Railway Holidays 2024
Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2024: Railway Board dated 06.07.2023
भारत सरकार GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
रेल मंत्रालय MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(रेलवे बोर्ड RAILWAY BOARD)
No.2023/E(LR) UO/LR/HL/01
Rail Bhawan, New Delhi 110 001, dated: 06.07.2023
The General Managers,
All Indian Railways.
(As per standard list)
Sub: Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2024.
A copy of Department of Personnel and Training’s O.M. .No.12/2/2023 -JCA dated 03.07.2023, with a list of holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2024, is enclosed for information and necessary action.
D.A.: As above
(Hem Chander)
Jt. Director, Estt(IR)
Railway Board
Railway Holiday List in January 2024
| S.No | Holiday | Date | Day |
| 1. | New Year’s Day | January 01, 2024 | Monday |
| 2. | Lohri | January 13, 2024 | Saturday |
| 3. | Makar Sankranti | January 14, 2024 | Sunday |
| 4. | Magha Bihu/ Pongal | January 15, 2024 | Monday |
| 5. | Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday | January 17, 2024 | Wednesday |
| 6. | Hazarat Ali’s Birthday | January 25, 2024 | Thursday |
| 7. | Republic Day | January 26, 2024 | Friday |
Railway Holiday List in February 2024
| S.No | Holiday | Date | Day |
| 1. | Sri Panchami, Basant Panchami | February 14, 2024 | Wednesday |
| 2. | Shiva ji Jayanti | February 19, 2024 | Monday |
| 3. | Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday | February 24, 2024 | Saturday |
Railway Holiday List in March 2024
| S.No | Holiday | Date | Day |
| 1. | Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati | March 06, 2024 | Wednesday |
| 2. | Maha Shivratri | March 08, 2024 | Friday |
| 3. | Holika dahan | March 24, 2024 | Sunday |
| 4. | Holi / Dolyatra | March 25, 2024 | Monday |
| 5. | Good Friday | March 29, 2024 | Friday |
| 6. | Easter Sunday | March 31, 2024 | Sunday |
Railway Holiday List in April 2024
| S.No | Holiday | Date | Day |
| 1. | Jamat-Ul-Vida | April 05, 2024 | Friday |
| 2. | Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava/Ugadi/ Cheti Chand | April 09, 2024 | Tuesday |
| 3. | Id-ul-Fitr | April 11, 2024 | Thursday |
| 4. | Vaisakhi / Vishu | April 13, 2024 | Saturday |
| 5. | Meshadi (Tamil New Year’s Day) / Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) | April 14, 2024 | Sunday |
| 6. | Ram Navami | April 17, 2024 | Wednesday |
| 7. | Mahavir Jayanti | April 21, 2024 | Sunday |
Railway Holiday List in May 2024
| S.No | Holiday | Date | Day |
| 1. | Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore | May 08, 2024 | Wednesday |
| 2. | Budha Purnima | May 23, 2024 | Thursday |
Railway Holiday List in June 2024
| S.No | Holiday | Date | Day |
| 1. | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | June 17, 2024 | Monday |
Railway Holiday List in July 2024
| S.No | Holiday | Date | Day |
| 1. | Rath Yatra | July 07, 2024 | Sunday |
| 2. | Muharram | July 17, 2024 | Wednesday |
Railway Holiday List in August 2024
| S.No | Holiday | Date | Day |
| 1. | Independence Day | August 15, 2024 | Thursday |
| 2. | Parsi New Year’s day/ Nauraj | August 15, 2024 | Thursday |
| 3. | Raksha Bandhan | August 19, 2024 | Monday |
| 4. | Janmashtami (Vaishnava) | August 26, 2024 | Monday |
Railway Holiday List in September 2024
| S.No | Holiday | Date | Day |
| 1. | Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chaturthi | September 07, 2024 | Saturday |
| 2. | Onam or Thiru Onam Day | September 15, 2024 | Sunday |
| 3. | Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Muhammad) | September 16, 2024 | Monday |
Railway Holiday List in October 2024
| S.No | Holiday | Date | Day |
| 1. | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | October 02, 2024 | Wednesday |
| 2. | Dusshera (Saptami) | October 10, 2024 | Thursday |
| 3. | Dussehra (Mahashtami) /Dussehra (Mahanavmi) | October 11, 2024 | Friday |
| 4. | Dussehra | October 12, 2024 | Saturday |
| 5. | Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | October 17, 2024 | Thursday |
| 6. | Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) | October 20, 2024 | Sunday |
| 7. | Diwali (Deepavali) | October 31, 2024 | Thursday |
| 8. | Naraka Chaturdasi | October 31, 2024 | Thursday |
Railway Holiday List in November 2024
| S.No | Holiday | Date | Day |
| 1. | Govardhan Puja | November 02, 2024 | Saturday |
| 2. | Bhai Duj | November 03, 2024 | Sunday |
| 3. | Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) | November 07, 2024 | Thursday |
| 4. | Guru Nanak’s Birthday | November 15, 2024 | Friday |
| 5. | Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | November 24, 2024 | Sunday |
Railway Holiday List in December 2024
| S.No | Holiday | Date | Day |
| 1. | Christmas Eve | December 24, 2024 | Tuesday |
| 2. | Christmas Day | December 25, 2024 | Wednesday |
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