Special trains: To accommodate the increased passenger demand during the long weekend for Independence Day and Raksha Bandhan, Central Railway has announced 18 special trains running between August 15 and 20, 2024. These trains will connect major destinations to offer convenient travel options for passengers celebrating the holidays.
The special trains will operate on routes including Mumbai to Nagpur, Mumbai to Madgaon, Mumbai to Kolhapur, Pune to Nagpur, and Kalaburagi to Bengaluru.
Central Railway has decided to run two trains between LTT Mumbai-Nagpur, 4 trains between LTT Mumbai-Madgaon, 2 trains between CSMT Mumbai-Kolhapur, 4 trains between Pune-Nagpur and 6 trains between Kalaburagi-Bengaluru. These trains aim to ease passenger movement during the busy long weekend. Bookings can be made through the railway website (http://www.irctc.co.in) or at the nearest computerized reservation centre.
Special trains by Central Railway
- LTT Mumbai-Nagpur (2 services)
- LTT Mumbai-Madgaon (4 services)
- CSMT Mumbai-Kolhapur (2 services)
- Pune-Nagpur (4 services)
- Kalaburagi-Bengaluru (6 services)
Trains will halt at these stations
The special trains operated by Central Railway will make stops at the following stations:
- Thane
- Panvel
- Pen
- Roha
- Mangaon
- Veer (only for train 01168)
- Khed
- Chiplun
- Sawarda
- Aravali Road (only for train 01168)
- Sangameshwar Road
- Ratnagiri
- Adavali
- Vilavade (only for train 01168)
- Rajapur Road
- Vaibhavwadi Road
- Nandgaon (only for train 01168)
- Kankavli
Each special train will consist of:
- 2 AC-2 tier coaches
- 6 AC-3 tier coaches
- 8 sleeper class coaches
- 4 general second class coaches
- 1 guard brake van
- 1 generator car
Swapnil Nila, the Chief Public Relations Officer of Central Railway, said that special trains have been planned to offer convenient travel options for passengers during the long weekend, which includes Independence Day and the Rakhi festival. "CR decided to run these special trains given the increased demand," he added.
Notably, the reservations for the special trains are already open at all computerised reservation centres and on the IRCTC website.
