VARANASI: Northern Railway published a festival train schedule on Monday, November 9, 2026, listing services for November 10 and 11 that include Varanasi on routes towards Bihar and as the destination of a train from Delhi. For passengers using Varanasi Junction in the Cantt area, the useful details are the train number, its originating station and its departure date, because the table does not give a Varanasi arrival time for every through service.

Two services listed from Delhi area terminals on Wednesday, November 11, are 04096 Anand Vihar Terminal to Patliputra and 04072 New Delhi to Supaul. Both include Varanasi among their stops. The Tuesday, November 10, list also includes these trains, 04058 Anand Vihar Terminal to Chhapra and 04210 Delhi Junction to Varanasi Junction.

Before going to Cantt, check the specific journey in the railway enquiry system or call 139. A departure shown beside Anand Vihar, New Delhi or Delhi Junction is the time at that originating station. It is not a boarding time at Varanasi. That distinction matters particularly for services leaving the Delhi area shortly after midnight.

Which services include Varanasi

The official Northern Railway timetable was published at 11:00 pm IST on November 9. Its companion Hindi schedule appeared at 10:43 pm IST. Both cover eastbound festival services on the two dates, in addition to regular trains. The schedule contains several routes that bypass Varanasi, so the full list should not be treated as a list of departures from this city.

Train 04096 leaves Anand Vihar Terminal at 12:05 am IST on each of the two listed origin dates. Its route includes Ghaziabad, Kanpur Central and Prayagraj Junction before Varanasi, followed by Ghazipur City, Phephna Junction, Ballia, Sahatwar, Bakulha, Chhapra and Dighwara towards Patliputra. The accommodation shown comprises second AC, third AC, sleeper and general classes.

Train 04072 leaves New Delhi at 9:35 pm IST on November 10 and again on November 11. Its listed stops before Varanasi include Ghaziabad, Aligarh, Tundla, Etawah, Govindpuri, Prayagraj Junction and Gyanpur Road. The onward route includes Aunrihar, Ghazipur City, Ballia, Suraimanpur, Chhapra, Sonpur, Hajipur, Shahpur Patoree, Barauni, Begusarai, Khagaria, Mansi, Saharsa and Supaul. The table lists third AC, sleeper and general accommodation.

Train 04058 is in the November 10 origin list, leaving Anand Vihar Terminal at 12:20 am IST for Chhapra. Varanasi, Sarnath, Aunrihar, Ghazipur City, Phephna Junction, Ballia and Suraimanpur appear in its eastern section. Its listed accommodation is first AC, second AC and third AC. It does not appear in the November 11 section of this particular notice.

The Varanasi terminating service is 04210, scheduled to leave Delhi Junction at 6:50 pm IST on November 10. Its route includes New Delhi, Ghaziabad, Hapur, Gajraula, Moradabad, Rampur, Hardoi, Lucknow, Rae Bareli and Maa Belha Devi Dham Pratapgarh. The table gives a Varanasi arrival time of 9:50 am and lists second AC, third AC, sleeper and general accommodation. Confirm the arrival date against the complete journey before arranging collection at the station.

For relatives joining a service at its Delhi origin, the November 11 departure of 04096 means five minutes after Tuesday night ends. The November 11 departure of 04072 is later on Wednesday evening. Those are different starting windows even though both trains include Varanasi and both appear under the same date in the timetable.

What residents should do

  • For November 11 origin departures, check 04096 and 04072 against the exact Varanasi boarding date.
  • For 04210, select Delhi Junction as the origin when checking the listed November 10 run.
  • Confirm the class required and current availability separately from the timetable.
  • Use 139 or the official railway enquiry service for stopping times and running information.

The notice directs passengers to Indian Railways enquiry for information including seat availability and timings. It supplies no live berth count or platform allocation for Varanasi. Travellers should therefore check those details for their own train rather than rely on an earlier screenshot or another train's platform.

The same railway notice warns passengers against carrying inflammable articles, including crackers, petrol, kerosene and gas cylinders. This instruction applies to the journey, including festival trips. Keep the train number and origin date with any timetable information shared with relatives so they can check the same service.

For other local travel background, see the earlier reports on Varanasi's festival bus services, the Varanasi City to Rajatalab local rail link and earlier dated platform changes at Banaras station. The November timetable above concerns separate services and dates.