The first service, Train No. 08629/08630 Ranchi-Gorakhpur-Ranchi Diwali/Chhath Special, will operate for three trips in each direction.
Train No. 08629 Ranchi-Gorakhpur Special will depart from Ranchi every Thursday from November 5 to November 19. The return service, Train No. 08630 Gorakhpur-Ranchi Special, will depart from Gorakhpur every Friday from November 6 to November 20.
Train No. 08629 will leave Ranchi at 11:35 am every Thursday. It will reach Muri at 12:43 pm and depart at 12:45 pm. The train will arrive at Bokaro Steel City at 1:45 pm and leave at 1:50 pm. It will reach Dhanbad at 3:42 pm and depart at 3:50 pm.
The train will subsequently reach Jasidih at 6:25 pm, Hajipur at 12:20 am, Chhapra at 3:05 am, Siwan at 4:00 am and Deoria Sadar at 5:06 am. After scheduled halts at these stations, it will arrive at Gorakhpur at 6:25 am on Friday.
In the return direction, Train No. 08630 Gorakhpur-Ranchi Special will depart from Gorakhpur at 8:35 am every Friday. It will reach Deoria Sadar at 9:38 am, Siwan at 11:45 am, Chhapra at 1:55 pm and Hajipur at 4:20 pm.
The train will then reach Jasidih at 11:08 pm, Dhanbad at 2:28 am the following day, Bokaro Steel City at 5:05 am and Muri at 6:33 am. It will arrive at Ranchi at 7:55 am on Saturday.
The Ranchi-Gorakhpur special train will have 22 coaches, including one AC two-tier coach, two AC three-tier coaches, 15 second-class sleeper coaches, two general-class coaches and two SLRD coaches.
Durg-Barauni Special Train to Run via Ranchi
In another festive-season arrangement, Indian Railways has announced a special train between Durg and Barauni via Ranchi. Train No. 08755/08756 Durg-Barauni-Durg Special will also provide additional travel facilities to passengers from Ranchi, Hatia, Muri and Bokaro. The train will operate for three trips in each direction.
Train No. 08755 Durg-Barauni Special will run every Wednesday from November 4 to November 18, 2026. It will depart from Durg at 10:30 am and travel via Rourkela before reaching Hatia at 9:00 pm and Ranchi at 9:25 pm.
After departing from Ranchi at 9:35 pm, the train will reach Muri at 10:58 pm. It will then travel through Bokaro Steel City, Dhanbad, Jasidih and Jhajha before arriving at Barauni at 11:00 am the following day.
For the return journey, Train No. 08756 Barauni-Durg Special will depart from Barauni at 2:00 pm every Thursday from November 5 to November 19.
The train will reach Ranchi at 5:05 am the following day and depart at 5:15 am. It will subsequently arrive at Hatia at 5:35 am before continuing its journey via Rourkela to Durg.
The Durg-Barauni special train will operate with 20 coaches. These will include 13 AC three-tier coaches, three second-class sleeper coaches, two general-class coaches and two SLRD coaches.
With both special services scheduled to operate for three trips in each direction, the railway's arrangements are aimed at providing additional train capacity for passengers travelling between Ranchi, Gorakhpur, Durg and Barauni during the Diwali and Chhath Puja festive period.
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