Pune-Danapur Special Trains on November 9 and 10, Hadapsar-Gorakhpur on November 12 and 19: Timings

Pune, 9th November 2026: Central Railway has added more festival special trains from Pune for the return and Chhath rush. An unreserved Pune-Danapur special leaves Pune at 8:20 pm on Monday, 9 November, a second Pune-Danapur train at 8:20 pm on Tuesday, 10 November, and a Hadapsar-Gorakhpur special on Thursdays, 12 and 19 November.

All coaches on the 9 November train are unreserved. Reserved berths on the other two trains go on sale from 9 November.

Pune-Danapur unreserved special (01467/01468)

• 01467 Pune to Danapur: leaves Pune at 8:20 pm on Monday, 9 November, and reaches Danapur at 5:50 am on Wednesday, 11 November.
• 01468 Danapur to Pune: leaves Danapur at 10:30 am on Wednesday, 11 November, and reaches Pune at 7:15 pm on Thursday, 12 November.
• Coaches: 21 in all: 8 sleeper, 11 general second class and 2 guard and luggage vans.

Every coach, including sleeper, is unreserved. You buy a normal Mail or Express ticket on the UTS app or at the booking counter, as listed in the railway announcement reported by Pune Pulse.

Pune-Danapur one-way special (01469)

This train leaves Pune at 8:20 pm on Tuesday, 10 November and reaches Danapur at 5:50 am on Thursday, 12 November. It has 22 LHB coaches: one AC 2-tier, four AC 3-tier, three AC 3-tier economy, seven sleeper and five general coaches.

Reserved seats are sold at special fares from 9 November at PRS counters and on IRCTC. The general coaches are unreserved and can be booked on UTS.

Both Danapur trains stop at Daund Chord Line, Ahilyanagar, Belapur, Kopargaon, Manmad, Bhusaval, Khandwa, Itarsi, Jabalpur, Katni, Satna, Manikpur, Prayagraj Chheoki, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction, Buxar and Ara.

Hadapsar-Gorakhpur weekly special (05093/05094)

• 05094 Hadapsar to Gorakhpur: leaves Hadapsar at 11:10 am on Thursdays, 12 and 19 November, and reaches Gorakhpur at 7:00 pm the next day.
• 05093 Gorakhpur to Hadapsar: leaves Gorakhpur at 9:55 pm on Tuesdays, 10 and 17 November, and reaches Hadapsar at 10:05 am on Thursday.

It has 20 LHB coaches with AC 2-tier, AC 3-tier, sleeper and four general coaches. Halts include Ahilyanagar, Manmad, Bhusaval, Itarsi, Bhopal, Bina, Jhansi, Orai, Kanpur Central, Lucknow, Gonda, Mankapur and Basti.

Why so many trains leave from Hadapsar and Khadki

To keep crowds off the main Pune station, the railway has been running many north-bound specials from Hadapsar and Khadki. Sakal reported that 99 special trips have run from these two stations this season. On one day alone, 36 extra general coaches were attached to trains for Danapur.

Hadapsar station is on the Solapur line near Magarpatta and Sasane Nagar, not at Pune Junction. Leave extra time. In evening traffic, a ride from Pune station to Hadapsar can take well over half an hour, and PMPML buses and autos are the main options.

Tips before you travel

• For unreserved trains, reach the station at least two hours early. General coach queues form well before departure.
• Book UTS tickets only through the official app or counter. Ignore touts on station premises.
• Check live running on the NTES app or the railway enquiry website before leaving home.
• Carry water and food. Pantry service is not assured on special trains.

These are the trains announced after our earlier list of Diwali special trains from Pune. For crowd and security arrangements, read about Pune station’s Diwali security.

We will update this story if Central Railway adds more specials for Chhath.

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