SHIV GANGA EXP (12560/ 12559) - Best train from New Delhi to Varanasi/ Banaras/ Kashi
If you want to travel to Varanasi or Banaras, one of the holiest cities for Hindus and you want to save a lot of productive day time then Shiv Ganga Express could be your best bet. Considering the fact that it leaves New delhi at around 8PM from Delhi means that you can travel pretty much after your work timings and as the train arrives at Banaras station at around 6AM, you would be saving early morning time as well which could be better spent enjoying the mesmerizing ghats of Varanasi.
From Delhi to Banaras -
Shiv Ganga Express (12560) departs from New Delhi station (NDLS) at 08:05PM (typically) and arrives at Banaras railway station at 06:10AM (typically).
From Banaras to Delhi -
Shiv Ganga Express (12559) departs from Banaras station (BSBS) at 10:15pm (typically) from platform 8 (subject to change) and arrives at New Delhi station (NDLS) at 08:30 (typically) on platform 7 (actual may change).
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Some Shiv Ganga Express ticket booking tips -
Since it's a popular route and the train is a great one for saving a lot of day time, generally people don't cancel their tickets. In our case, we had booked two 1AC tickets and they were in WL 1 / 2 -- it remained like that for 18 days and we had to cancel the tickets to opt for Vande Bharat instead. Similarly, our return tickets had WL 3/4 -- it didn't change for 3 weeks as well, and we are thinking of cancelling it too.
If you don't have a buffer of atleast a month, booking a Waiting list in Sleeper, 2AC, 3AC may lead to a RAC if at all and then traveling in RAC for a journey which involves only sleeping can be very painful to think about.
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