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New Delhi → Sonpur Jn for Diwali and Chhath

Going home in the week before Diwali, a direct train had a confirmed or RAC seat on 0 of 7 days; with one or two changes, on 4. Seats as measured on 12 October.

New Delhi → Sonpur Jn · pick a day

Dot: green a direct seat · amber a seat only with a change · red no seat either way

Direct trains only

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29 direct trains run · none with a seat

  • 04096 PPTA Festival SpecialAnand Vihar Terminal 00:05 → Dighwara · 20.4 h · SLWaitlistGNWL165/WL13
  • 15484 Mahananda ExpressDelhi 07:35 → Danapur · 16.4 h · SLWaitlistGNWL139/WL93
  • 12506 North East ExpressAnand Vihar Terminal 07:40 → Danapur · 13.6 h · SLWaitlistGNWL157/WL102
  • 12488 Seemanchal ExpressAnand Vihar Terminal 08:10 → Danapur · 14.7 h · SLWaitlistPQWL96/WL62
  • 20506 DBRG RajdhaniNew Delhi 11:25 → Hajipur Jn · 15.9 h · 3AWaitlistGNWL232/WL160
  • 12566 Bihar S KrantiNew Delhi 12:45 → Sonpur Jn · 16.6 h · SLWaitlistGNWL158/WL100
  • 12392 Shramjivi ExpressNew Delhi 13:10 → Danapur · 17.6 h · 3AWaitlistPQWL53/WL31
  • 12368 Vikramshila ExpressAnand Vihar Terminal 13:15 → Patna Jn · 13 h · 3AWaitlistGNWL119/WL85
  • 15726 ANVT NJP SF ExpressAnand Vihar Terminal 15:20 → Sonpur Jn · 17.6 h · SLWaitlistPQWL87/WL66
  • 04088 PNBE Fest SpecialNew Delhi 15:50 → Patna Jn · 20.9 h · SLWaitlistGNWL15/WL11
  • 12424 DBRT RajdhaniNew Delhi 16:20 → Danapur · 11.3 h · 3AWaitlistPQWL214/WL145
  • 14016 Sadhbhawna ExpressAnand Vihar Terminal 16:30 → Dighwara · 22.6 h · SLWaitlistPQWL75/WL48

+ 17 more, all waitlisted or closed

With 2-train journeys

Confirmed or RAC berth on every leg, changes checked against real past runs

Option 1 · 1 change

25.8 h door to door · ₹730
  1. 04064 GAYA Festival Specialfestival specialSeatAVAILABLE-0212

    Sun, 1 Nov 11:00 Delhi (2 km from the city) → 03:45 +1d Dd Upadhyaya Jn · SL

  2. Change at Dd Upadhyaya Jn: wait 6.2 h · long enough to absorb a late arrival

    19483 ADI SHC ExpressSeatAVAILABLE-0001

    Mon, 2 Nov 10:00 Dd Upadhyaya Jn → 12:45 Danapur (18 km from home) · SL

Option 2 · 1 change

31.2 h door to door · ₹760
  1. 04064 GAYA Festival Specialfestival specialSeatAVAILABLE-0212

    Sun, 1 Nov 11:00 Delhi (2 km from the city) → 03:45 +1d Dd Upadhyaya Jn · SL

  2. Change at Dd Upadhyaya Jn: wait 11.1 h · long enough to absorb a late arrival

    12791 SC DNR SF ExpressSeatAVAILABLE-0028

    Mon, 2 Nov 14:50 Dd Upadhyaya Jn → 18:15 Danapur (18 km from home) · SL

Every journey on the right was re-checked against real-time seat availability, and every change has worked on at least 90% of recorded past runs or leaves a wait of 6 hours or more. Seats change by the hour. All 48 routes and the method