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The Railway Board has announced its official list of holidays for the year 2023 is same as Central Govt Holiday list 2023. The list of holidays includes national holidays, regional holidays, and festivals. Some of the major holidays include Republic Day, Independence Day, Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti, and Christmas. Department of Personnel and Training has released the order on Central Government Holidays for the year 2023 for Central Govt Offices located in all over India. These holiday list are almost followed by all zones of Railway Board.

Holidays to be observed in Indian Railways during the year 2023: Railway Board Order Dated 20.6.2022

भारत सरकार GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
रेल मंत्रालय MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(रेलवे बोर्ड RAILWAY BOARD)

No.2020/E(LR)III/LR/HL 1/1

Rail Bhawan, New Delhi – 110 001
Dated : 20.06.2022

The General Managers,
All Indian Railways.
(As per standard list)

Sub: Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2023.

A copy of Department of Personnel and Training’s O.M. No.12/5/2022-JCA dated 16.06.2022, with a list of holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2023, is enclosed for information and necessary action.

D.A.: As above

(R.K. Sinha)
Director, Estt (IR)
Railway Board

Indian Railway Holiday List 2023 PDF Download

Railway Departmet Gazetted Holiday List 2023

List of Central Govt Holidays to be observed in Indian Railways during the year 2023

List of Central Government Gazetted Holidays 2023

Railway Office Holiday List 2023

  1. Republic Day – 26.1.2023 – Thursday
  2. Holi – 8.3.2023 – Wednesday
  3. Ram Navami – 30.3.2023 – Thursday
  4. Mahavir Jayanti – 4.4.2023 – Tuesday
  5. Good Friday – 7.4.2023 – Friday
  6. Id-ul-Fitr – 22.4.2023 – Saturday
  7. Buddha Purnima – 5.5.2023 – Friday
  8. Bakrid / Id-ul-Zuha – 29.6.2023 – Thursday
  9. Muharram – 29.7.2023 – Saturday
  10. Independence Day – 15.8.2023 – Tuesday
  11. Janmashtami (Vaishnva) – 7.9.2023 – Thursday
  12. Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) – 28.9.2023 – Thursday
  13. Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday – 2.10.2023 – Monday
  14. Dussehra – 24.10.2023 – Tuesday
  15. Diwali – 12.11.2023 – Sunday
  16. Guru Nanak’s Birthday – 27.11.2023 – Monday
  17. Christmas Day – 25.12.2023 – Monday

Railway Restricted Holiday List 2023

List of Central Govt Restricted Holidays to be observed in Indian Railways during the year 2023

List of Central Government Restricted Holidays 2023

  1. New Year’s Day – 1.1.2023 – Sunday
  2. Makar Sankranti / Magha Bihu – 14.1.2023 – Saturday
  3. Pongal – 15.1.2023 – Sunday
  4. Basant Panchami / Sri Panchami – 26.1.2023 – Saturday
  5. Hazarat Ali’s Birthday, Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday – 5.2.2023 – Sunday
  6. Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati – 15.2.2023 – Wednesday
  7. Maha Shivratri – 18.2.2023 – Saturday
  8. Shiva ji Jayanti – 19.2.2023 – Sunday
  9. Holika dahan, dolyatra – 7.3.2023 – Tuesday
  10. Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand – 22.3.2023 – Wednesday
  11. Easter Sunday – 9.4.2023 – Sunday
  12. Vaisakhi / Vishu / Meshadi – 14.4.2023 – Friday
  13. Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) – 15.4.2023 – Saturday
  14. Jamat-Ul-Vida – 21.4.2023 – Friday
  15. Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore – 9.5.2023 – Tuesday
  16. Rath Yatra – 20.6.2023 – Tuesday
  17. Parsi New Year’s day / Nauraj – 16.8.2023 – Wednesday
  18. Vinayaka Chaturthi – 20.8.2023 – Sunday
  19. Onam or Thiru Onam Day – 29.8.2023 – Tuesday
  20. Raksha Bandhan – 30.8.2023 – Wednesday
  21. Janmashtami (Smarta) – 6.9.2023 – Wednesday
  22. Ganesh Chaturthi – 19.9.2023 – Tuesday
  23. Dussehra (Saptami) – 21.10.2023 – Saturday
  24. Dussehra (Mahashtami) – 22.10.2023 – Sunday
  25. Dussehra (Mahanavmi) – 23.10.2023 – Monday
  26. Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday – 28.10.2023 – Saturday
  27. Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) – 1.11.2023 – Wednesday
  28. Naraka Chaturdasi – 12.11.2023 – Sunday
  29. Govardhan Puja – 13.11.2023 – Monday
  30. Bhai Duj – 15.11.2023 – Wednesday
  31. Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) – 19.11.2023 – Sunday
  32. Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day – 24.11.2023 – Friday
  33. Christmas Eve – 24.12.2023 – Sunday

Central Government Holiday List 2023 PDF Download

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Western Railway Holiday Calendar 2023

The Indian Railway Board, Western Railway declared a new holiday list for its administrative offices and employees during the year 2023. List of holidays during the year 2023 is given below.

WR Calendar 2023 PDF Download

Eastern Railway Holiday Calendar 2023

The Indian Railway Board, Eastern Railway declared a new holiday list for its administrative offices and employees during the year 2023. List of holidays during the year 2023 is given below.

भारतीय रेल सार्वजनिक अवकाश 2023 – Indian Railway Public Holidays 2023

EASTERN RAILWAY

Date: 23.12.2022

Sub: List of Holidays for the Year-2023.
Kanchrapara Workshop and its allied Offices will observe Holidays during the Year 2023 as follows:

OccasionDateDay
Netaji’s Birth Day23.01.2023Monday
Republic Day26.01.2023Thursday
Doljatra07.03.2023Tuesday
Holi08.03.2023Wednesday
Id-Ul-Fitr22.04.2023Saturday
May Day01.05.2023Monday
Independence Day15.08.2023Tuesday
Vishwakarma Puja18.09.2023Monday
Gandhiji’s Birthday02.10.2023Monday
Durga Puja (Saptami)21.10.2023Saturday
Durga Puja (Navami)23.10.2023Monday
Vijaya Dashami / Dussehra24.10.2023Tuesday
Lakshmi Puja28.10.2023Saturday
Diwali13.11.2023Monday
Chhat Puja20.11.2023Monday
Christmas Day25.12.2023Monday

Latest List of Holiday Homes for Railway Employees – All Railway Zone Wise List

1) Total 16 days including 03 National Holidays, 12 Paid Holidays 01 in lieu.
2) In addition to the 03(three) National Holidays, the 09 Holidays as “Additional National Holidays” will also qualify for the grant of National Holiday Allowance to eligible staff booked on those days.
3) ADJUSTMENTS:

i) 06.03.2023 Monday will work like Saturday and 04.03.2023 (Saturday) will work like Monday.
ii) Night shift work of 06.03.2023 (Monday) will be closed and 12.03.2023 (Sunday) Night Shift will be worked in lieu ot 06.03.2023 like Monday on account of Doljatra.
iii) 20.10.2023 (Friday) will work like Saturday and 14.10.2023 (Saturday) will work like Friday and Night shift work ot
20.10.2023 will be closed and Night shift work of 15.10.2023 (Sunday) will be worked like Saturday (Night shift only) on account of Durga puja.

(S.K.Basu)
Workshop Personnel Officer
f.Chief Works Manager
E.Rly/Kanchrapara

Eastern Railway Holiday Calendar 2023 PDF Download

We will update the Railway zone wise holiday list 2023, after they publishing on the official website.