Diwali & Chhath 2026Waitlisted or no berths? What still works
Jharkhand · Parasnath hill

Train tickets to Parasnath for Sammed Shikharji

Twenty of the twenty-four Tirthankaras attained moksha on Sammed Shikharji, and Digambar and Shwetambar Jains alike regard it as the holiest of tirths. The railhead is Parasnath station at Isri, roughly 23–25 km by road from Madhuban at the foot of the hill — and, unusually for a pilgrimage station, a Rajdhani stops there. We book the trains for families and whole sanghs.

Book our Sammed Shikharji trains

5★ · 500+ reviews · confirmed or 100% refund

Authorised IRCTC Ticketing Agent
IRCTC — Indian Railway Catering and Tourism CorporationIndian Railways
Getting there

The railhead for Sammed Shikharji

Parasnath (PNME), Isri

The railhead, roughly 23–25 km by road from Madhuban, the base for the yatra (one source gives less, so check a map). The Howrah Rajdhani from Delhi stops here, along with daily First AC trains from Delhi, Mumbai and Jaipur.

Dhanbad (DHN) & Gomoh (GMO)

Larger junctions further away. The Sealdah Rajdhani stops at Dhanbad and the Bhubaneswar Rajdhanis at Gomoh — useful when the Parasnath trains are full.

Giridih (GRD)

Closer to Madhuban on the map, but only a few unreserved local trains run there — not a practical railhead.

Madhuban & the yatra

The parikrama of the tonks is commonly about 27 km on foot — up, around the tonks and down — and dolis are available. Plan to reach Madhuban the day before.

Direct trains

Trains to Sammed Shikharji

Parasnath is on the Delhi–Howrah main line via Gaya, so it has better trains than most pilgrimage stations — including First AC every day.

  • Howrah Rajdhani (via Gaya)

    New Delhi ↔ Howrah, via Gaya and Parasnath

    First AC · 2A · 3A

    Six days a week — the only Rajdhani that stops at Parasnath.

  • Netaji Express

    Kalka ↔ Howrah, via Chandigarh, Delhi and Parasnath

    First AC · 2A · 3A

    Daily — First AC from Delhi, and from Chandigarh too.

  • Poorva & Purushottam Expresses

    Delhi / Anand Vihar ↔ Howrah / Puri, via Parasnath

    First AC

    The Purushottam daily and the Poorva three days a week — more First AC from Delhi.

  • Howrah Mail (via Gaya)

    Mumbai CSMT ↔ Howrah, via Kalyan, Nashik Road, Prayagraj and Gaya

    First AC · 2A

    Daily — the direct train from Mumbai.

  • Sealdah–Ajmer Express

    Ajmer ↔ Sealdah, via Jaipur, Agra and Parasnath

    First AC

    Daily — the direct train from Jaipur and Ajmer.

  • Shipra Express

    Indore ↔ Howrah, via Parasnath

    First AC

    Three days a week — the only direct train from Indore.

  • Parasnath Express

    Bhavnagar ↔ Asansol, via Ahmedabad, Shri Mahaveerji and Parasnath

    2A · 3A · Sleeper

    Weekly — the direct train from Ahmedabad and Gujarat's tirths.

From our desk

Booking a Sammed Shikharji yatra

  • October to March is the season for Shikharji; in the monsoon the path is slippery.
  • There is no direct train from Surat, Pune, Bengaluru or Chennai. We book via Mumbai, Delhi or Kolkata, or to Dhanbad, whichever confirms.
  • Pawapuri and Rajgir are on a nearby line, and the Parasnath Express links Shikharji with Shri Mahaveerji and the Gujarat tirths — we book the whole circuit.
  • Diwali — Sunday 8 November 2026, Mahavira's nirvana — and the weeks around it are busy on these routes. Book as early as the dates allow.
For sanghs and families

How we book a sangh

The same care on every booking — whether it is a family of six or a sangh of two hundred.

  • Many PNRs, booked together

    Every booking holds up to six yatris — four on Tatkal — so a sangh is several bookings made together, with families kept side by side wherever the train allows.

  • Elders in the right berth

    First AC and 2A for elders who need comfort and lower berths, 3A and Sleeper where that suits the group. We ask about every yatri's needs before booking.

  • One list on WhatsApp

    Every PNR reaches the organiser on WhatsApp, with a list of who is in which coach and berth — ready to share with the sangh.

  • Each yatri counts

    Only a confirmed berth counts, passenger by passenger. Anyone in the sangh left without one gets a 100% refund, even if the others travel.

  • Onward and return together

    Long yatras link several tirths. We book every leg — out, between tirths and home — so the whole journey is planned before anyone sets off.

  • Invoices for trusts

    When a trust, samaj or company books, we issue a GST invoice.

Group booking form →

Our promise

Only a confirmed berth counts. RAC doesn't.

App guarantees treat RAC as a success: you share a berth overnight and they pay nothing. We don't. If we can't deliver a confirmed (CNF) berth, you get a 100% refund, no questions asked — usually the same day, and always within 48 hours of asking — or the alternative that suits you better.

Questions

Sammed Shikharji by train, answered

Which station is nearest to Sammed Shikharji?+

Parasnath (PNME) at Isri, roughly 23–25 km by road from Madhuban, the base for the yatra. Taxis and buses run from Isri to Madhuban. Giridih is closer on the map but has only a few unreserved local trains.

Does a Rajdhani stop at Parasnath?+

Yes — the Howrah Rajdhani via Gaya stops at Parasnath six days a week, with First AC. The Sealdah Rajdhani stops at Dhanbad, and the Bhubaneswar Rajdhanis at Gomoh, if the Parasnath train is full.

Is there a direct train from Mumbai?+

Yes — the Howrah Mail via Gaya runs daily from Mumbai CSMT, with stops at Kalyan and Nashik Road, and has First AC.

Can we combine Shikharji with Pawapuri and Rajgir?+

Yes. They are a short rail journey apart — Koderma, on Parasnath's line, connects to the daily Rajgriha Express to Rajgir and Pawapuri Road. We book every leg so the whole sangh's circuit is confirmed before you set off.

More on these trains

Booking from IndoreBooking from JaipurRajdhani Express
More tirths

Other Jain pilgrimages we book

Book on WhatsApp