The festive season has started. Navratri from 14th October and Diwali after Navratri. Chhath Puja after Diwali.

All the people working in any other state away from their city like to celebrate festivals with their loved ones. That's why many people reach home via train a week or two weeks in advance.

During the festival season, it is very difficult to get train tickets in states like Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh, hence many special trains are run by Indian Railways. In such a situation, many people face a lot of trouble in booking tickets on special trains.

In this article, we are going to tell you some tips, following which you can easily book a ticket on any special train and reach home.

Keep checking IRCTC

Before booking tickets on a special train, you need to keep checking whether any special train is running on your route or not. During the festive season, special trains run on many routes and do not run on many routes.

However, it is usually seen that special trains run exclusively for major states like Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand or Rajasthan.

Do these things before booking train tickets

Maybe you know, if you don't know then let us tell you that if you book tickets for a special train on time, then you can book it for very little money. It is believed that as the day of the opening of the special train approaches, the price of the ticket increases.

In such a situation, book your ticket on the day the booking of the special train starts. If you wait a day or two before the train opens, you may have to pay more or the seat may not be available.

  • Note: Let us tell you that in a way the price of special train tickets keeps increasing.

Names and numbers of some special trains

  • 03043-Howrah-Raxaul
  • 09013-Mumbai Central-Ahmedabad
  • 01027-Dadar-Gorakhpur
  • 05537-Darbhanga-Durai
  • 04048-Anand ViharMuzaffarpur
  • 04062-Delhi-Barauni Junction

How to book special train tickets online

The method of booking tickets on special trains is very easy. Let us tell you that just as you book tickets on a normal train, in the same way, you can book a ticket on a special train also. Follow these steps-

  • First of all open the IRCTC website.
  • After opening the IRCTC website, log in by entering the user ID and password.
  • Now search by entering information about the method and from where to where.
  • Fill in the information and check whether there is a seat on the train or not.
  • After this click on booking. After this fill in the information like name, address, age, mobile number etc.
  • Now click on the payment option.
  • As soon as you make the payment. Ticket booking message comes on your mobile.
  • Note: During the journey, definitely carry the I-card issued by the Government of India with you.

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