359th Prakash Parv: Railways to Add Temporary Halts for 38 Trains at Patna Sahib

Patna: Indian Railways will provide temporary stops for 38 trains at Patna Sahib station to manage the large footfall expected during the 359th Prakash Parv of Guru Gobind Singh, beginning later this month.

The East Central Railway announced on Wednesday that 19 pairs of long-distance and intercity trains will halt for two minutes each at Patna Sahib between December 19, 2025 and January 2, 2026, allowing Sikh pilgrims easier access to Takht Sri Harmandir Sahib.

Railway officials in Hajipur said the stoppages were approved following requests from gurdwara committees and feedback from previous years, when large numbers of devotees struggled due to limited train halts at the historic station.

The list includes major trains such as the Duronto Express, Poorva Express, Bagmati Express, Vibhuti Express, Dwarka Express, Garib Rath, Upasana Express, and the Sikkim Mahananda Express. The stoppages cover trains arriving from Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Guwahati, Bengaluru, Puri and other key cities.

Officials said the temporary halts would help disperse the pilgrim rush and reduce congestion at Patna Junction.

Below is the full list of trains with their scheduled two-minute halts at Patna Sahib:

Trains with temporary halts at Patna Sahib ( Dec 19, 2025 – Jan 2, 2026)

(Each item shows arrival/departure time at Patna Sahib)

1. 12361 Asansol–CSMT Mumbai Express – 23:57 / 23:59
2. 12362 CSMT Mumbai–Asansol Express – 13:54 / 13:56
3. 12545 Raxaul–LTT Karmabhoomi Express – 23:57 / 23:59
4. 12546 LTT–Raxaul Karmabhoomi Express – 22:49 / 22:51
5. 14223 Rajgir–Varanasi Buddha Purnima Express – 22:59 / 23:01
6. 14224 Varanasi–Rajgir Buddha Purnima Express – 03:31 / 03:33
7. 15483 Alipurduar–Delhi Sikkim Mahananda Express – 02:27 / 02:29
8. 15484 Delhi–Alipurduar Sikkim Mahananda Express – 00:53 / 00:55
9. 12333 Howrah–Prayagraj Rambagh Vibhuti Express – 03:26 / 03:28
10. 12334 Prayagraj Rambagh–Howrah Vibhuti Express – 22:58 / 23:00
11. 22213 Shalimar–Patna Duronto Express – 05:05 / 05:07
12. 22214 Patna–Shalimar Duronto Express – 20:59 / 21:01
13. 18449 Puri–Patna Baidyanathdham Express – 09:01 / 09:03
14. 18450 Patna–Puri Baidyanathdham Express – 08:58 / 09:00
15. 15635 Okha–Guwahati Dwarka Express – 10:33 / 10:35
16. 15636 Guwahati–Okha Dwarka Express – 03:34 / 03:36
17. 22948 Bhagalpur–Surat Superfast – 10:50 / 10:52
18. 22947 Surat–Bhagalpur Superfast – 13:30 / 13:32
19. 13241 Banka–Rajendranagar Express – 14:56 / 14:58
20. 13242 Rajendranagar–Banka Express – 00:06 / 00:08
21. 12303 Howrah–New Delhi Poorva Express – 15:19 / 15:21
22. 12304 New Delhi–Howrah Poorva Express – 07:13 / 07:15
23. 13331 Dhanbad–Patna Intercity – 16:00 / 16:02
24. 13332 Patna–Dhanbad Intercity – 08:49 / 08:51
25. 13423 Bhagalpur–Ajmer Express – 16:55 / 16:57
26. 13424 Ajmer–Bhagalpur Express – 10:00 / 10:02
27. 22405 Bhagalpur–Anand Vihar Garib Rath – 17:30 / 17:32
28. 22406 Anand Vihar–Bhagalpur Garib Rath – 06:13 / 06:15
29. 12577 Darbhanga–Mysore Bagmati Express – 19:41 / 19:43
30. 12578 Mysore–Darbhanga Bagmati Express – 10:23 / 10:25
31. 12327 Howrah–Dehradun Upasana Express – 20:16 / 20:18
32. 12328 Dehradun–Howrah Upasana Express – 17:54 / 17:56
33. 12315 Kolkata–Udaipur Ananya Express – 20:54 / 20:56
34. 12316 Udaipur–Kolkata Ananya Express – 05:34 / 05:36
35. 12435 Jaynagar–Anand Vihar Garib Rath – 17:49 / 17:51
36. 12436 Anand Vihar–Jaynagar Garib Rath – 06:08 / 06:10
37. 13229 Godda–Rajendranagar Express – 14:56 / 14:58
38. 13230 Rajendranagar–Godda Express – 22:26 / 22:28