Indian Railway New Trains List: The Ministry of Railways, Government of India has approved the introduction of 39 new trains as special services from early 2025. These trains are intended to manage the expected increase in passenger traffic.
Let's take a look at the details of these special trains, which include both sleeper and non-sleeper options.
List of 39 Special New Trains
39 New Special Trains: Indian Railways is set to launch 39 special new trains across various routes due to the upcoming festive season. Here’s the detailed list comprising of train numbers and their frequencies:
| RLY | Train No | From | To | Nature | Frequency |
| CR | 12171/12172 | Lokmanya Tilak (T) | Haridwar | AC Express | Bi-weekly |
| CR | 22121/22122 | Lokmanya Tilak (T) | Lucknow | AC Express | Weekly |
| CR | 22123/22124 | Ajni | Pune | AC Express | Weekly |
| CR | 22125/22126 | Nagpur | Amritsar | AC Express | Weekly |
| NFR | 12519/12520 | Kamakhya | Lokmanya Tilak (T) | AC Express | Weekly |
| NFR | 12551/12551 | Kamakhya | Yesvantpur | AC Express | Weekly |
| NR | 12493/12494 | Nizamuddin | Pune | AC Express | Weekly |
| NR | 22411/22412 | Anand Vihar | Naharlagun | AC Express | Weekly |
| NR | 22461/22462 | New Delhi | Katra | AC Express | Daily |
| NWR | 14805/14806 | Barmer | Yesvantpur | AC Express | Weekly |
| SCR | 127575/12776 | Secunderabad | Shalimar | AC Express | Weekly |
| SCR | 12775/12776 | Lingampalli | Kakinada Town | AC Express | Tri-weekly |
| SCR | 12783/12784 | Secunderabad | Visakhapatnam | AC Express | Weekly |
| SER | 22807/22808 | Santragachi | Chennai | AC Express | Bi-weekly |
| SER | 22863/22864 | Howrah | Yesvantpur | AC Express | Weekly |
| SR | 20601/20602 | Chennai | Madurai | AC Express | Tri-weekly |
| WR | 22903/22904 | Bandra (T) | Bhuj | AC Express | Tri-weekly |
| ECOR | 22805/22806 | Bhubaneswar | Anand Vihar | AC Express | Weekly |
| ECOR | 12281/12282 | Bhubaneswar | New Delhi | AC Duronto | Weekly |
| NR | 12263/12264 | Nizamuddin | Pune | AC Duronto | Bi-weekly |
| SER | 122221/12222 | Howrah | Pune | AC Duronto | Bi-weekly |
| SR | 12269/12270 | Chennai | Nizamuddin | AC Duronto | Bi-weekly |
| NFR | 20503/20504 | Dibrugarh | New Delhi | Rajdhani | Weekly |
| NFR | 20505/20506 | Dibrugarh | New Delhi | Rajdhani | Bi-weekly |
| WR | 12953/12954 | Mumbai Central | Nizamuddin | Rajdhani | Daily |
| WR | 12247/12248 | Bandra (T) | Nizamuddin | Yuva Express | Weekly |
| SWR | 12028/12027 | Bengaluru | Chennai | Shatabdi | Except Tuesday |
| WR | 12009/12010 | Mumbai Central | Ahmedabad | Shatabdi | Except Sunday |
| SR | 12243/12244 | Chennai | Coimbatore | Shatabdi | Except Tuesday |
| NR | 12001/12002 | New Delhi | Habibganj | Shatabdi | Daily |
| NR | 12011/12012 | New Delhi | Amritsar | Shatabdi | Daily |
| NR | 12017/12018 | New Delhi | Dehradun | Shatabdi | Daily |
| NR | 12029/12030 | New Delhi | Amritsar | Shatabdi | Except Thursday |
| ER | 12019/12020 | Howrah | Ranchi | Shatabdi | Except Sunday |
| NR | 22439/22440 | New Delhi | Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra | Vande Bharat | Except Tuesday |
| NWR | 12985/12986 | Jaipur | Delhi Sarai Rohilla | Double Decker | Daily |
| WR | 12932/12931 | Ahmedabad | Mumbai Central | Double Decker | Except Sunday |
| SR | 22625/22626 | Chennai | Bengaluru | Double Decker | Daily |
| ECoR | 22707/22708 | Visakhapatnam | Tirupati | Double Decker | Tri-weekly |
New Train Routes
Here is the current list of routes for these new trains:
- Lokmanya Tilak (T) to Haridwar
- Lokmanya Tilak (T) to Lucknow
- Ajni to Pune
- Nagpur to Amritsar
- Kamakhya to Lokmanya Tilak
- Kamakhya to Yesvantpur
- Nizamuddin to Pune
- Anand Vihar to Naharlagun
- New Delhi to Katra
- Barmer to Yesvantpur
- Secunderabad to Shalimar
- Lingampalli to Kakinada Town
- Secunderabad to Visakhapatnam
- Santragachi to Chennai
- Howrah to Yesvantpur
- Chennai to Madurai
- Bandra (T) to Bhuj
- Bhubaneswar to Anand Vihar
- Bhubaneswar to Delhi
- Nizamuddin to Pune
- Howrah to Pune
- Chennai to Nizamuddin
- Dibrugarh to New Delhi
- Mumbai Central to Nizamuddin
- Bandra to Nizamuddin
- Bengaluru to Chennai
- Mumbai Central to Ahmedabad
- Chennai to Coimbatore
- New Delhi to Habibganj
- New Delhi to Amritsar
- New Delhi to Dehradun
- Howrah to Ranchi
- New Delhi to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra
- Jaipur to Delhi Sarai Rohilla
- Ahmedabad to Mumbai Central
- Chennai to Bengaluru
- Visakhapatnam to Tirupati
According to the official statement, Indian Railways plans to operate over 200 additional trains during the festive season between mid-October and the end of November in 2025.
Additional New Trains
The two trains that were suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic—Lucknow to New Delhi and Ahmedabad to Mumbai Tejas Express—are anticipated to resume their operations soon.
For more details, refer to the official release on Twitter.
