com/HGDEusPw0M

– Northern Railway (@RailwayNorthern) 6 October 2025

train number 02253

Route: Patna to New Delhi
The train will make 17 trips and run every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday between October 11 and November 17.
Departure time: 10 am from Patna
Arrival Time: 11:30 PM New Delhi
Time taken: 13 hours 30 minutes
Stations: Aligarh, Kanpur Central, Prayagraj, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay, Buxar and Arrah

train number 02254

Route: New Delhi to Patna
The train will make 16 trips during this period and will provide services every Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday. This train will run from 12 October to 16 November.
Departure time: 8:35 am from New Delhi
Arrival Time: 9:30 PM Patna
Time taken: 12 hours 55 minutes
Stations: Aligarh, Kanpur Central, Prayagraj, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay, Buxar and Arrah

These special Vande Bharat trains will have 16 cars each and are fully air-conditioned.